impression *** im·pres·sion n

impression *** im·pres·sion n
[ɪm'prɛʃ(ə)n]
1) (most senses) impressione f

to be under or have the impression that — avere l'impressione che

he gives the impression of knowing a lot about it — dà l'impressione di saperne molto

to make a good/bad impression on sb — fare una buona/cattiva impressione a or su qn

my words made no impression on him — le mie parole non hanno avuto nessun effetto su di lui

2) (imitation) imitazione f

to do impressions — fare delle imitazioni


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