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afectar

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Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin affectāre. See also the doublet afaitar.

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Verb

afectar (first-person singular present afecto, first-person singular preterite afectí, past participle afectat); root stress: (Central) /ɛ/; (Valencia) /e/; (Balearic) /ə/

  1. (transitive) to feign, pretend
    Synonyms: fingir, ostentar
    afectar interèsto feign interest
  2. to play dumb
  3. (transitive) to affect

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Portuguese

Verb

afectar (first-person singular present afecto, first-person singular preterite afectei, past participle afectado)

  1. (European Portuguese spelling) pre-reform spelling (used until 1990) of afetar; still used where the agreement hasn’t come into effect and may occur as a sporadic misspelling

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Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin affectāre. See also the doublets afeitar and ahechar.

Pronunciation

Verb

afectar (first-person singular present afecto, first-person singular preterite afecté, past participle afectado)

  1. to affect, to have an effect on, to influence
  2. to feign, to affect
  3. to speak or act insincerely, adopt an affectation
  4. to impair, to affect (negatively)
    El alcohol puede afectar su juicio.
    Alcohol can impair your judgment.
  5. 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.
  6. (pronominal) to be affected (by an action), to get to

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