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    Affecter (en. Affect)

    afɛkte

    Meaning & Definition

    EnglishFrench
    verb
    To approach a situation with a certain attitude or behavior.
    He affects great serenity despite the stress.
    Il affecte une grande sérénité malgré le stress.
    To influence the state or behavior of something or someone.
    Climate change affects biodiversity.
    Le changement climatique affecte la biodiversité.
    To attribute or designate something to someone.
    New resources have been allocated to the project.
    On a affecté de nouvelles ressources au projet.
    To take something into account in an assessment.
    We must assign the importance of this variable in our calculation.
    Il faut affecter l'importance de cette variable dans notre calcul.

    Etymology

    From the Latin 'affectare', meaning 'to touch, to influence'.

    Common Phrases and Expressions

    to assign to someone
    to attribute something to a person.
    affecter à quelqu'un
    to affect an emotion
    to show or pretend to have an emotion.
    affecter une émotion
    to allocate funds
    to allocate financial resources to a project.
    affecter des fonds

    Related Words

    affection
    Feeling of love or tenderness.
    affection
    affective
    Relating to emotions and feelings.
    affectif
    allocation
    Act of attributing something to someone.
    affectation

    Slang Meanings

    To pretend or show a false attitude.
    He pretends not to worry, but he is very stressed.
    Il affecte de ne pas s'inquiéter, mais il est très stressé.
    To try to impress by affecting a style.
    She affects a British accent to give herself a more sophisticated air.
    Elle affecte un accent britannique pour se donner un air plus sophistiqué.