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2 immune
immune [ɪˈmju:n]* * *[ɪ'mjuːn]1) Medicine [person] immunisé (to contre); [reaction, system] immunitaireimmune deficiency — déficience f immunitaire, immunodéficience f
2) ( oblivious)3) ( exempt)to be immune from — être à l'abri de [attack, arrest]; être exempté de [tax]
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3 immune
immune [ɪ'mju:n]∎ immune to measles immunisé contre la rougeole∎ immune to (unaffected by) à l'abri de, immunisé contre;∎ to be immune to temptation/flattery être immunisé contre les tentations/la flatterie∎ immune from exempt de, exonéré de;∎ immune from taxation exonéré d'impôts;∎ immune from prosecution inviolable►► Medicine immune deficiency immunodéficience f;Medicine immune response réaction f immunitaire;Medicine immune serum immun-sérum m, antisérum m;Physiology immune system système m immunitaire -
4 immune
1 Med [person, organism] immunisé (to contre) ; [reaction] immunitaire ; [substance] immunisant ; immune deficiency déficience f immunitaire, immunodéficience f ; immune system système m immunitaire ; to become immune to acquérir l'immunité contre ;3 ( exempt) to be immune from être à l'abri de [attack, arrest] ; être exempté de [tax] ; to be immune from prosecution ne pas faire l'objet de poursuite. -
5 AIDS
[ei‹]( abbreviation) (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome; a disease that affects the immune system: He had a blood test to see if he had AIDS.) sida -
6 deficiency
deficiency [dɪˈfɪ∫ənsɪ]b. (in character, system) faille f ; (in construction, machine) imperfection f ; (in service) faiblesse f* * *[dɪ'fɪʃənsɪ]1) ( shortage) insuffisance f (of, in de); Medicine carence f (of en)2) ( weakness)his deficiencies as a poet — ses faiblesses fpl en tant que poète
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7 suppress
suppress [səˈpres][+ crime] mettre fin à ; [+ revolt, one's feelings] réprimer ; [+ facts, truth] étouffer ; [+ evidence] faire disparaître* * *[sə'pres]transitive verb contenir [anger, excitement]; refouler [sexuality]; supprimer [evidence, information]; interdire [newspaper]; abolir [party, group]; réprimer [smile, urge, opposition, rebellion]; étouffer [criticism, scandal, yawn]; dissimuler [truth]; mettre fin à [activity]; retenir [tears]; empêcher [growth]; affaiblir [immune system]; inhiber [symptom, reaction] -
8 suppress
1 ( prevent) réprimer [smile, urge, doubt] ; étouffer [yawn] ; contenir [anger, excitement] ; refouler [sexuality] ; supprimer [report, evidence, information, fact] ; interdire [newspaper] ; abolir [party, group] ; réprimer [opposition, riot, rebellion] ; étouffer [criticism, scandal] ; dissimuler [truth] ; mettre fin à [activity] ; retenir [tears] ; to suppress a cough/sneeze se retenir de tousser/d'éternuer ;2 (reduce, weaken) empêcher [growth] ; affaiblir [immune system] ; tuer [weeds] ;3 Med inhiber [symptom, reaction] ;
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