grippe

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also grip (grĭp) pronunciation
n.
See influenza (sense 1).

[French, from Old French, claw, quarrel, from gripper, to seize, grasp, from Frankish *grīpan.]

grippy grip'py adj.

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IN BRIEF: n. - An acute febrile highly contagious viral disease.

Tutor's tip: I certainly had a "gripe" (a complaint) when I got the "grippe" (the flu). Note: A "grip" is a strong grasp of something so the "grippe" (the flu) can have a "grip" (a strong hold) on me.

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - influenza

Nederlands (Dutch)
griep

Français (French)
n. - (Méd) grippe

Deutsch (German)
n. - Grippe

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (παθολ.) γρίπη

Italiano (Italian)
influenza

Português (Portuguese)
n. - gripe (f) (Med.)

Русский (Russian)
грипп

Español (Spanish)
n. - gripe, influenza, trancazo

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - influensa (åld.)

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
流行性感冒

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 流行性感冒

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 유행성 감기, 독감

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - インフルエンザ, 流感

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) الانفلونزا, النزله الوافدة‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮שפעת (מיושן)‬


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A Bad Case of Grippe (1909 Film)
The Inevitable (1995 Album by Squirrel Nut Zippers)
The Great K & A Train Robbery (1926 Western Film)
No Man's Gold (1926 Western Film)