Spanish Conversation · Level 125
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Spanish word
vacunar
Pronunciation
IPA/bakuˈnaɾ/
Meaning
- verbvaccinate
Example
¿Cuándo vamos a vacunar al bebé?
When are we going to vaccinate the baby?
More examples
Es importante vacunar contra la gripe cada año.
It is important to vaccinate against the flu every year.
Core concept
A nurse giving a vaccine injection to a child's upper arm.
Common phrases
vacunar a alguien
vaccinate someone
vacunar contra la gripe
vaccinate against the flu
vacunar a los niños
vaccinate children
Similar words
vacunarse: Receive a vaccine to become less likely to catch a disease.
administrar: Give a medicine or vaccine to a patient, often by injection.
inmunizar: Cause the body to develop protective immunity against a disease.
Definition in Spanish
Poner o aplicar una vacuna a alguien o a un animal para evitar enfermedades.
Word origin
The verb vacunar comes from Spanish vacuna 'vaccine', ultimately from Latin vaccinus 'of the cow' (from vacca 'cow') and reflects the historical use of cowpox in early inoculation.
Usage tips
- Common conversational forms are the reflexive vacunarse and the phrase ponerse la vacuna, and to name the disease use contra (vacunarse contra la gripe).
Other meanings
- inoculateverb
- give a vaccineverb
Opposites
- infectarinfectverb
- contagiartransmitverb
Related words
- vacunaciónvaccinationnoun
- vacunadovaccinatedadjective
- vacunadorvaccinatornoun