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contaminate Meaning in French (contaminate signification en français)

contaminer
Synonymes:polluersouillerinfecter
contaminer in English:contaminate
Phonetic:kɔ̃taminɛ
Plural: contaminates
Quick Answer • En bref

La signification de contaminate en français est contaminer. (Rendre impur ou impropre à l'usage en introduisant une substance polluante ou nocive.)

Definitions of Contaminate

  1. 1
    verb
    contaminer

    To make something impure or unsuitable by introducing a polluting or harmful substance.

    Rendre impur ou impropre à l'usage en introduisant une substance polluante ou nocive.

Example Sentences

“The factory waste can contaminate the river.”

Les déchets de l'usine peuvent contaminer la rivière.

“Do not contaminate the clean water with dirty hands.”

Ne contaminez pas l'eau propre avec des mains sales.

“A single infected person can contaminate an entire group.”

Une seule personne infectée peut contaminer un groupe entier.

Synonyms (Synonymes)

In French:

polluersouillerinfecter

In English:

pollutetaintdefilecorruptinfect

Antonyms (Antonymes)

In French:

purifiernettoyer

In English:

purifycleansesterilizedecontaminate

Inflected Word Forms

past participlecontaminated
present participlecontaminating
nouncontamination
nouncontaminant

Phrases & Idiomatic Expressions

contaminate the evidencecollocation

To introduce something into evidence that makes it unreliable or inadmissible.