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affecter
[afɛkte]verbe transitif
| 1. | [feindre]
to affect, to feign
affecter une grande joie to pretend to be overjoyed il a affecté l'indifférence he feigned indifference, he put on a show of indifference |
| 2. | [présenter - une forme]
affecter la forme d'un cône to be cone-shaped |
| 3. | [assigner]
to allocate, to assign
affecter des crédits à la recherche to allocate funds to research |
| 5. | [atteindre]
to affect
le virus a affecté les deux reins both kidneys were affected by the virus |
| 6. | [émouvoir]
to affect, to move
très affecté par cette lettre/l'accident de ses parents greatly affected by this letter/his parents' accident |
| 7. | mathématiques to modify |