🇵🇹Portuguese Source WordCode: PT

impacto

Pronunciation / Transliteration: ĩˈpa.ku

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Impact/ˈɪm.pækt/
nounverbCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #500 frequency
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🇵🇹 Example Sentence in Portuguese:

"A crise econômica teve um impacto severo."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A powerful effect or influence that something has on a situation or person.

    "The new environmental policy had a positive impact on the local community."
  2. 2

    The striking of one object against another; forceful collision.

    "The car was severely damaged upon impact with the guardrail."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word 'impact' originates from the Latin 'impactus', meaning 'to drive in' or 'to press against'. It entered the English language in the late 14th century, initially used in a physical sense before evolving to encompass metaphorical meanings related to influence and effect.

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