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the effect meaning in French

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effect [effects] (result of an action)
noun
[UK: ɪ.ˈfekt]
[US: ɪ.ˈfekt]

effet◼◼◼nomThe effect was immediate. = L'effet fut immédiat.

effect [effects] (scientific phenomenon)
noun
[UK: ɪ.ˈfekt]
[US: ɪ.ˈfekt]

effet◼◼◼nom {m}The effect was immediate. = L'effet fut immédiat.

effect [effects] (special effect in film)
noun
[UK: ɪ.ˈfekt]
[US: ɪ.ˈfekt]

effet◼◼◼nomThe effect was immediate. = L'effet fut immédiat.

effect [effects] (belongings)
noun
[UK: ɪ.ˈfekt]
[US: ɪ.ˈfekt]

effets◼◼◼nom {m pl}Coffee may have a bad effect on the stomach. = Le café peut avoir des effets néfastes pour l'estomac.

effect [effected, effecting, effects] (to make or bring about; to implement)
verb
[UK: ɪ.ˈfekt]
[US: ɪ.ˈfekt]

effectuer◼◼◻verbeI hope to effect positive change in the world. = J'espère effectuer un changement positif dans le monde.

effect size (a measure of the strength or magnitude of the effect)
noun

taille d'effet◼◼◼nom {f}

threshold effect noun

effet de seuil◼◼◼nom {m}

founder effect (lessening of genetic variation when the entire population descends from a small number of founders)
noun
[UK: ˈfaʊn.də(r) ɪ.ˈfekt]
[US: ˈfaʊn.dər ɪ.ˈfekt]

effet fondateur◼◼◼nom {m}

legal effect (a particular state of the rights in consequence of a defined state of things)
noun
[UK: ˈliːɡ.l̩ ɪ.ˈfekt]
[US: ˈliːɡ.l̩ ɪ.ˈfekt]

effet juridique◼◼◼nom {m}

Mössbauer effect (emission and absorption)
noun

effet Mössbauer◼◼◼nom {m}

Cerenkov effect (emission of light)
noun

effet Cerenkov◼◼◼nom

Streisand effect (phenomenon)
noun

effet Streisand◼◼◼nom {m}

Auger effect noun

effet Auger◼◼◼nom

primacy effect (increased ability to remember the first items in a list)
noun

effet de primauté◼◼◼nom {m}

personal effect (item of personal property)
noun

effet personnel◼◼◼nom {m}

side effect [side effects] (medicine: an adverse effect)
noun
[UK: saɪd ɪ.ˈfekt]
[US: ˈsaɪd ɪ.ˈfekt]

effet indésirable◼◼◼nom {m}

field effect (use of an electric field to control the conductivity)
noun

effet de champ◼◼◼nom {m}

in effect (for all practical purposes)
adverb
[UK: ɪn ɪ.ˈfekt]
[US: ɪn ɪ.ˈfekt]

en pratique◼◼◼adverbe

take effect (to become active; to become effective)
verb
[UK: teɪk ɪ.ˈfekt]
[US: ˈteɪk ɪ.ˈfekt]

agir◼◼◼verbe

network effect (higher growth rate)
noun

effet de réseau◼◼◼nom {m}

butterfly effect [butterfly effects] (technical notion of sensitive dependence on initial conditions in chaos theory)
noun
[UK: ˈbʌt.ə.flaɪ ɪ.ˈfekt]
[US: ˈbʌt.r̩.flaɪ ɪ.ˈfekt]

effet papillon◼◼◼nom {m}

greenhouse effect [greenhouse effects] (process by which a planet is warmed by its atmosphere)
noun
[UK: ˈɡriːn.haʊs ɪ.ˈfekt]
[US: ˈɡriːn.ˌhɑːws ɪ.ˈfekt]

effet de serre◼◼◼nom {m}

sound effect [sound effects] (artificially created or enhanced sound in films, plays or video games)
noun
[UK: ˈsaʊnd ɪ.ˈfekt]
[US: ˈsaʊnd ɪ.ˈfekt]

bruitage◼◼◼nom {m}

domino effect (chain of events)
noun
[UK: ˈdɒ.mɪ.nəʊ ɪ.ˈfekt]
[US: ˈdɑː.məˌno.ʊ ɪ.ˈfekt]

effet domino◼◼◼nom {m}

Mozart effect (supposed phenomenon by which listening to Mozart induces improvement in mental performance)
proper noun

effet Mozart◼◼◼nom propre
{m}

placebo effect (tendency for a substance to exhibit results due to belief of the recipient)
noun

effet placebo◼◼◼nom

special effect (effect that cannot be reasonably achieved by normal means)
noun
[UK: ˈspeʃ.l̩ ɪ.ˈfekt]
[US: ˈspeʃ.l̩ ɪ.ˈfekt]

effet spécial◼◼◼nom {m}

Doppler effect (change in frequency or wavelength)
noun

effet Doppler◼◼◼nom {m}

side effect [side effects] (medicine: an adverse effect)
noun
[UK: saɪd ɪ.ˈfekt]
[US: ˈsaɪd ɪ.ˈfekt]

effet secondaire◼◼◼nom {m}

take effect (to become active; to become effective)
verb
[UK: teɪk ɪ.ˈfekt]
[US: ˈteɪk ɪ.ˈfekt]

faire effet◼◼◻verbe

side effect [side effects] (unintended consequence of any action)
noun
[UK: saɪd ɪ.ˈfekt]
[US: ˈsaɪd ɪ.ˈfekt]

effet secondaire◼◼◼nom {m}

side effect [side effects] (computing: a state change caused by a function call)
noun
[UK: saɪd ɪ.ˈfekt]
[US: ˈsaɪd ɪ.ˈfekt]

effet de bord◼◻◻nom {m}

knock-on effect noun

effet domino◼◼◼nom

or words to that effect (used to indicate a paraphrase)
phrase

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