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impact

Noun masculine CEFR B1 Frequent

ˈɪmpækt

Definitions

impact, brunt
The striking of one body against another; collision.
countable, uncountable
hit (e.g., bullets, artillery)
The force or energy of a collision of two objects.
countable, uncountable
first-person singular present indicative of impactar
A forced impinging.
countable, uncountable
A significant or strong influence or effect.
countable, figuratively, proscribed, uncountable

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العربيةالتّأثير تصادم

Българскиудрям

Bosanskipotres raž šocudar udarac потрес удар ударац

Catalàimpactar impacte

Češtinadopad náraz nárazovýráz

Cymraegcywasgiad dylanwad gwrthdarogwrthdrawiad

Danskindvirkning

Ελληνικάαντίκτυπος επίδραση πρόσκρουσηπροσκρούω

Suomiimpakti iskeä iskeytyäisku tehovaikutus törmätä törmäys vaikuttaa vaikutus

Gaeilgetionchar

Galegoimpacto

हिन्दीअसर झपट

Hrvatskipotres raž šocudar udarac потрес удар ударац

Magyarbefolyás befolyásol hátasütközés ütközik

Bahasa Indonesiabenturan dampak imbasperbawa

Italianocollidere collisione colpirecomprimere effetto impattare impatto incidere influenza influenzare influsso

日本語インパクト煽り衝撃迫力

Kurdîeser înfluenza raztesîr

Latinaconflictus ictus impactusimpulsus

Latviešuiedarbība trieciens

Македонскивлијание дејствување

Nederlandsbeïnvloeden botsing inslaginwerken samenpersen schokeffect

Polskiimpakt ściskać szokuderzać uderzenie wpływ wpływać wstrząs zderzać zderzenie

Portuguêsimpacte impacto

Românăcoliziune soc

Русскийвлияние воздействие сотрясениестолкновение толчо́к удар

Slovenčinaúder

Српскиpotres raž šocudar udarac потрес удар ударац

Svenskainverkan

Türkçeçarpma eser etkisadme tesir vuruş

Українськавплив зіткнення резонансудар

Tiếng Việttác động va chạm

Examples

“The hatchet cut ⟳ the wood on impact.”

“His spine had an impingement; L4 and L5 made impact, which caused numbness in his leg.”

“His friend's opinion had an impact on his decision.”

“Our choice of concrete will have ⟳ a tremendous impact on the building's mechanical performance.”

“December 7, 1941, November 22, 1963, and September 11, 2001 had an impact on many throughout the world.”

“The French revolution, the Russian revolution, and the Iranian revolution had an impact on many throughout the world.”

“One way to reduce ⟳ the environmental impact of meat eating is to make ⟳ livestock more productive.”

CEFR level

Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

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