🇫🇷French Source WordCode: FR

à fort impact

Pronunciation / Transliteration: a fɔʁ ɛ̃.pakt

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Major-impact/ˈmeɪ.dʒər ˈɪm.pækt/
adjectiveCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #4500 frequency
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🇫🇷 Example Sentence in French:

"C'est une décision à fort impact pour l'avenir de l'entreprise."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As adjective
  1. 1

    Having a very significant, powerful, or far-reaching effect on a situation, system, or outcome.

    "The company announced a major-impact restructuring plan to optimize global operations."
  2. 2

    Causing substantial alterations or transformative changes in a particular field.

    "Researchers identified several major-impact environmental factors contributing to climate shifts."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the combination of 'major' (from Latin 'maior', meaning 'greater') and 'impact' (from Latin 'impactus', past participle of 'impingere', meaning 'to strike against'). The compound adjective emerged in contemporary professional and technical discourse to describe events, decisions, or phenomena producing significant, far-reaching consequences.

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