muter

mutate, transfer, reassign

m y . t e

mut change + er Infinitive

verb Rare #49,364

mutate In everyday French, often used of genes, viruses, or organisms changing; it can also mean to be transferred to a different job or location, especially in the phrase se faire muter.

FR: Le virus peut muter rapidement.

EN: The virus can mutate quickly.

transfer, reassign Often used in the phrase se faire muter, meaning to be transferred to a different job or location.

FR: Elle va se faire muter à Lyon.

EN: She is going to be transferred to Lyon.

Conjugation of muter

Past

muté

muter

Le virus commence à muter.

The virus begins to mutate.

Si les prêtres se font muter, pourquoi pas les flics ?

If priests are being transferred, why not cops?

— The Rip (2026)

La machine émet une radiation qui fait muter les humains.

The machine emits radiation that causes humans to mutate.

— X-Men (2000)

Vous vous faites muter, mais nous, on se fait tuer.

You get transferred, but we get killed.

— Article 15 (2019)

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