infect in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for infect in the English»French Dictionary

infect [Brit ɪnˈfɛkt, Am ɪnˈfɛkt] VB trans

1. infect (gen) MED:

infect person, blood

contaminer

infect person, wound

infecter

infect food

contaminer

to infect sb/sth with sth

transmettre qc à qn/qc

to become infected wound:

s'infecter

to become infected person, blood:

être contaminé

2. infect fig:

infect (influence) (negatively) person, society

corrompre

to infect sb with one's enthusiasm

communiquer son enthousiasme à qn

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sexually transmit, infect

par voie sexuelle

Translations for infect in the French»English Dictionary

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infecter

to infect

inoculer qc à qn virus, maladie, idée

to infect sb with sth

contaminer virus, personne: personne, animal

to infect

infect in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for infect in the English»French Dictionary

infect [ɪnˈfekt] VB trans

1. infect (contaminate):

infect a. fig, pej

contaminer

to infect sb with sth

transmettre qc à qn

to become infected

s'infecter

2. infect (pass on sth desirable):

infect one's laugh, good humour

communiquer

to infect sb with sth

communiquer qc à qn

Translations for infect in the French»English Dictionary

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contaminer personne, virus

to infect

inoculer qc à qn

to infect sb with sth

infect Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to infect sb with sth

transmettre qc à qn

to infect sb with sth

communiquer qc à qn

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

At age 4, she was infected with poliomyelitis, which left her paralyzed in the left leg and with a permanent limp.

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About ten percent of the population are infected, and, unable to find sleep, die painfully within a year.

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It is known as visna when found in the brain, and maedi when infecting the lungs.

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In a month, 27 inhabitants were infected and 15 died.

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The sap of the tree infects his wounds and causes him to undergo a transformation.

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The survival of female flies is significantly reduced when they were infected with the parasite.

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Significant cases have stems and particularly thorns, infected.

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Trees infected with the viroid often show no symptoms other than a reduction in yield, (by 30% or more).

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Then, he realized that he could put dog tissue into a monkey to infect it and then perform serial passage in monkeys.

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Those infected with the disease were isolated from society in sanatoriums.

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