French Conversation · Level 77
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French word
injecter
Pronunciation
IPA/ɛ̃ʒɛkte/
Meaning
- verbinject
Example
L'infirmière va injecter le vaccin.
The nurse is going to inject the vaccine.
More examples
Le médecin va injecter le médicament dans la veine.
The doctor is going to inject the medication into the vein.
Core concept
A syringe sends a measured substance through a needle and into a body.
Common phrases
injecter le vaccin
inject the vaccine
injecter un médicament
inject a medication
injecter une dose
inject a dose
Similar words
piquer: To give someone a shot by inserting a needle into the skin.
administrer: To provide a patient with medicine or treatment to produce a beneficial effect.
vacciner: To vaccinate someone to help prevent a disease.
Definition in French
Faire entrer une substance (par exemple un médicament ou un vaccin) dans un organisme généralement à l'aide d'une seringue ou d'une aiguille.
Word origin
Injecter comes from Latin injectare, based on in- ('into') and iacere ('throw'), so its older structure presents something as sent inward.
Usage tips
- In figurative uses, injecter can take nouns such as des fonds, de l'énergie, or du dynamisme, so the object need not be a substance.