No. 2,995 in Catalan
impactar
To strike, affect, or make an impression.
In a sentence
La pel·lícula em va impactar molt, no podia deixar de pensar-hi.
The movie impacted me greatly; I couldn't stop thinking about it.
In this sentence, 'impactar' is used to convey the emotional effect or strong impression that the movie made on the speaker.
El cotxe va impactar contra el mur després de perdre el control.
The car impacted against the wall after losing control.
Here, 'impactar' refers to a physical collision or hitting forcefully against an object.
El discurs del científic va impactar el públic amb informació sorprenent.
The scientist's speech impacted the audience with surprising information.
In this example, 'impactar' is employed to describe the influence or striking impression left by the scientist's speech on the audience.
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