epidemic in Italian
epidemic in Italian is epidemico, contagio, epidemia — epidemic means an outbreak of a disease that spreads quickly and affects many people in a population at once.
epidemic in Italian
epidemico
(figurative) Like an epidemic: widespread in a bad way.
contagio
epidemia
What does "epidemic" mean?
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noun An outbreak of a disease that spreads quickly and affects many people in a population at once.
"The city imposed travel restrictions to slow the epidemic."
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noun A sudden, widespread increase in something harmful or undesirable.
"Officials described the rise in overdoses as an epidemic."
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adjective Spreading quickly and widely, especially something harmful.
"Fraud has reached epidemic levels in the industry."
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epidemic in a sentence
- The city imposed travel restrictions to slow the epidemic.
- Officials described the rise in overdoses as an epidemic.
- Fraud has reached epidemic levels in the industry.
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What is "epidemic" in Italian?
"epidemic" in Italian is epidemico, contagio, epidemia. epidemic means: An outbreak of a disease that spreads quickly and affects many people in a population at once.
How do you use "epidemic" in a sentence?
Example: "The city imposed travel restrictions to slow the epidemic." In Italian, "epidemic" is epidemico, contagio, epidemia.
Are there other ways to say "epidemic" in Italian?
Yes — Italian has 3 translations listed for "epidemic": epidemico, contagio, epidemia.
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