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“vaccinate” in Spanish

Spanish

Pronunciation

IPA/bakuˈnaɾ/

Example

¿Cuándo vamos a vacunar al bebé?

When are we going to vaccinate the baby?

Illustration for vacunar (vaccinate)

How to say “vaccinate” in Spanish

“Vaccinate” in Spanish is vacunar.

A nurse giving a vaccine injection to a child's upper arm.

Full entry for vacunar: usage tips, similar words and word origin

Example sentences with vacunar

Es importante vacunar contra la gripe cada año.

It is important to vaccinate against the flu every year.

Tips for using vacunar

  • Common conversational forms are the reflexive vacunarse and the phrase ponerse la vacuna, and to name the disease use contra (vacunarse contra la gripe).

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