How is the word infectarse translated from Spanish to English

English translation
fester
verb

Llenarse de pus una herida.

To become infected and fill with pus.

Examples with “infectarse”

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  • La herida empezó a infectarse. — The wound began to fester.

  • El rencor se enconó durante años. — Resentment festered for years.

  • Limpia el corte para que no se infecte. — Clean the cut so it doesn't fester.

  • No dejes que las pequeñas dudas se enconen. — Don't let small doubts fester.

  • Los arañazos profundos pueden infectarse si no los cuidas. — Deep scratches can fester if you ignore them.

  • La irritación que no se dice suele enconarse. — Unspoken irritation tends to fester.

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