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intaccare

to nick, to damage, to undermine

verb een-tahk-KAH-reh Rare
Descriptions & Qualities Conditions

Also means

to erode, to affect

Usage Note

Intaccare literally means to make a notch or nick in something (intaccare un metallo), but figuratively it is very common meaning 'to affect adversely' or 'to eat into': intaccare i risparmi ('to eat into savings'), intaccare la reputazione ('to damage one's reputation'). It takes avere.

Examples

"Questo non intacca la sua credibilità."

Natural Translation

This does not undermine his credibility.

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