English–French
“multiply” in French
French
Pronunciation
IPA/pʁolifeʁe/
Example
Les cellules prolifèrent rapidement après la blessure.
The cells multiply rapidly after the injury.
How to say “multiply” in French
“Multiply” in French is proliférer.
A small population or set of cells rapidly expanding into many more units.
Example sentences with proliférer
Les fausses informations prolifèrent dans les commentaires.
False information proliferates in the comments.
Tips for using proliférer
- Proliférer is intransitive, so the thing that increases is the subject: Les cellules prolifèrent, not a direct object.