incidir

v.

1 to affect.

2 to fall again.

Incidió en el mismo error He fell again into the same mistake.

3 to have an effect on.

Nos incidió el alza del combustible The fuel increase had an effect on us.

4 to incise, to make an incision.

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incidir

► verbo intransitivo incidir en

1 (repercutir en) to have an effect on, affect

■ la crisis ha incidido notablemente en el turismo the crisis has had a considerable effect on tourism

2 (incurrir en) to fall into

■ su retórica incide en lamentables lugares comunes his rhetoric is plagued with silly clichés

3 (tratar) to touch upon; (insistir en) to stress

■ el ministro volvió a incidir en el tema del racismo the minister again touched upon the subject of racism

4 (luz, rayo) to fall on

5 MEDICINA to incise in, incise into

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FRASEOLOGÍA

incidir en un error to make a mistake

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1. VI

1)

incidir en — (=afectar) to influence, affect; (=recaer sobre) to have a bearing on

incidir en un error — to make a mistake

el impuesto incide más en ellos — the tax affects them most, the tax hits them hardest

la familia ha incidido fuertemente en la historia — the family has influenced history a lot

2) (=hacer hincapié)

incidir en un tema — to stress a subject

2.

VT (Med) to incise

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verbo intransitivo (frml)

1) (influir)

incidir en algo — to have a bearing on something

eso no incidió en nuestra decisión — that did not affect our decision, that had no bearing on our decision

2) (period) (insistir)

incidir en algo — to stress something

incidió en la necesidad de ... — he stressed the need to ...

3) (frml) (incurrir)

incidir en algo — en error to fall into something (frml)

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* incidir en = have + a bearing on/upon, impinge on/upon, operate on.

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verbo intransitivo (frml)

1) (influir)

incidir en algo — to have a bearing on something

eso no incidió en nuestra decisión — that did not affect our decision, that had no bearing on our decision

2) (period) (insistir)

incidir en algo — to stress something

incidió en la necesidad de ... — he stressed the need to ...

3) (frml) (incurrir)

incidir en algo — en error to fall into something (frml)

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* incidir en = have + a bearing on/upon, impinge on/upon, operate on.

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incidir [I1 ]

vi

(frml)

A (influir) incidir EN algo to have a bearing ON sth

eso no incidió en nuestra decisión that did not influence o affect our decision, that did not have any bearing on our decision

la pobreza incide en la salud de estos jóvenes poverty affects o has an effect on the health of these young people

los factores que inciden en los accidentes de este tipo the factors which contribute to o have a bearing on accidents of this kind

B (period) (insistir) incidir EN algo to stress sth

incidió en la necesidad de reducir la plantilla he stressed the need to reduce the workforce

C (incurrir) incidir EN algo:

generación tras generación incidimos en el mismo error we make the same mistake generation after generation, generation after generation we fall into the same error (frml)

D

1 (Fís, Mat) incidir EN or SOBRE algo «luz/rayos» to fall ON sth, strike sth; «línea» to meet o intersect sth

2 (cortar) to incise

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incidir verbo intransitivo
1 (incurrir) to fall [en, into]: procuraremos no incidir en los mismos fallos, we'll try not to make the same mistakes
2 (hacer hincapié) to insist [en, on]: el autor incide en la importancia de Godoy, the author insists on the importance of Godoy
3 (tener efecto) to affect, influence: su error no incidió en el resultado final, his mistake didn't affect the outcome
4 (chocar sobre una superficie) to come into contact with
'incidir' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
repercutir

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incidir vi

1.

incidir en [incurrir en] to fall into, to lapse into;

volví a incidir en los mismos errores I made the same mistakes again

2.

incidir en [insistir en] to emphasize;

el conferenciante incidió en la importancia de una alimentación sana the lecturer emphasized the importance of a healthy diet

3.

incidir en [influir en] to have an impact on, to affect;

el frío incide en el consumo energético cold weather affects energy consumption

4.

incidir en o [m5]sobre [luz, ondas, proyectil] to hit, to fall on

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incidir

I v/i

:

incidir en (afectar) have an effect on, affect; (recalcar) stress;

incidir en un error make a mistake

II v/t incise

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incidir vi

1)

incidir en : to fall into, to enter into

incidimos en el mismo error: we fell into the same mistake

2)

incidir en : to affect, to influence, to have a bearing on