French Conversation · Level 120
57 words
French word
affecter
Pronunciation
IPA/afɛkte/
Meaning
- verbassign
Example
Le chef a affecté deux personnes à cette tâche.
The manager assigned two people to this task.
More examples
La direction a décidé d'affecter plus de ressources au projet.
Management decided to allocate more resources to the project.
Core concept
A formal allocation sends each person or resource to the post, duty, or place chosen for it.
Common phrases
affecter quelqu'un à
assign someone to ___
affecter une tâche à
assign a task to ___
affecter des ressources à
allocate resources to ___
Similar words
confier: Entrust a task or role to someone trusted.
charger: Give someone a task or duty to handle.
Definition in French
Destiner ou assigner officiellement une personne ou une chose à une tâche, une fonction ou un lieu déterminé.
Word origin
The verb derives from Latin affectare through Old French, where the idea of directing something toward a chosen purpose developed into official assignment.
Usage tips
- Affecter is common in administrative writing, while confier or charger often sounds more natural for entrusting a task in everyday speech.
Other meanings
- affectverb
- pretendverb
Related words
- affectationassignmentnoun
- affectéassignedadjective