smitta av sig

Swedish

Etymology

smitta (“infect (of a communicable disease)”) +‎ av (“off”) +‎ sig (“itself”)

Verb

smitta av sig (present smittar av sig, preterite smittade av sig, supine smittat av sig, imperative smitta av sig)

  1. to spread from one person to other people (usually of something more abstract and positive); to rub off, to be contagious, etc.
    Hennes entusiasm smittar av sig på eleverna
    Her enthusiasm rubs off on her students

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