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influence

influence

Meaning of influence

affect change

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British English/tuː ˈɪnfluəns/
American English/ˈɪnfluəns/
Russian transcription[vlʲiˈjatʲ]
influence
influence - влиять
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influence with Russian translation

influence usage examples

🇷🇺Russian🇬🇧English

Музыка приезжих может влиять на местные праздничные танцы.

Visitors' music can influence local festival dances.

🇷🇺Russian🇬🇧English

Молодёжь часто может влиять на национальные праздники, смешивая старые и новые обычаи.

Young people often influence national celebrations by mixing old and new customs.

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influence belongs to the topic "Fashion and Trends". Start with a short 7-word set so the word is easier to remember in context.

influenceвлиять
shirtрубашка
skirtюбка
pantsбрюки
trousersбрюки
jeansджинсы
shortsшорты

influence synonyms

Related word breakdowns

What's the difference between influence / affect / sway / control / persuade / manipulate

🇬🇧English
influence

general, neutral: to have an effect on someone or something

A2Very Often

Her teacher influenced her choice of studies.

Её учитель повлиял на её выбор обучения.

🇬🇧English

to produce a change in something; often neutral and general

A2Very Often

The weather affected our plans.

Погода повлияла на наши планы.

S
🇬🇧English
sway

to move someone's opinion or decision, often gradually or subtly

B2Often

The speech swayed many undecided voters.

Речь повлияла на многих неопределившихся избирателей.

🇬🇧English

to have power over or direct something; implies active management

A1Very Often

She controls the team's schedule.

Она контролирует расписание команды.

🇬🇧English

to convince someone by argument or appeal; targets people and choices

B1Often

I tried to persuade him to come with us.

Я пытался убедить его пойти с нами.

M
🇬🇧English
manipulate

to influence cleverly or unfairly, often with a negative sense of exploiting someone

B2Often

He manipulated the data to make the results look better.

Он манипулировал данными, чтобы результаты выглядели лучше.

🇬🇧English

to have a strong effect or result on something; often implies significant change

B1Often

The new law impacted small businesses.

Новый закон повлиял на малый бизнес.

🇬🇧English

to form or give direction to something over time; emphasizes formative influence

B1Often

Early teachers shaped her attitude to learning.

Ранние учителя сформировали её отношение к учёбе.

🇬🇧English

to form or influence the character or shape of something; more hands-on or formative

B1Often

Parents help mold a child's values.

Родители помогают формировать ценности ребёнка.

🇬🇧English

to decide or strongly influence the final outcome; often more decisive or final

B2Often

His skills determined the success of the project.

Его навыки определили успех проекта.

S
🇬🇧English
steer

to direct the course of something; implies active guidance or direction

B2Often

She steered the discussion back to the main topic.

Она направила обсуждение обратно к основной теме.

🇬🇧English

to direct or advise someone gently; implies assistance or leadership

A2Very Often

The coach guided the players through the drills.

Тренер направлял игроков через упражнения.

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How to pronounce influence and what this word means

influence translation: влиять. This page includes translation, pronunciation, transcription, audio, usage examples and related words.

how to pronounce influence

/tuː ˈɪnfluəns/

influence translation

влиять

influence examples

Visitors' music can influence local festival dances.

influence transcription

/tuː ˈɪnfluəns/, /ˈɪnfluəns/

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influence meaning: what does it mean?

affect change

influence pronunciation: how do you pronounce it?

influence is pronounced as /tuː ˈɪnfluəns/. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.

influence definition and sentence examples: how is it used in a sentence?

Visitors' music can influence local festival dances. Translation: Музыка приезжих может влиять на местные праздничные танцы.

Is influence part of Culture and Traditions of Countries vocabulary?

Yes, influence (влиять) can be learned in the Culture and Traditions of Countries topic. This semantic link helps build related word lists and topic-based practice.

Is influence part of Fashion and Trends vocabulary?

Yes, influence (влиять) can be learned in the Fashion and Trends topic. This semantic link helps build related word lists and topic-based practice.

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