🇪🇸Spanish Source WordCode: ES

influencia

Pronunciation / Transliteration: influencia

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Influence/ˈɪn.flu.əns/
nounverbCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #800 frequency
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🇪🇸 Example Sentence in Spanish:

"Los amigos tienen mucha influencia a esta edad."

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1 sense
As noun
  1. 1

    The capacity to have an effect on the character, development, or behavior of someone or something, or the effect itself.

    "Her teachers recognized her high potential and exercised a positive influence on her."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word 'influence' originates from the Latin 'influere', meaning 'to flow into', which reflects the historical notion of external forces affecting outcomes. It evolved through Middle English, retaining its connotation of external impact on behavior or decisions.

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