• Czech: ovlivnit
• Finnish: vaikuttaa
• German: beeinflussen
• Polish: wpływać
• Russian: влиять (vliját')

• Finnish: vaikuttaa
• German: beeinflussen
• Polish: wpływać
• Russian: влиять (vliját') , воздействовать (vozd'éjstvovat')

• ttbc Dutch: beïnvloeden

French

Pronunciation

• lang=fr|/ɛ̃.fly.ɑ̃s/
• SAMPA: /E~.fly.A~s/

Noun

influence

1. Influence.

Influence may refer to:

• Influence (Law & Order: Special Victims Unit), an episode of the American drama TV series
• Influence machine, a machine that converts mechanical work into electrostatic energy
• Social influence, in interpersonal relationships
• Minority influence, when the minority affect the behavior or beliefs of the majority
• Undue influence, in contract law where one person takes advantage of a position of power over another person
• Sphere of influence, area over which a state has some indirect control
• Office of Strategic Influence, a short-lived American government department
• Driving under the influence, the criminal act of driving while intoxicated

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