impfen

vt/i

1. MED. vaccinate, inoculate (auch BIOL. UND AGR.); sich impfen lassen be vaccinated (oder inoculated)

2. fig., umg. (beeinflussen) influence; er ist eindeutig von seiner Mutter geimpft he’s obviously very influenced by his mother, he obviously takes his cue from his mother; mein Anwalt hat mich vor der Verhandlung geimpft my lawyer coached me (in what to say) before the trial; einimpfen 1

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to inoculate; to vaccinate

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ịmp|fen ['ɪmpfn]

vt

to vaccinate, to inoculate

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1) (to give (a person etc) a mild form of a disease, usually by injecting germs into his body, so as to prevent him from catching a more serious form: Has he been inoculated against diphtheria?) inoculate

2) (to protect (a person etc) against a disease by putting vaccine into his blood: Has your child been vaccinated against smallpox?) vaccinate

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imp·fen

[ˈɪmpfn̩]

vt

1. (mit Impfstoff spritzen)

▪ jdn [gegen etw akk] \impfen to inoculate sb [against] sth, to vaccinate sb [against sth]

▪ jdn/sich \impfen lassen to have sb/oneself inoculated/vaccinated

jd ist geimpft worden (fig) sb has been indoctrinated

2. BIOL (Mikroorganismen einbringen)

▪ etw [mit etw dat] \impfen to inoculate sth [with sth]

3. PHYS

▪ etw \impfen to dope sth

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transitives Verb vaccinate, inoculate

sich impfen lassen — be vaccinated or inoculated

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impfen v/t & v/i

1. MED vaccinate, inoculate (auch BIOL und AGR);

sich impfen lassen be vaccinated (oder inoculated)

2. fig, umg (beeinflussen) influence;

er ist eindeutig von seiner Mutter geimpft he’s obviously very influenced by his mother, he obviously takes his cue from his mother;

mein Anwalt hat mich vor der Verhandlung geimpft my lawyer coached me (in what to say) before the trial; → einimpfen 1

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transitives Verb vaccinate, inoculate

sich impfen lassen — be vaccinated or inoculated

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v.

to inoculate v.

to vaccinate v.