afectar
/afeɡˈtaɾ/ verb B1- to affect, to have an effect on, to influence
- to feign, to affect
- to speak or act insincerely, adopt an affectation
- to impair, to affect (negatively) · El alcohol puede afectar su juicio. Alcohol can impair your judgment.
- to get to, to get under one's skin, to upset, to affect emotionally · No dejes que te afecte. Don't let it get to you.
- to be affected (by an action), to get to
Verb forms
- Infinitive
- afectar
- Gerund
- afectando
- Past participle
- afectado
- Present (yo)
- afecto
- Preterite (yo)
- afecté
From the library
Inducido por tan desesperadas lecturas, creí inexcusable deber mío ponerme a tono con el sombrío humor de los protagonistas, afectando en mis palabras y en mis dibujos la más negra melancolía.
A sus maestros guardo vivo afecto y profunda gratitud.
Aquél no sólo afectaba un tinte negro y opaco, sino que, arenoso por naturaleza, sonaba al ser triturado.
Y pasos afectados entra: al verle
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