French word

répercuter

Pronunciation

IPA/ʁepɛʁkyte/

Meaning

  • verbecho

Example

Les nouvelles se sont vite répercutées dans le quartier.

The news quickly echoed around the neighborhood.

Illustration for répercuter (echo)

More examples

La hausse des prix s'est vite répercutée sur le budget des ménages.

The rise in prices quickly had repercussions for household budgets.

Core concept

A central impact travels outward as successive ripples, reaching more people or places.

Common phrases

  • se répercuter sur

    have repercussions for ___

  • répercuter les coûts

    pass on the costs

Similar words

se propager: Gradually spread through a place, group, or area.
se transmettre: Be passed from person to person, especially information or disease.
affecter: Have an effect on someone or something, changing its state.
toucher: Have an impact on someone's life or emotions.

Definition in French

Indique qu'un effet, une information ou une conséquence se transmet d'un point à d'autres; s'emploie souvent à la forme pronominale (se répercuter sur).

Word origin

The verb répercuter is borrowed from Latin repercutere, built from re- 'back' and percutere 'strike', with a later sense of spreading an effect.

Usage tips

  • French uses transitive répercuter for passing something on, as in répercuter une hausse sur les clients.

Other meanings

  • have repercussionsverb

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