French Conversation · Level 83
60 words
French word
influer
Pronunciation
IPA/ɛ̃flye/
Meaning
- verbaffect
Example
Le bruit influe sur ma concentration.
The noise affects my concentration.
More examples
La publicité peut influer sur les choix des consommateurs.
Advertising can influence consumers' choices.
Core concept
An unseen force shifts a person's state, behavior, or course without direct contact.
Common phrases
influer sur
influence
Similar words
influencer: Shape people's judgments or actions.
affecter: Bring about a change in feelings or circumstances.
jouer sur: Act on a factor to alter the result.
conditionner: Make an outcome or tendency depend on a condition.
Definition in French
Avoir un effet sur quelqu'un ou quelque chose en provoquant une modification de son état, de son comportement ou de son devenir.
Word origin
French influer comes from Latin influere, meaning 'to flow into', with the image of a flow entering something and exerting an effect.
Usage tips
- Influer normally takes sur before its object, as in influer sur la concentration, rather than taking a direct object.
Related words
- influenceinfluencenoun
- influentinfluentialadjective
- influencéinfluencedadjective