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French word
pandémie
Pronunciation
IPA/pɑ̃demi/
Meaning
- feminine nounpandemic
Example
Pendant la pandémie, beaucoup de gens portent des masques.
During the pandemic, many people wear masks.
More examples
Le gouvernement a dû déclarer une pandémie.
The government had to declare a pandemic.
Core concept
A disease wave crossing borders and reaching whole populations.
Common phrases
déclarer une pandémie
declare a pandemic
pendant la pandémie
during the pandemic
fin de la pandémie
end of the pandemic
Similar words
épidémie: A disease outbreak spreading widely within a country or region.
endémie: A disease that continually occurs at a steady level in a particular area.
vague: A recurring rise in infections that follows a wave-like pattern.
éclosion: The sudden beginning of new infections or a disease outbreak.
Definition in French
Propagation d'une maladie qui touche un très grand nombre de personnes dans plusieurs pays ou continents.
Word origin
French pandémie is a learned borrowing from Latin pandēmia, from Greek pan- meaning 'all' and dēmos meaning 'people'.
Usage tips
- The feminine noun takes la, as in la pandémie de COVID-19, not le pandémie.
Opposites
- endémieendemic diseasenoun
Related words
- pandémiquepandemicadjective
- postpandémiquepostpandemicadjective