Skip to content

Ansteckung

infection (contagion)

noun AN-shtek-oong Rare
Body & Health Health & Illness

Also means

transmission

Usage Note

Ansteckung is contagion, the catching of a disease from another, from anstecken (to infect). It stresses transmission, whereas Infektion names the resulting infection. The adjective ansteckend means contagious.

Examples

"Um eine Ansteckung zu vermeiden, sollte man Abstand halten."

Natural Translation

To avoid contagion, one should keep one's distance.

Literal Translation

Around an infection to avoid, should one distance hold.

Explore German by topic