virusi
vee-ROO-see
How to say it
Kinyarwandavirusivee-ROO-see
Englishvirus
Frenchvirus
Meaning
A tiny germ, too small to see without a microscope, that causes diseases such as flu, AIDS, Ebola or Covid-19; also a harmful computer program.
Good to know
A loan from French; the plural is the same (virusi nyinshi). Virusi itera SIDA is HIV, the virus that causes AIDS; kwandura virusi, to catch a virus.
Examples
- Yipimishije virusi itera SIDA ku kigo nderabuzima.He was tested for HIV at the health center.
- Virusi y'ibicurane yandura vuba.The flu virus spreads quickly.
- Mudasobwa yanjye yafashwe na virusi.My computer got a virus.
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