immunity

inmunidad

Capacidad del cuerpo para protegerse de una enfermedad.

En inglés sencillo: Your body’s ability to protect you against a disease.

• The vaccine helps build immunity.
• Some children have immunity to this disease.
• Does immunity last for several years?

Cómo se usa: immunity to something (The vaccine gives you immunity to the virus.)

Sinónimos: resistance

Expresiones frecuentes: natural immunity, immunity to something, develop immunity

inmunidad

Protección que permite a un concursante seguir compitiendo mientras otros pueden ser eliminados.

En inglés sencillo: Protection that lets a player stay in a competition when others could be forced to leave.

• She won immunity in the challenge.
• His immunity kept him in the competition.
• Which contestant will get immunity this week?

Cómo se usa: immunity from something (The winner receives immunity from elimination.)

Sinónimos: protection

Expresiones frecuentes: win immunity, grant immunity, immunity from elimination

inmunidad, resistencia

Capacidad de no verse afectado por cierta sustancia, influencia o cosa dañina.

En inglés sencillo: The ability to remain unaffected by a particular substance, influence, or harmful thing.

• The bacteria developed immunity to the drug.
• Repeated exposure gave the animals immunity to the poison.
• Years of public life gave her some immunity to criticism.

Cómo se usa: immunity to something (These insects have developed immunity to the chemical.)

Sinónimos: resistance

Antónimos: susceptibility

Expresiones frecuentes: immunity to something, acquired immunity, develop immunity