No. 528 in Dutch
impact
The effect or influence of one thing on another.
In a sentence
De impact van de storm op het dorp was enorm.
The impact of the storm on the village was enormous.
The word 'impact' here refers to the physical and metaphorical effect caused by an event, which in this case is a storm.
Zijn woorden hadden een diepe impact op haar beslissing.
His words had a profound impact on her decision.
In this sentence, 'impact' signifies the influence or effect on someone's actions or thoughts.
We moeten de milieureferentie controleren om de impact van onze acties te begrijpen.
We need to check the environmental references to understand the impact of our actions.
Here, 'impact' indicates the consequences or results of morally considered choices or actions on the environment.
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