grippe

also n.
See influenza (sense 1).

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

grippy grip'py adj.

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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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: an acute febrile highly contagious viral disease
  Synonyms: influenza, flu

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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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