germophobe

USAGE NOTE
This word may also be spelled "germaphobe."
germophobe
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
noun
a. el germofóbico
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(M)
, la germofóbica
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(F)
I'm not a germaphobe, I just like to practice good hygiene.No soy germofóbico, sino que me gusta practicar una buene higiene.
b. el germófobo
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(M)
, la germófoba
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(F)
The kind of behavior that might have caused people to brand you as a germophobe prior to the pandemic now seemed normal.El tipo de comportamiento que podía haber hecho que te calificaran de germófobo antes de la pandemia ya parecía completamente normales.
c.
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
no direct translation
I'm a germophobe, and living in the city would make me crazy.Le tengo fobia a los gérmenes y vivir en la ciudad me volvería loco.
My mom is a bit of a germophobe, so make sure you're very vigilant about washing your hands while we're making dinner.Mi mamá está un poco obsesionada con la higiene, así que asegúrate de lavarte las manos mucha veces mientras preparamos la cena.
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