What does efecto in Spanish mean?

What is the meaning of the word efecto in Spanish? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use efecto in Spanish.

The word efecto in Spanish means effect, effect, purpose, stock, bill of exchange, to that effect, time bomb, time bomb, cause-effect, cause and effect, effective immediately, with immediate effect, give a spin on , put a spin on, annul, void, invalidate, domino effect, Doppler effect, greenhouse effect, butterfly effect, adverse effect, indeed, bombshell, give effect to, void, do the trick. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word efecto

effect

nombre masculino (resultado)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Lo que estás haciendo no surte efecto.
What you are doing doesn't produce an effect.

effect

nombre masculino (impresión)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Los fuegos artificiales causaron un efecto espectacular.
Fireworks caused a spectacular effect.

purpose

nombre masculino (fin)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Me compré una máquina de coser con el efecto de ahorrar.
I bought a sewing machine for the purpose of saving money.

stock

nombre masculino (artículos de un comercio)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Disculpe, no nos queda lo que busca entre los efectos de que dispongo.
Sorry, we do not have what you are looking for in the stock I have on hand.

bill of exchange

nombre masculino (finanzas)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Un efecto (letra de pago o pagaré) es un compromiso de pago de una cantidad concreta en una fecha, a una persona y en un lugar determinados.
A bill of exchange (payment letter or promissory note) is a commitment to pay a specific amount on a date, to a person and at a given place.

to that effect

locución adverbial (formal (para ello)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
Alguien debe encargarse de estos reportes, así que contrataremos a una persona a tal efecto.
Someone should be in charge of these reports, so we will hire a person to that effect.

time bomb

locución nominal femenina (con temporizador)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La máquina tiene una bomba de efecto retardado.
The machine has a time bomb in it.

time bomb

locución nominal femenina (figurado (impacto futuro) (figurative)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Está situación es una bomba de efecto retardado que no tardará en explotar.
This situation is a time bomb and it will explode before long.

cause-effect, cause and effect

nombre femenino (tipo de relación)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

effective immediately, with immediate effect

locución adverbial (validez automática)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
El contrato se hizo con efecto inmediato, así que recibimos las llaves en ese momento.
The contract is effective immediately, so we will receive the keys now.

give a spin on , put a spin on

locución verbal (a la pelota)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

annul, void, invalidate

locución verbal (anular)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
La nueva ley deja sin efecto la anterior.
The new law annuls the previous one.

domino effect

nombre masculino (reacción en cadena)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Ese comentario tendrá un efecto dominó que no te lo esperabas.

Doppler effect

locución nominal masculina (Física: modificación de frecuencia)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
El efecto doppler se descubrió en 1842.
The Doppler effect was discovered in 1842.

greenhouse effect

locución nominal masculina (calentamiento global)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Las emisiones de CO2 a la atmósfera están acelerando el efecto invernadero.
CO2 emissions in the atmosphere are accelerating the greenhouse effect.

butterfly effect

(teoría del caos) (chaos theory)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

adverse effect

nombre masculino (resultado perjudicial)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Fumar tiene muchos efectos nocivos.

indeed

locución adverbial (en verdad, en realidad)

(adverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down.")
Pablo dijo que nos visitaría en verano y, en efecto, lo hizo.
Pablo said he would come and see us in the summer and, indeed, he did.

bombshell

locución nominal masculina (maniobra efectista)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Revelar el secreto en el último momento fue un golpe de efecto que dio un vuelco a la situación.
Giving away the secret right at the end was a bombshell and turned the situation around.

give effect to

locución verbal (realizar)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
La empresa decidió llevar a efecto lo pautado en la reunión.
The company decided to give effect to what was laid out in the meeting.

void

locución adjetiva (sin vigencia)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Como esta es una ley sin efecto, no puede aplicarse en la actualidad.
Since this is a void law, it cannot be applied at present.

do the trick

locución verbal (conseguir el resultado) (colloquial)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Las intensas horas de estudio surtieron efecto y Miguel se graduó ese año.
The intense hours of study did the trick and Miguel graduated that year.

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