English–French
“infect” in French
French
Pronunciation
IPA/ɛ̃fɛkte/
Example
Le virus peut infecter une personne.
The virus can infect a person.
How to say “infect” in French
“Infect” in French is infecter.
A harmful agent enters a new host or settles on a material and remains capable of spreading.
Example sentences with infecter
Un fichier téléchargé peut infecter l'ordinateur.
A downloaded file can infect the computer.
Tips for using infecter
- Infecter also applies to digital objects in French, so infecter un ordinateur or infecter un fichier is standard usage.