I can't let these distractions impinge on my work.
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Impinge
//ɪmˈpɪnd͡ʒ//
Synonyms for "impinge" (124 found)
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Related words (62)
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Translations
49 translations across 9 languages.
Bulgarian
4 entries- накърнявам verb (to interfere with)
- ограничавам verb (to have a (negative) effect upon; to limit)
- попадам върху verb (to make a physical impact on to collide, to crash (upon))
- посягам на verb (to interfere with)
Dutch
4 entries- beperken verb (to have a (negative) effect upon; to limit)
- beroeren verb (to interfere with)
- beïnvloeden verb (to have a (negative) effect upon; to limit)
- botsen verb (to make a physical impact on to collide, to crash (upon))
French
4 entries- agir sur verb (to have a (negative) effect upon; to limit)
- butter verb (to make a physical impact on to collide, to crash (upon))
- cogner verb (to make a physical impact on to collide, to crash (upon))
- influencer verb (to interfere with)
Galician
1 entries- escrutar verb (to interfere with)
German
4 entries- aufprallen verb (to make a physical impact on to collide, to crash (upon))
- aufschlagen verb (to make a physical impact on to collide, to crash (upon))
- beeinflussen verb (to interfere with)
- einschneiden verb (to have a (negative) effect upon; to limit)
Hungarian
4 entries- befolyásol verb (to interfere with)
- hat verb (to interfere with)
- hatással van verb (to interfere with)
- hatást gyakorol verb (to interfere with)
Italian
1 entries- impattare verb (to make a physical impact on to collide, to crash (upon))
Russian
1 entries- посяга́ть verb (to interfere with)
Spanish
4 entries- chocar verb (to make a physical impact on to collide, to crash (upon))
- coartar verb (to have a (negative) effect upon; to limit)
- constreñir verb (to have a (negative) effect upon; to limit)
- inmiscuirse verb (to interfere with)
Sample sentences
13 total sentences available.
Loud noise can impinge on the eardrum, causing temporary hearing damage.
Source: wiktionary
The ordinary rocks upon which such men do impinge and precipitate themselves, are cards, dice, hawks, and hounds […]
Source: wiktionary
[...] are bent up at right angles to the plate to form flanges which impinge the opposite sides of the nut, thus preventing the latter from turning. It is evident that the bolt-body proper is in no way mutilated or injured and that[…]
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