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"Affect" is a transitive verb which is often translated as "afectar", and "effect" is a noun which is often translated as "el efecto". Learn more about the difference between "affect" and "effect" below.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
a. afectar
The rise in prices affects, above all, the poorest families.La subida de precios afecta sobre todo a las familias más humildes.
2. (medicine)
a. afectar
The stroke affected the right side of his body.El derrame cerebral le afectó el lado derecho del cuerpo.
4. (to feign)
a. afectar
He affects a concern for the environment that his lifestyle contradicts.Él afecta una preocupación por el medio ambiente que su estilo de vida contradice.
b. fingir
He affected amazement, although it was clear that he had known all along.Fingió asombro, aunque estaba claro que lo sabía desde el principio.
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
6. (psychology)
a. el afecto (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Affect and motivation can influence language learning.El afecto y la motivación pueden influir sobre el aprendizaje de idiomas.
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)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (result)
a. el efecto (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Children begin to understand the nature of cause and effect around the age of eight.Los niños empiezan a entender la naturaleza de causa y efecto alrededor de los ocho años de edad.
b. la consecuencia (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The strike has had effects beyond what we had imagined.La huelga ha tenido consecuencias más allá de lo que nos habíamos imaginado.
2. (impression)
a. el efecto (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The violin music had a soothing effect on the restaurant patrons.La música de violín tuvo un efecto calmante sobre los clientes del restaurante.
b. la impresión (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The wrestler wore a skull mask for effect.El luchador llevaba una máscara de calavera para hacer una impresión.
3. (meaning)
a. la intención (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Have you reported your dissatisfaction? - I wrote an email to that effect.¿Ha reportado su descontento? - Escribí un correo con esa intención.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
a. efectuar
The new administration managed to effect its five-point action plan in its first 100 days.La nueva administración logró efectuar su plan de acción de cinco puntos en los primeros 100 días.
b. llevar a cabo
We intend to effect not only changes in behavior, but changes in attitude as well.Pretendemos llevar a cabo no solo cambios de comportamiento, sino cambios de actitud también.
c. lograr
This new medicine should effect an improvement within 24 hours.Esta nueva medicina debe lograr una mejoría dentro de 24 horas.
effects
A plural noun indicates that there is more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
5. (property)
a. los efectos (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
After surviving the hurricane, all his personal effects could fit into one box.Después de sobrevivir el huracán, todos sus efectos personales cabían en una sola caja.
