French word

transmissible

Pronunciation

IPA/tʁɑ̃smisibl/

Meaning

  • adjectivecontagious

Example

Le virus est transmissible entre personnes.

The virus is contagious from person to person.

Illustration for transmissible (contagious)

More examples

Le virus est transmissible par contact direct.

The virus is communicable through direct contact.

Core concept

A message or germ crossing from one person to another.

Common phrases

  • maladie transmissible

    communicable disease

  • virus transmissible

    communicable virus

Similar words

contagieux: Readily passed to nearby people through contact or respiratory droplets.
infectieux: Associated with viruses or bacteria that can cause infection.

Definition in French

Qualifie ce qui est susceptible d'être transmis entre individus, par exemple un agent infectieux ou un message.

Word origin

French transmissible comes from Latin transmissibilis, formed with trans- meaning 'across' and mittere meaning 'to send'.

Usage tips

  • Transmissible is broader than contagieux because it can describe a message as well as an infectious agent, while contagieux concerns infection.

Other meanings

  • transmissibleadjective

Opposites

  • intransmissiblenontransmissibleadjective

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