Spanish word

influencia

Pronunciation

IPA/inˈflwenθja/

Meaning

  • feminine nouninfluence

Example

Tu influencia en mi decisión fue importante.

Your influence on my decision was important.

Illustration for influencia (influence)

More examples

Después de la campaña, la influencia del partido aumentó.

After the campaign, the party's influence rose.

Core concept

Ripples spreading outward from a stone dropped in water.

Common phrases

  • perder influencia

    lose influence

  • ejercer influencia en

    exercise influence over

  • tener influencia política

    have political influence

Similar words

poder: Power to make others comply or follow a chosen course of action.
autoridad: Decision-making authority derived from rank or trusted standing.
efecto: Resulting change produced directly by a cause.
presión: Pressure applied to persuade or force someone to alter a decision.

Definition in Spanish

Efecto o capacidad que hace cambiar las ideas, las decisiones o el comportamiento de otra persona o el curso de una situación.

Word origin

From Latin influĕre 'to flow into' (in- 'into' + fluĕre 'to flow'), the noun denotes a force or effect that flows into and alters another person or the course of events.

Usage tips

  • The verb influir takes en to mark its target (influir en algo), common noun collocations are ejercer influencia and tener influencia sobre, and influenciar often sounds like a learned borrowing.

Other meanings

  • swaynoun
  • effectnoun

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