infect

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infectverb
infected
Past Simple
infected
Past Participle
infecting
Gerund
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Traductions
s'infecterSens intransitif : devenir infecté.
If left untreated, the wound may infect.
Si elle n’est pas traitée, la plaie peut s’infecter.
contaminerSens figuré : influences, émotions, idées.
His enthusiasm began to infect everyone in the team, boosting morale.
Son enthousiasme a commencé à contaminer toute l’équipe, remontant le moral.
The virus can infect humans through direct contact with bodily fluids.
Le virus peut infecter les humains par contact direct avec les fluides corporels.
Définitions
To contaminate with a disease-causing organism or agent.
The virus can infect humans through direct contact with bodily fluids.
To affect or contaminate with a harmful influence or feeling.
His enthusiasm began to infect everyone in the team, boosting morale.
To transmit a computer virus to a program or system.
The malware was designed to infect computers through email attachments.
To become infected; to develop an infection (intransitive).
If left untreated, the wound may infect.
infectadjective
more infect
Comp.
most infect
Super.
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Archaic/rare adjectival use meaning ‘tainted, diseased, morally corrupt’.
Traductions
infectEmploi archaïque ou littéraire.
They shunned the infect air that hung over the plague-ridden streets.
Ils fuyaient l’air infect qui régnait sur les rues ravagées par la peste.
Définitions
Archaic. Tainted, diseased, or morally corrupt.
They shunned the infect air that hung over the plague-ridden streets.