affect

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/əˈfɛkt/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/əˈfɛkt/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(v. ə fekt; n. afekt)

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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
affect [sb/sth] vtr (have an effect on) (persona)afectar a vtr + prep
  afectar vtr
 The government's plan will affect a lot of people.
 El nuevo plan del gobierno va a afectar a mucha gente.
affect [sb] vtr (touch emotionally)conmover a vtr + prep
 The film about a cancer survivor affected me deeply.
 La película sobre un sobreviviente del cáncer me conmovió profundamente.
affect [sth] vtr (pretend to have, feel)fingir, aparentar vtr
 Pierre sometimes affects a southern accent.
 Pierre a veces finge un acento sureño.
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Additional Translations
InglésEspañol
affect n (psychology: associated emotion)afecto nm
 Affect, unlike emotion, is instinctive.
 El afecto, a diferencia de las emociones, es instintivo.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
negative affect,
negative affectivity
n
(psychology: bad mood)mal humor adj + nm
  sentimientos negativos nmpl + adj
positive affect n (psychology: good mood)afecto positivo nm + adj
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'affect' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
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Collocations: affect the [outcome, results] (of), affect the [environment, budget, election], affect the [validity, ability, quality, performance] of, more...

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