cảm mạo
Definition
- Verb:
- To catch a common cold: To become ill with a mild viral infection, typically causing symptoms like a runny nose, sneezing, and a slight fever. This is the primary and most common meaning.
Usage Examples
- Verb:
- Trời lạnh, cẩn thận kẻo cảm mạo đấy. (It's cold, be careful or you'll catch a cold.)
- Cháu bé bị cảm mạo nên hôm nay nghỉ học. (The child caught a cold, so he is absent from school today.)
- Cô ấy cảm mạo vì dầm mưa. (She caught a cold from getting soaked in the rain.)
Advanced Usage
- This term is used specifically for common, mild illnesses. For more severe flu-like illnesses, words like (to have the flu) are more appropriate.
Variants and Related Words
- Cảm (v/n): A more general and common short form meaning "to catch a cold" or "a cold."
- Cảm cúm (v): To have the flu; implies a more severe set of symptoms.
- Cảm lạnh (v): To catch a chill; often used interchangeably with .
Synonyms
- To catch a cold: The most direct synonym.
- To come down with a cold: A common English phrasal equivalent.
- To be indisposed (by a cold): A more formal expression.
Related Idioms
- : A traditional medicine term describing a cold caught from exposure to wind and cold.
verb
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To be indisposed (by a cold...), to catch a cold
