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Dictionnaire des idées reçues. Gustave Flaubert. 1880.
Dictionnaire des idées reçues. Gustave Flaubert. 1880.
infect — infect, e [ ɛ̃fɛkt ] adj. • XIVe; lat. infectus, p. p. de inficere « imprégner, infecter » 1 ♦ Qui a une odeur, un goût ignoble. ⇒ pestilentiel, putride, répugnant. Charogne infecte. ⇒ pourri. Cloaque, bourbier infect. Odeur infecte. Goût infect … Encyclopédie Universelle
infect — infect, ecte (in fèkt , fè kt ; au pluriel masculin, l s ne se lie pas : des lieux in fèkt et malsains) adj. 1° Qui répand des exhalaisons d une odeur de corruption et malfaisantes. Il est puant et infect. Des eaux infectes. • Semblables à… … Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré
infect — INFÉCT, Ă, infecţi, te, adj. 1. (Despre mirosuri) Greu, urât, puturos, rău; (despre aer) stricat, viciat, greu. 2. (Despre obiecte) Cu aspect respingător, neîngrijit, murdar, urât, de calitate proastă; rău. 3. (Despre oameni şi manifestările lor) … Dicționar Român
infect — Infect, Infecte. Puant, gasté, corrompu, qui est infect. Il a l haleine si infecte. il est puant & infect. un lieu infect. l air infect … Dictionnaire de l'Académie française
Infect — In*fect , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Infected}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Infecting}.] [L. infectus, p. p. of inficere to put or dip into, to stain, infect; pref. in in + facere to make; cf. F. infecter. See {Fact}.] [1913 Webster] 1. To taint with morbid… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Infect — In*fect , a. [L. infectus: cf. F. infect. See {Infect}, v. t.] Infected. Cf. {Enfect}. [Obs.] Shak. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
infect — in‧fect [ɪnˈfekt] verb [transitive] COMPUTING if a computer virus (= a program put secretly into your computer ) infects your computer, the programs on the computer stop working properly: • Once write protected, a disk can t be infected by a… … Financial and business terms
infect — I verb adulterate, befoul, besmirch, blight, canker, cause illness, contaminare, contaminate, corrupt, debase, defile, dirty, empoison, envenom, foul, harm, impair, make ill, make impure, pervert, poison, pollute, putrefy, render unclean, smirch … Law dictionary
infect — (v.) late 14c., from L. infectus, pp. of inficere to spoil, stain, lit. to put in to, dip into, from in in (see IN (Cf. in ) (2)) + facere perform (see FACTITIOUS (Cf. factitious)). Related: Infected; infecting … Etymology dictionary
infect — [v] pollute, contaminate affect, blight, corrupt, defile, disease, influence, poison, spoil, spread among, spread to, taint, touch, vitiate; concepts 143,246 … New thesaurus