noun🔗ShareVirusA submicroscopic, non-cellular structure consisting of a core of DNA or RNA surrounded by a protein coat, that requires a living host cell to replicate, and often causes disease in the host organism."The flu virus spread quickly through the school, causing many students to miss class. "Le virus de la grippe s'est propagé rapidement dans l'école, ce qui a entraîné l'absence de nombreux élèves en classe.virusmedicinediseaseorganismmicroorganismbiologyscienceessentialtoeicChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareMaladie, infectionA disease caused by these organisms."He caught a virus and had to stay home from school."Il a attrapé une maladie et a dû rester à la maison, loin de l'école.virusdiseaseorganismmicroorganismbiologymedicinescienceessentialtoeicChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareVenin, poisonVenom, as produced by a poisonous animal etc."The snake's virus caused severe pain and swelling in the victim's arm. "Le venin du serpent a causé de vives douleurs et un gonflement au bras de la victime.curseanimalessentialtoeicChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareUn virus informatique, logiciel malveillantA type of malware which can covertly transmit itself between computers via networks (especially the Internet) or removable storage such as disks, often causing damage to systems and data; also computer virus."The student's computer was infected with a virus, and now their school projects are at risk. "L'ordinateur de l'étudiant était infecté par un virus, et maintenant ses projets scolaires sont en danger.computinginternettechnologydiseasevirustechnicalelectronicsmachinesystemmicroorganisminfoessentialtoeicChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareMaliciel, logiciel malveillantAny type of malware."The computer virus corrupted the school's important data files. "Le maliciel a corrompu les fichiers de données importants de l'école.viruscomputingtechnologyinternetdiseaseessentialtoeicChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading