effect

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el efecto

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effect
[ɪˈfekt]
sustantivo
1efecto (m) (result)
  • to have an effect on -> tener efecto en or sobre
  • to take effect -> hacer or surtir efecto; (drug, medicine) entrar en vigor (law)
  • to put something into effect -> llevar algo a la práctica
  • in effect -> de hecho, en la práctica
  • or words to that effect -> o algo por el estilo
2efecto (m) impresión (f) (impression)
  • for effect -> para impresionar
3(Formal)
  • personal effects -> efectos mpl personales
verbo transitivo
4efectuar, hacer efectivo(a) (Formal) (cause) (reconciliation, cure)
  • to effect a change -> efectuar un cambio
  • to effect an entry -> entrar, penetrar

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effect [i-fekt]
sustantivo
1Efecto, consecuencia (consequence); fin, mira, intento, designio.
  • To take effect -> surtir efecto
  • To be of little/no effect -> dar poco/no dar resultado
2Fortuna, ventaja.
3Efecto, realidad; impresión (impression).
  • He only did it for effect -> lo hizo sólo para llamar la atención
4Vigor, operación activa; ejecución.
  • To come into effect/to take effect -> entrar en vigor o en vigencia
  • To put something into effect -> poner en práctica algo
5Efecto o trabajo útil de una máquina. (Mecánica)
  • Effects -> -pl
verbo
6Tv) Efectos especiales; efectos (belongings). (n)
  • Personal effects -> efectos personales
  • To take effect -> salir bien una cosa, producir su efecto; ser puesto en vigor, hacer efectivo (v. g. una ley, un itinerario de trenes), etc. Of no effect, vano, inútil
  • To this effect -> con este intento
  • In effect -> efectivo, en operación, efectivamente
efectos, los bienes que alguno posee, sean muebles o raíces; caudal; (Ci
va. Efectuar (repairs), poner por obra, ejecutar, producir. Lograr (reconciliation, cure); llevar a cabo (escape); efectuar (payment).

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effect [ɪˈfekt]
noun
1 (gen) efecto; (m) (result) resultado; (m) consecuencia; (f)
to feel the effect(s) offeel sentir los efectos de
he was beginning to feel the effects of the accident/the treatment/the drug/the journey sooner or later we will all feel the effects of this change in policy/of the cut-backs
to such good effect that ...good con tan buenos resultados que ...
to have an effect on sbhave hacer efecto a algn
to have an effect on sth afectar (a) algo; it will have the effect of preventing ... tendrá como consecuencia impedir ...; to have the desired effect producir el efecto deseado
to have no effect be of no effect no surtir efecto
the treatment had absolutely no effect
in effectin (in fact) en realidad; (practically) de hecho
to be in effect (Jur) estar vigente; tener vigencia
to come into effectinto (Jur) entrar en vigor
to put into effectput [+rule] poner en vigor; [+plan] poner en práctica
to take effecttake [+drug] surtir efecto
to no effectto inútilmente; sin resultado
with effect from Aprilwith especially (Britain) a partir de abril
an increase with immediate effect un aumento efectivo a partir de hoy
2 (sense) [of words etc] sentido; (m)
a circular to this effect will be issued next weekto la próxima semana se hará pública una circular en este sentido
an announcement to the effect that ... un aviso informando de que ...
an announcement was made to the effect that we were all to meet outside the station
his letter is to the effect that ... en su carta manifiesta que ...
he wrote a letter to the effect that he wished to resign from his post we received /a letter to the effect that no payment had been received/ /he wrote them a letter to the effect that/ he was very dissatisfied with the service he had received
to the same effect en el mismo sentido
she said something to the same effect I received a letter to the same effect
or words to that effect o algo por el estilo
3 (impression) efecto; (m) impresión; (f)
a pleasing effect una impresión agradable
to create an effectcreate impresionar
he said it for effectfor lo dijo solo para impresionar
special effectsspecial (Cine) (TV) efectos especiales; (m)
4 effects (property) efectos; (m)
personal effects efectos personales; (m)
verb:transitive
(formal) (bring about) [+sale, purchase, payment, reform, reduction] efectuar; [+cure, improvement, transformation] lograr
to effect changechange lograr efectuar un cambio;or
prospects for effecting real political change seemed to have taken a major step backwards
to effect a savingsaving hacer un ahorro

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Verb Conjugation for "effect"

Imperative
  • effect
  • you effect
  • he/she effects
  • we effect
  • you effect
  • they effect
Preterite
  • I effected
  • you effected
  • he/she effected
  • we effected
  • you effected
  • they effected
Present Continuous
  • I am effecting
  • you are effecting
  • he/she is effecting
  • we are effecting
  • you are effecting
  • they are effecting
Present Perfect
  • I have effected
  • you have effected
  • he/she has effected
  • we have effected
  • you have effected
  • they have effected
Past Continuous
  • I was effecting
  • you were effecting
  • he/she was effecting
  • we were effecting
  • you were effecting
  • they were effecting
Past Perfect
  • I had effected
  • you had effected
  • he/she had effected
  • we had effected
  • you had effected
  • they had effected
Future
  • I will effect
  • you will effect
  • he/she will effect
  • we will effect
  • you will effect
  • they will effect
Future Perfect
  • I will have effected
  • you will have effected
  • he/she will have effected
  • we will have effected
  • you will have effected
  • they will have effected
Future Continuous
  • I will be effecting
  • you will be effecting
  • he/she will be effecting
  • we will be effecting
  • you will be effecting
  • they will be effecting
Present Perfect Continuous
  • I have been effecting
  • you have been effecting
  • he/she has been effecting
  • we have been effecting
  • you have been effecting
  • they have been effecting
Future Perfect Continuous
  • I will have been effecting
  • you will have been effecting
  • he/she will have been effecting
  • we will have been effecting
  • you will have been effecting
  • they will have been effecting
Past Perfect Continuous
  • I had been effecting
  • you had been effecting
  • he/she had been effecting
  • we had been effecting
  • you had been effecting
  • they had been effecting
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