Usage Note
Allergico agrees in gender and number: allergica, allergici, allergiche. It is followed by the preposition a: sono allergico al gatto — 'I am allergic to cats'. Colloquially Italians also use it figuratively: sono allergico alle riunioni ('I can't stand meetings').
Examples
"Sono allergico alle arachidi."
Natural Translation
I am allergic to peanuts.
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