Spanish Conversation · Level 38
74 words
Spanish word
impacto
Pronunciation
IPA/imˈpakto/
Meaning
- masculine nounimpact, effect
Example
El impacto de la decisión se notó en todo el equipo.
The impact of the decision was felt throughout the team.
More examples
Las medidas buscaron reducir el impacto económico en las familias.
The measures sought to reduce the economic impact on families.
Core concept
Concentric ripples spreading from a single strike.
Common phrases
impacto social
social impact
impacto económico
economic impact
tener impacto en
have an impact on
Similar words
influencia: Power that acts on people or things to change opinions, choices, or behavior.
efecto: Visible change or result that arises from a specific cause.
repercusión: Spread of an event's effects through society or a community, often attracting public attention.
consecuencia: Outcome that follows from an action or event as a direct result.
Definition in Spanish
Expresa el efecto o la repercusión causada por una acción, decisión o acontecimiento, en sentido literal y figurado.
Word origin
From Latin impactus, derived from impingĕre 'to strike against', the term shifts its sense from physical hits to the repercussions of an action or event.
Usage tips
- Impacto commonly pairs with verbs such as tener, causar, and producir and uses en to indicate what is affected.
Other meanings
- shocknoun
- blownoun
Opposites
- indiferenciaindifferencenoun
- irrelevanciairrelevancenoun
Related words
- impactarimpactverb
- impactanteshockingadjective