What does affecté in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word affecté in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use affecté in French.

The word affecté in French means affected, affected, pseud, fake, man with a desk job, man who has landed a desk job, affect, affect, assign, assign, affect, feign, simulate, affect. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word affecté

affected

adjectif (atteint, touché par [qch])

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Il y avait beaucoup de gens affectés à l'enterrement de Monsieur Jourdain.
Many of the people at Mr Jordan's funeral were very moved.

affected

adjectif (artificiel, apprêté) (mannerism)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Charles-Henri ne sait pas être naturel, il a toujours des manières affectées.
Charles-Henri doesn't know how to be natural; he always has an affected manner.

pseud, fake

nom masculin (littéraire (ce qui manifeste de l'affectation)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
L'affecté n'est pas rare dans les réunions mondaines.
Pseuds are not uncommon at social gatherings.

man with a desk job, man who has landed a desk job

nom masculin (rare (emploi civil d'un homme mobilisé)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Jules était un affecté à la défense civile lors de la dernière guerre.
Jules had a desk job with the Civil Defence in the last war.

affect

verbe transitif (atteindre, toucher)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
La maladie affecte ses poumons.
The disease affects his lungs.

affect

verbe transitif (émouvoir)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Sa mort m'affecte beaucoup.
I was very much affected by her death.

assign

verbe transitif (donner un rôle)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Le sergent affecte le soldat à la garde du camp.
The sergeant assigned the soldier to guard duty.

assign

verbe transitif (informatique : donner une valeur) (computing)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Il a affecté la valeur 3,141592 à la variable PI.
He assigned the value 3.141592 to the variable pi.

affect, feign, simulate

verbe transitif (soutenu (ne pas être naturel)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Il affectait un air triste, mais en fait, il se réjouissait de la situation.
He affected a demeanour of sadness, but, in fact, he was revelling in the situation.

affect

verbe transitif (prétendre, simuler)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Il affecte un accent anglais pour faire snob.
He affects an English accent to sound posh.

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