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incidir

to affect

verb een-see-DEER Rare

Also means

to fall on

Usage Note

Incidir is a formal or academic verb meaning to have an impact or bearing on something, used widely in journalism and essays (incidir en el problema). It can also mean to fall on or strike a surface (light or force), a more technical sense. It is largely a register word; in everyday speech afectar or influir are more common alternatives.

Examples

"Las medidas inciden directamente en los precios."

Natural Translation

The measures directly affect prices.

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