Usage Note
Infecter is used for biological infection (wounds, organisms) and metaphorically for corrupting files or minds. The adjective infecté/infectée means 'infected'. The related noun infection (feminine) covers both the process and the result.
Examples
"La plaie a commencé à s'infecter."
Natural Translation
The wound started to get infected.
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