impacted

• Qualifie une dent qui est bloquée par une autre dent ou par l'os, ce qui empêche son éruption normale ; s'emploie aussi plus généralement pour décrire quelque chose de fermement coincé ou compressé.

Describes a tooth that is wedged against another tooth or bone, preventing it from emerging normally; also used more generally to describe something that is firmly lodged or pressed together.

1. Tooth stuck in gumB2formalmedical

   Describes a tooth that is unable to emerge properly from the gum, often causing pain or infection.

   dent incluse

   • The dentist said my wisdom tooth is impacted and needs to be removed.
   • An impacted tooth can cause swelling and discomfort.
   • He had surgery to remove an impacted molar.

   Synonymesembeddedsubmergedtrapped

2. Strongly affectedB2formal

   Describes something that has been significantly influenced or affected by an external force or event.

   fortement affecté

   • The region was heavily impacted by the recent floods.
   • Small businesses were the most impacted by the new regulations.
   • The community is still impacted by the factory closure.

   Synonymesaffectedalteredchangedhitshapedstruck

   Antonymesunaffected

• Verbe utilisé pour désigner l'action d'avoir un effet fort ou une influence sur quelqu'un ou quelque chose, souvent de manière négative ou notable.

A verb used to indicate the act of having a strong effect or influence on someone or something.

1. To have a strong effectB2formal

   To have a powerful or significant effect on someone or something.

   Avoir un fort impact

   • The new policy will impact small businesses the most.
   • Climate change impacts ecosystems around the world.
   • Her speech deeply impacted the audience.

   Synonymesaffectalterchangeinfluencemodifyshapeswaytransform

2. To hit or strikeB2formal

   To hit something with force.

   Frapper, heurter

   • The meteor impacted the Earth's surface with great force.
   • The car impacted the barrier at high speed.
   • The bullet impacted the target precisely.

   Synonymesbangcollidecrashhitramslamsmashstrike