What does contamination in French mean?

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

The word contamination in French means contamination, influence, cross-contamination. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word contamination

contamination

nom féminin (propagation de personne en personne)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les virus se propagent par contamination.
Viruses are spread by infection.

influence

nom féminin (figuré (influence)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Beaucoup de mots sont créés par contamination d'une autre langue.
Many words are created through the influence of another language.

cross-contamination

nom féminin (soutenu (fait d'interférer) (figurative)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La contamination de ces deux idées a donné naissance à un nouveau mouvement.
The cross-contamination of these two ideas has given birth to a new movement.

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