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infection

infection

noun an-fehk-SYOHN Rare

Usage Note

Infection is used in the medical sense (a bacterial or viral infection) and colloquially as a strong expression for something revolting: c'est une infection! ('it's disgusting!'). The adjective infectieux means 'infectious'. The verb infecter means 'to infect' or 'to contaminate'.

Examples

"L'infection s'est propagée rapidement."

Natural Translation

The infection spread quickly.

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