What does impatto in Italian mean?

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

The word impatto in Italian means impact, crash, collision, shock, confrontation, impact, impression, effect, hit, impact, affect, tie, draw, with immediate impact, with immediate effect, on first impression, high social impact, environmentally-friendly, impactful, environmental impact, negative impact, zero impact. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word impatto

impact, crash, collision

sostantivo maschile (collisione)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
L'impatto con il mare non lasciò scampo ai passeggeri dell'aereo precipitato.
The passengers didn't have a chance of survival from the plane's impact with the sea.

shock, confrontation, impact

sostantivo maschile (figurato (approccio) (figurative)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Con lui è necessario un impatto deciso oppure non vorrà collaborare.
With him you have to make a strong impact or he won't want to collaborate.

impression, effect

sostantivo maschile (figurato (sensazione)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Questo tipo di notizie hanno un forte impatto sulla popolazione.
This type of news has a strong effect on the population.

hit

verbo intransitivo (colpire [qlcs])

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Il meteorite impattò sulla Terra.
The meteorite hit the Earth.

impact, affect

verbo intransitivo (figurato (avere un effetto)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Non immaginavo che le mie critiche impattassero così tanto.
I didn't think my criticism would have such an impact.

tie, draw

verbo transitivo o transitivo pronominale (sport (finire in parità) (game)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")
La squadra di casa impattò gli ospiti.
The home team drew with the visiting team.

with immediate impact, with immediate effect

(adverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down.")

on first impression

locuzione avverbiale (inizialmente)

Al primo impatto Marco risulta antipatico, ma poi si ammorbidisce.
On first impression Marco comes across as unpleasant, but he then loosens up.

high social impact

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

environmentally-friendly

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")

impactful

environmental impact

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
L'impatto ambientale in quella zona era notevole.
The environmental impact in that region was significant.

negative impact

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

zero impact

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

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