French word

vacciner

Pronunciation

IPA/vaksine/

Meaning

  • verbvaccinate

Example

On doit vacciner tous les bébés contre la rougeole.

All babies must be vaccinated against measles.

Illustration for vacciner (vaccinate)

More examples

Je vais me faire vacciner contre la grippe.

I'm going to get vaccinated against the flu.

Core concept

A controlled vaccine exposure that prepares the immune system to recognize a future infection.

Common phrases

  • se faire vacciner

    get vaccinated

  • vacciner contre la grippe

    vaccinate against the flu

  • vacciner un enfant

    vaccinate a child

Similar words

se faire vacciner: Receive a vaccine to develop immunity.
immuniser: Create immunity so that illness is less likely to occur.
protéger: Keep someone safe from illness or danger.

Definition in French

Donner un vaccin à quelqu'un ou à un animal afin de stimuler le système immunitaire contre une infection.

Word origin

French vacciner derives from vaccin, a word ultimately related to Latin vaccinus, 'of a cow', because early vaccination used protection against cowpox.

Usage tips

  • In public-health wording, se faire vacciner is frequent, and vacciner can also take an animal or child as its direct object.

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