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"De" is a form of "de", a preposition which is often translated as "from". "Infectar" is a transitive verb which is often translated as "to infect". Learn more about the difference between "infectar" and "de" below.
infectar(
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)A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
1. (medicine)
a. to infect
El virus del ébola infectó a una enfermera en España.A nurse in Spain was infected by the ebola virus.
2. (computing)
a. to infect
¿Crees que fue ese enlace lo que infectó mi computadora?Do you think it was that link that infected my computer?
3. (to corrupt)
a. to pervert
La actitud tóxica de mi madre me infecta cuando estamos juntas y me vuelvo tan crítica como ella.I'm perverted by my mother's toxic attitudes when we are together and I become as judgmental as she is.
infectarse
A pronominal verb always uses a reflexive pronoun. (e.g., Te ves cansado.).
a. to become infected
Los vendajes son asépticos para que la herida no se infecte.The bandages are aseptic so that the wound does not become infected.
de(
deh
)A preposition is a word that indicates the relationship between a noun and another word (e.g., He ran through the door.).
a. no direct translation
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
Te recojo en el coche de mi padre.I'll come get you in my father's car.
¿Esa no es la casa de Susana?Isn't that Susana's house?
a. no direct translation
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
Voy a comprar otro traje de baño para el verano.I'm going to buy another bathing suit for the summer.
Se usa la palanca de cambios para cambiar las marchas.You use the gear shift to change the gears.
a. with
Me sorprendí llorando de pena al pensar en él.I caught myself crying with sorrow when I thought of him.
A feminine noun is almost always used with feminine articles and adjectives (e.g., la mujer bonita, la luna llena).
