virulence

viʁylɑ̃s

Definition

Definition of virulence - Reverso French Dictionary

Noun, feminine

critiquecaractère violent et agressif de propos ou d'une attitude

La virulence de ses attaques a choqué l'assemblée.

acerbité

agressivité

violence

médical

TECH.

capacité des microbes à infecter un organisme et produire des toxines

TECH.

La virulence de cette bactérie inquiète les chercheurs.

agressivité

infectiosité

pathogénicité

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avec virulence

adv.

de manière très agressive et violente

Il a critiqué le projet avec virulence devant tous les collègues.

Origin of virulence

latin, virulentus (venimeux)

Terms with virulence included in their meaning

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haineuse

attitude

femme qui critique tout avec virulence et dénigre les autres

atténuation

vaccin

réduction de la virulence des germes pour fabriquer des vaccins

atténué

adj.

pathogène

rendu moins dangereux par modification de sa virulence

grippette

virus faible

virus grippal de faible virulence ou infection mineure

mésogène

adj.

virus

qui présente une virulence moyenne

Examples of virulence in a sentence

La virulence des critiques a blessé l'auteur.
La virulence du virus a surpris les médecins.
On étudie la virulence des souches en laboratoire.

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English:virulence, infectiousness, ...
German:Heftigkeit, Virulenz, ...
Italian:virulenza, ...
Spanish:virulencia, ...
Portuguese:virulência, ...
Chinese:尖刻, 毒力, ...
Japanese:激しさ, 病原性, ...
Arabic:حدة, ضراوة, ...
Hebrew:חֲרִיפוּת, אַלִּימוּת, ...
Russian:жесткость, вирулентность, ...
Ukrainian:жорсткість, вірулентність, ...
Catalan:virulència, ...
Danish:virulens, ...
Dutch:felheid, virulentie, ...
Greek:βίαιη συμπεριφορά, λοιμογόνος δύναμη, ...
Hungarian:hevesség, virulencia, ...
Khmer:ភាពឈ្លានពាន, ភាពសាហាវ, ...
Korean:격렬함, 독력, ...
Polish:gwałtowność, zjadliwość, ...
Portuguese (BR):virulência, potência infecciosa, ...
Romanian:virulență, ...
Swedish:hätskhet, virulens, ...
Thai:ความรุนแรง, ความรุนแรงของเชื้อโรค, ...
Turkish:sertlik, virülans, ...
Vietnamese:sự gay gắt, độc lực, ...

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