German-English translations for anstecken

• infect
  Unfortunately, they too have been infected with the European disease of impotence and paralysis. Leider haben auch sie sich von dem Gefühl der Machtlosigkeit und Gelähmtheit anstecken lassen, das sich in ganz Europa breit gemacht hat.
  On the other hand, just by touching infected people or even sharing a glass with them or through a kiss one can catch the disease. Andererseits meinen sie, man könne sich aber bereits über den Körperkontakt mit einer infizierten Person, durch Trinken aus demselben Glas oder durch einen Kuss anstecken.
  Or, even worse, that taking care of patients who are HIV-positive could actually infect the healthcare worker. Noch schlimmer ist die noch immer verbreitete Ansicht, dass sich medizinisches Personal bei der Pflege von HIV-positiven Patienten anstecken kann.
• attach
  An officer is attached to a certain regiment, company, or ship.
  You need to attach the carabiner to your harness
  Dower will attach.
• broach
  French knights at Agincourt were unable to broach the English line.
  I broached the subject of contraceptives carefully when the teenager mentioned his promiscuity.
  The small boat broached and nearly sank, because of the large waves.
• clip
  Please clip the photos to the pages where they will go
  Use this clip to attach the check to your tax form
  She reads at a pretty good clip
• contaminate
  This water is contaminated. It isnt safe to drink
  Do not contaminate the peanut butter with the jelly
• contract
  54% of young people in the 'old' EU Member States believe HIV can be contracted by drinking from the same glass as an infected person. 54 % der Jugendlichen in den "alten" EU-Mitgliedstaaten glauben, dass man sich mit HIV anstecken kann, indem man aus demselben Glas trinkt wie eine infizierte Person.
  Ladies and gentlemen, the statistics are worrying: the World Health Organisation estimates that more than 300 million people involuntarily contract a sexually transmitted disease every year. Meine Damen und Herren! Die Statistik ist falsch: Die Weltgesundheitsorganisation schätzt, dass sich jährlich über 300 Mio. Menschen unfreiwillig mit einer Geschlechtskrankheit anstecken.
  Marriage is a contract
• fasten
  The sailor fastened the boat to the dock with a half-hitch
  Fasten your seatbelts!
  Can you fasten these boards together with some nails?
• fix
  He fixed me with a sickly grin, and said, "I told you it wouldnt work!"
  A dab of chewing gum will fix your note to the bulletin board.
  A leech can fix itself to your skin without you feeling it.
• light
  In fact that is more accurate, since no one dies immediately as a result of lighting up a cigarette. Faktisch trifft das auch besser den Kern der Sache, weil niemand unmittelbar durch das Anstecken einer Zigarette stirbt.
  As you can see, this spacious dining-room gets a lot of light in the mornings
  Put that light out!
• light up
  He saw Mary and his face lit up.
  Smoking in this building is not allowed, so I always step outside to light up.
  to light up the jib-sheets
• pass
  They passed from room to room
  You will pass a house on your right
  The waiter passed biscuits and cheese
• pin
  Pull the pin out of the grenade before throwing it at the enemy
  Im not so good on my pins these days
  The UK standard connector for domestic mains electricity has three pins
• plug in
• put
  She put her books on the table
  Put your house in order!
  He is putting all his energy into this one task
• set alight
• set fire
  They set fire to the house.
• set on fire
  You set my heart on fire.
• slip
  a slip from a vine
  She couldnt hurt a fly, young slip of a girl that she is.
  a salary slip
• spile

Related words

• ansteckend
• ansteckende Krankheit
• sich anstecken
• extrem ansteckend