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la grippe

By Laura K. Lawless, About.com

Definition: flu, influenza

J'ai la grippe - I have the flu.

As-tu une petite gripppe ? - Do you have a touch of the flu?

Related: la grippe intestinale - gastric flu; grippal (adj) - related to the flu, influenzal; prendre qqun/qqch en grippe - to take a sudden dislike to someone/something

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