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immune

immune

adjective ee-MOO-neh Rare

Origin: Latin immunis (free from public service/obligation).

Also means

exempt

Usage Note

Immune is used both in the medical sense (sistema immunitario, immune system; essere immune da una malattia) and figuratively (immune dalle critiche, immune to criticism). It does not change for gender: un soggetto immune, una persona immune; the plural is immuni. Do not confuse with immunizzato (immunized, having received a vaccine).

Examples

"Alcune persone sembrano immuni al freddo."

Natural Translation

Some people seem immune to the cold.

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