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To affect something, especially negatively; to damage or degrade; to cause harm or destruction.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: idiomatic, often
Examples
- Time had taken its toll on the old bridge, and it was no longer sound.
- Heavy smoking and drinking will take its toll on a person's health.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
23 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Chinese Mandarin:
负面地影响
(fùmiàn de yǐngxǐang)
— to affect negatively
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Czech:
přijít draze
— to affect negatively
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Finnish:
vaatia veronsa
— to affect negatively
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Finnish:
ottaa veronsa
— to affect negatively
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Finnish:
jättää jälkensä
— to affect negatively
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French:
faire des ravages
— to affect negatively
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German:
seine Opfer fordern
— to affect negatively
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German:
seinen Tribut fordern
— to affect negatively
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Italian:
pesare
— to affect negatively
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Japanese:
損失をもたらす
(sonshitsu wo motarasu)
— to affect negatively
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Portuguese:
trazer consequências
— to affect negatively
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Portuguese:
fazer um estrago
— to affect negatively
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Romanian:
a-şi cere obolul
— to affect negatively
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Romanian:
a-şi lua birul
— to affect negatively
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Romanian:
a-şi spune cuvântul
— to affect negatively
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Romanian:
a face ravagii
— to affect negatively
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Romanian:
a reduce numărul
— to affect negatively
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Romanian:
a reduce puterea
— to affect negatively
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Spanish:
cobrarse el peaje
— to affect negatively
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Spanish:
pasar factura
— to affect negatively
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Spanish:
tener sus consecuencias
— to affect negatively
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Swedish:
ta ut sin rätt
— to affect negatively
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Swedish:
sätta sina spår
— to affect negatively
