disease

maladie

État qui affecte la santé d’une personne, d’un animal ou d’une plante.

En anglais simple : A condition that makes a person, animal, or plant unhealthy.

• This disease affects the lungs.
• Some insects spread disease.
• The trees died from a serious disease.

Synonymes : illness, sickness

Contraires : health

Expressions courantes : heart disease, spread disease, disease prevention, chronic disease

importuner, inquiéter

Mettre quelqu’un mal à l’aise, l’inquiéter ou l’agacer.

En anglais simple : To make someone feel uncomfortable, worried, or annoyed.

• These thoughts disease my mind.
• His constant complaints diseased her peace.
• The memory continued to disease him.

Synonymes : trouble, annoy, irritate

Contraires : soothe

Expressions courantes : disease someone’s mind, disease the heart

infecter

Transmettre une infection à une personne ou à un autre être vivant et le rendre malade.

En anglais simple : To infect someone or something and make them ill.

• The infection diseased the cattle.
• They feared the water would disease the villagers.
• The fungus had diseased several plants.

Synonymes : infect

Expressions courantes : disease the body, disease the cattle