No. 16,691 in Russian
сказаться
"Сказаться" means "to affect" or "to have an impact."
In a sentence
Этот успех скажется на его репутации.
This success will reflect on his reputation.
In this sentence, 'сказаться' is used in the meaning 'to reflect' or 'to have an effect'.
Её здоровье сказалось на результатах соревнований.
Her health affected the results of the competition.
Here, 'сказаться' conveys the concept of exerting influence or having an impact due to circumstances.
Сказалось его отсутствие, и мы не смогли завершить проект.
His absence had its impact, and we couldn't finish the project.
The word 'сказаться' is applied to signify the indirect consequence of an event or condition.
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