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Meaning in simple English, pronunciation and examples
Pronunciation: US /fluː/
flu means: An illness caused by a virus that often gives you a fever, body pain, and a cough.
noun
INFLUENZAA2
An illness caused by a virus that often gives you a fever, body pain, and a cough.
- I have the flu.
- She stayed in bed after catching flu.
- Have you had your flu vaccine this year?
COMMON COLDB1
A common illness with a runny nose and sneezing, sometimes loosely given this name.
- I've got a touch of flu, just a runny nose.
- She calls every little cold flu.
- He said he had flu, though he only had the sniffles.
Questions about flu
What does flu mean?
An illness caused by a virus that often gives you a fever, body pain, and a cough.
What is flu in other languages?
Türkçe: grip · Español: gripe · Français: grippe · Deutsch: Grippe · Italiano: influenza · 日本語: インフルエンザ
How do you pronounce flu?
It is pronounced /fluː/.
How do you use flu in a sentence?
I have the flu. She stayed in bed after catching flu.
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