Flu is an illness which is similar to a bad cold but more serious. It often makes you feel very weak and makes your muscles hurt.
I got flu.
He had come down with the flu.
flu in British English
(fluː)
noun informal
1. the flu
2.
any of various viral infections, esp a respiratory or intestinal infection
flu in American English
(flu)
noun
1.
influenza
2. Popularly
any of various respiratory or intestinal infections caused by a virus
COBUILD Collocations
flu
pandemic flu
seasonal flu
Examples of 'flu' in a sentence
flu
When is the best time to get my flu jab?
The Sun (2016)
The launch of the pandemic flu information service was also under his leadership.
Computing (2010)
Other reactions are rare and flu jabs are very safe.
The Sun (2016)
You should not have the vaccine if you have had an allergic reaction to a flu vaccine or one of its ingredients.
The Sun (2016)
In fact, exercising with a cold or the flu will prolong illness.
The Sun (2016)
The result is cold and flu infections, which cause more stress.
The Sun (2016)
Can the jab cause flu?
The Sun (2016)
THE year you were born can affect your chances of surviving a future bird flu pandemic, researchers say.
The Sun (2016)
Yes, vitamin C has officially become as common a cold and flu fighter as the cold itself is common.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
This is usually the result of food poisoning or gastric "flu".
Holford, Patrick The Family Nutrition Workbook (1988)
The discovery could explain a suspected link between flu and the illness.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
The potential bird flu pandemic is a worry.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
Doctors put her weakness down to a bad case of flu.
The Sun (2012)
What if you could stop people with asthma reacting so badly to cold and flu viruses?
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
Flu usually comes on with a bang.
The Sun (2014)
Their cat has just had a flu jab too.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
Experts have been predicting for years that the world is due for a flu pandemic.
The Sun (2009)
But its symptoms are often confused with flu or chest infection.
The Sun (2014)
At the beginning they thought it was a bad flu.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Cold and flu viruses are also easily transmitted through touch.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
But the real excitement at the moment is clearly in flu treatments and vaccines.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
The flu jab is still worth having.
The Sun (2015)
Other situations where vitamin supplements could be beneficial include exposure to infectious illness such as colds and "flu.
MacEoin, Beth Healthy By Nature (1994)
I came down with gastric flu and lost half a stone in two days as a result.
The Sun (2006)
Think man flu is bad?
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
There is now increasing evidence that vitamin D plays a large part in helping to fight off infections such as flu.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
Word lists with
flu
Human diseases
In other languages
flu
British English: flu /fluː/ NOUN
Flu is an illness caused by a virus. The symptoms are like those of a bad cold, but more serious.
He had flu.
American English: flu
Arabic: الإنْفلوانزا
Brazilian Portuguese: gripe
Chinese: 流感
Croatian: gripa
Czech: chřipka
Danish: influenza
Dutch: griep
European Spanish: gripe
Finnish: flunssa
French: grippe
German: Grippe
Greek: γρίπη
Italian: influenza
Japanese: インフルエンザ
Korean: 독감
Norwegian: influensa
Polish: grypa
European Portuguese: gripe
Romanian: gripă
Russian: грипп
Latin American Spanish: gripe
Swedish: influensa
Thai: ไข้หวัดใหญ่
Turkish: grip
Ukrainian: грип
Vietnamese: bệnh cúm
All related terms of 'flu'
influenza
Influenza is the same as → flu .
cat flu
an upper respiratory-tract infection in cats , resulting in sneezing , ocular and nasal discharges, and coughs
flu bug
infection with influenza caused by a microorganism
flu jab
an inoculation against influenza
man flu
a case of the common cold as suffered by a man, implying that he is exaggerating the debilitating effects of the illness
the flu
→ short for influenza
Asian flu
a type of influenza recurring in worldwide epidemics , caused by a virus (A2 strain or subsequent antigenic variants ), which apparently originated in China in 1957
avian flu
Avian flu is a serious illness that can be transmitted to people from chickens , ducks , and other birds.
bird flu
Bird flu is a virus which can be transmitted from chickens , ducks , and other birds to people.
blue flu
a sickout, esp. by policemen
flu death
Death is the permanent end of the life of a person or animal.
swine flu
a respiratory disease of pigs caused by a swine influenza virus, characterized by influenza-like symptoms such as chills , fever, sore throat , muscle pains, severe headache , coughing , weakness and general discomfort
flu season
You can use season to refer to the period during each year when a particular activity or event takes place. For example, the planting season is the period when a particular plant or crop is planted.
gastric flu
inflammation of the stomach and intestines
pandemic flu
Flu is an illness which is similar to a bad cold but more serious . It often makes you feel very weak and makes your muscles hurt .
seasonal flu
Flu is an illness which is similar to a bad cold but more serious . It often makes you feel very weak and makes your muscles hurt .
Asian influenza
pandemic influenza caused by a strain of the influenza virus first isolated in Singapore in 1957
yuppie disease
any of a number of debilitating long-lasting viral disorders associated with stress, such as chronic fatigue syndrome , whose symptoms include muscle weakness , chronic tiredness, and depression
Chinese translation of 'flu'
flu
(fluː)
n(u)
流感 (liúgǎn)
All related terms of 'flu'
bird flu
禽流感 qínliúgǎn
avian flu
禽流感 qínliúgǎn
swine flu
猪流感 zhūliúgǎn
he's over the flu
他流感好了 tā liúgǎn hǎo le
to go down with flu
得流感 dé liúgǎn
a touch of frost/flu etc
些微的霜/有点(點)儿(兒)感冒 等 xiēwēi de shuāng/yǒudiǎnr gǎnmào děng
to have a flu/tetanus jab
( Brit : inf ) 打感冒/破伤(傷)风(風)预(預)防针(針) dǎ gǎnmào/pòshāngfēng yùfángzhēn
to have a cold/flu/diabetes
得感冒/流感/糖尿病 dé gǎnmào/liúgǎn/tángniàobìng
he spent a week in bed with flu
他因为(為)流感卧(臥)病在床一星期 tā yīnwèi liúgǎn wòbìng zài chuáng yī xīngqī