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infliger

to inflict

verb ahn-flee-ZHEH Rare

Usage Note

Infliger is typically followed by à plus a person: infliger une punition à quelqu'un ('to inflict a punishment on someone'). It can also be used reflexively or colloquially — s'infliger something means to put oneself through an unpleasant experience. The spelling change (g→ge before a and o) follows standard French orthography.

Examples

"Le juge a infligé une lourde amende."

Natural Translation

The judge inflicted a heavy fine.

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