impress *** im·press vt

impress *** im·press vt
[ɪm'prɛs]
1) (make good impression on) fare una buona impressione a or su, colpire favorevolmente

how did she impress you? — che impressione ti ha fatto?

he impressed me quite favourably — mi ha fatto un'impressione abbastanza buona

he really impressed me! — mi ha veramente colpito!

what impressed him most was ... — quello che l'ha colpito di più è stato...

a group of students trying to impress their teacher — un gruppo di studenti che cercavano di fare bella figura con l'insegnante

I'm not impressed — non ne sono rimasto colpito

2) (mark, stamp) imprimere

to impress sth on sb fig — far comprendere qc a qn


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