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Oxford Spanish Dictionary

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I. effect [Am əˈfɛkt, Brit ɪˈfɛkt] N

1.1. effect (consequence):

effect
efecto m
to have the desired effect
producir el efecto deseado
to take effect
surtir efecto
did the treatment have any effect?
¿surtió efecto el tratamiento?
she's still feeling the effects of her illness
todavía se resiente de su enfermedad
the effects of the recession
los efectos or las consecuencias de la recesión
it has had a disastrous effect on exports
ha tenido nefastas consecuencias para las exportaciones
the warnings had no effect on him at all
las advertencias no hicieron mella en él
this will have an effect on prices
esto afectará (a) los precios
it had the effect of increasing output
tuvo como resultado un aumento de la producción
to be of little/no effect form
dar poco/no dar resultado
I spoke to her repeatedly about it but to no useful effect
le hablé repetidas veces del tema pero sin ningún resultado or sin conseguir nada

1.2. effect:

in effect
de hecho
in effect
realmente

1.3. effect (phenomenon):

effect
efecto m
the Doppler effect
el efecto de Doppler

2. effect (impression):

effect
impresión f
the overall effect is one of absolute chaos
la impresión general es de un caos total
she wore red to great effect
causó sensación vestida de rojo
he only did it for effect
lo hizo solo para llamar la atención

3. effect (applicability, operation):

to remain in effect
permanecer vigente or en vigor or en vigencia
to come into effect to take effect
entrar en vigor or en vigencia
with effect from June 15, it will be compulsory
a partir del 15 de junio será obligatorio
I wish to cancel my subscription with immediate effect
quiero cancelar mi suscripción con efecto inmediato
to give effect to sth form
hacer efectivo algo
to put sth into effect
poner en práctica algo

4. effect (meaning):

a statement was issued to the effect that the talks had broken down form
se hizo público un comunicado en el que se daba a conocer la ruptura de las negociaciones
he disagreed and wrote me a letter to that effect form
no estaba de acuerdo y me escribió para manifestármelo
he said it wasn't true, or words to that effect
dijo que no era verdad o algo de ese tenor

5.1. effect <effects, pl >:

special effects CINE, TV
efectos mpl especiales

5.2. effect <effects, pl > (belongings):

effect form
efectos mpl form
personal effects
efectos personales

II. effect [Am əˈfɛkt, Brit ɪˈfɛkt] VB trans form

1. effect reconciliation/cure:

effect
lograr

2. effect plan/escape:

effect
llevar a cabo

3. effect repairs:

effect
efectuar form
effect
hacer

4. effect payment/withdrawal:

effect
efectuar form
effect
hacer

ripple effect N

ripple effect
onda f expansiva
this had a ripple effect throughout the country
esto provocó una reacción que se fue extendiendo por todo el país

domino effect N

domino effect
efecto m dominó

side effect N

1. side effect PHARM:

side effect
efecto m secundario

2. side effect (incidental result):

side effect
consecuencia f indirecta

placebo effect N

placebo effect
efecto m placebo

cascade effect N

cascade effect
efecto m (de) cascada

butterfly effect N

butterfly effect
efecto m mariposa
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efecto invernadero
greenhouse effect
efecto secundario
side effect
efecto dominó
domino effect

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I. effect [ɪˈfekt] N

1. effect (consequence):

effect
efecto m
to have an effect on sth
afectar a algo
to have a disastrous effect on [or upon] sth
tener consecuencias nefastas para algo
to have no effect on sb
no hacer ningún efecto a alguien

2. effect (result):

effect
resultado m
to be of little/no effect
dar poco/no dar resultado
to take effect
surtir efecto
to take effect medicine, alcohol
hacer efecto
to the effect that ...
con el propósito de...
to no effect
en vano

3. effect no pl LAW:

effect
vigencia f
to come into [or to take] effect
entrar en vigor
to remain/be in effect
permanecer/estar vigente

4. effect (gist):

to the same effect
por el estilo
he disapproved of our idea and wrote to us to that effect
no estaba de acuerdo con nuestra idea y nos escribió para manifestarlo

5. effect (impression):

effect
impresión f
the overall effect
la impresión general
for effect
para llamar la atención

6. effect pl (belongings):

effect
efectos m pl
personal effects
efectos personales

Phrases:

in effect
en efecto

II. effect [ɪˈfekt] VB trans

effect
realizar
effect payment
efectuar
effect cure
lograr

greenhouse effect N no pl

the greenhouse effect
el efecto invernadero

side effect N

side effect
efecto m secundario

domino effect N no pl

domino effect
efecto m dominó

snowball effect N no pl

snowball effect
efecto m de bola de nieve

knock-on effect N Brit

knock-on effect
efecto m dominó
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vis cómica
comic effect
efectista
for effect
efecto bumerán
boomerang effect
efecto de succión
suction effect
in the PONS Dictionary
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I. effect [ɪ·ˈfekt] N

1. effect (consequence):

effect
efecto m
to have an effect on sth
afectar a algo
to have a disastrous effect on [or upon] sth
tener consecuencias nefastas para algo
to have no effect on sb
no hacer ningún efecto a alguien

2. effect (result):

effect
resultado m
to have little/no effect
dar poco/no dar resultado
to take effect
surtir efecto
to take effect medicine, alcohol
hacer efecto
to the effect that...
con el propósito de...
to no effect
en vano

3. effect LAW:

effect
vigencia f
to come into [or to take] effect
entrar en vigor
to remain/be in effect
permanecer/estar vigente

4. effect (gist):

to the same effect
por el estilo
he disapproved of our idea and wrote to us to that effect
no estaba de acuerdo con nuestra idea y nos escribió para manifestarlo

5. effect (impression):

effect
impresión f
the overall effect
la impresión general
for effect
para llamar la atención

6. effect:

effects (belongings)
efectos m pl
personal effects
efectos personales

Phrases:

in effect
en efecto

II. effect [ɪ·ˈfekt] VB trans

effect
realizar
effect payment
efectuar
effect cure
lograr

side effect N

side effect
efecto m secundario

snowball effect N

snowball effect
efecto m de bola de nieve

domino effect N

domino effect
efecto m dominó

greenhouse effect N

the greenhouse effect
el efecto invernadero
immeasurable effect
incalculable
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vis cómica
comic effect
el efecto invernadero
the greenhouse effect
efecto
effect
efecto invernadero
greenhouse effect
hacer efecto
to have an effect
tener efecto
to take effect
reliquia
after-effect

GEA Glossary of Refrigeration Technology

efecto autoregenerador
self healing effect
Present
Ieffect
youeffect
he/she/iteffects
weeffect
youeffect
theyeffect
Past
Ieffected
youeffected
he/she/iteffected
weeffected
youeffected
theyeffected
Present Perfect
Ihaveeffected
youhaveeffected
he/she/ithaseffected
wehaveeffected
youhaveeffected
theyhaveeffected
Past Perfect
Ihadeffected
youhadeffected
he/she/ithadeffected
wehadeffected
youhadeffected
theyhadeffected
See further verb tables