Vocabulary
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Aids
/eːts/· noun· Pl. —
AIDS
Aids — the disease that an untreated HIV infection can lead to; usually without an article (an Aids erkranken, die Aids-Hilfe) and pronounced [eːts], with a long e as in 'Tee'.
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- Singular
- das Aids
- Plural
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- des Aids
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Aids
AIDS
Dank moderner Medikamente bricht Aids bei HIV-Infizierten heute meist gar nicht mehr aus.
Thanks to modern drugs, AIDS today usually no longer develops in people infected with HIV.
Word family
Aidsdie Aids-HilfeAIDS support organisationder Welt-Aids-TagWorld AIDS Dayaidskranksuffering from AIDS
Common combinations
- an Aids erkrankento develop AIDS
- an Aids sterbento die of AIDS
- der Welt-Aids-TagWorld AIDS Day
- die Aids-PräventionAIDS prevention
Common learner mistakes
- HIV und Aids sind dasselbe.HIV ist das Virus, Aids die Krankheit.HIV is the virus; Aids is the illness it can lead to without treatment.
Real examples
- Am Welt-Aids-Tag tragen viele Menschen eine rote Schleife.On World AIDS Day many people wear a red ribbon.
- In den Achtzigerjahren löste Aids weltweit Angst und Panik aus.In the eighties AIDS caused fear and panic worldwide.
- Die Organisation kümmert sich um Kinder, deren Eltern an Aids gestorben sind.The organisation looks after children whose parents have died of AIDS.
