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alérgico

allergic

adjective ah-LEHR-hee-koh Rare
Body & Health Health & Illness

Origin: From Greek allos ('other') + ergon ('work, action').

Usage Note

Alérgico agrees in gender and number with the noun it modifies (alérgica, alérgicos). It is used with the preposition a: soy alérgico al polen ('I am allergic to pollen'). Figuratively it can mean strong aversion: es alérgico al trabajo ('he's allergic to work'). The related noun is alergia and the specialist is an alergólogo.

Examples

"Mi hermano es alérgico a los mariscos."

Natural Translation

My brother is allergic to seafood.

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