communicable

• Se dit d'une maladie qui peut être transmise d'une personne ou d'un animal à un autre.

Describes a disease that can be transmitted from one person or animal to another.

1. Transmissible diseaseB2formalmedical

   Capable of being transmitted from one person or organism to another, typically through infection.

   Maladie transmissible

   • Measles is a highly communicable disease.
   • The hospital isolated patients with communicable infections.
   • Public health measures help control communicable illnesses.

   Synonymescatchingcontagiousinfectioustransferabletransmissible

   Antonymesnoncommunicablenoncontagiousnontransmissible

2. Easily shared or conveyedC1formal

   Readily communicated, expressed, or passed on to others.

   qui se transmet facilement

   • Her enthusiasm for the project was highly communicable to the team.
   • The idea proved communicable across different cultures.
   • His nervousness was communicable to everyone in the room.

   Synonymesconveyabletransferabletransmissible

   Antonymesuntransferable