impress

impress
I ['ɪmpres]
nome form. impronta f., marchio m.
II 1. [ɪm'pres]
verbo transitivo
1) (arouse respect) impressionare, fare impressione su, colpire [person, audience]

to be impressed by o with essere impressionato da; to be easily impressed farsi o lasciarsi impressionare facilmente; they were (favourably) impressed — erano favorevolmente impressionati

2) (emphasize)

to impress sth. (up)on sb. — inculcare o far capire qcs. a qcn

3) (imprint)

to impress sth. on, in — imprimere qcs. su

2.
verbo intransitivo [person] fare una buona impressione
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[im'pres]
verb
1) (to cause feelings of admiration etc in (a person): I was impressed by his good behaviour.) impressionare
2) ((with on or upon) to stress (something to someone): I must impress upon you the need for silence.) imprimere
3) (to fix (a fact etc in the mind): She re-read the plans in order to impress the details on her memory.) fissare
4) (make (a mark) on something by pressing: a footprint impressed in the sand.) imprimere
- impressive
- impressively
- impressiveness
- be under the impression that
- be under the impression
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impress (1) /ˈɪmprɛs/
n.
(form.) impronta (anche fig.); segno caratteristico; marchio.
impress (2) /ˈɪmprɛs/
n.
(arald.) impresa; blasone; stemma.
impress (3) /ɪmˈprɛs/
n.
(stor., mil.) arruolamento forzato.
♦ (to) impress (1) /ɪmˈprɛs/
v. t.
1 impressionare (positivamente); colpire; fare colpo su (q.): How did the candidates impress you?, che impressione ti hanno fatto i candidati?; I'd like to know what impressed you most, vorrei sapere che cosa ti ha colpito di più; I was favourably impressed by his work, il suo lavoro mi ha fatto una buona impressione
2 imprimere (qc.) nella mente (di q.); inculcare: Her mother impressed on her the importance of self-respect, sua madre le ha inculcato il senso dell'amor proprio
3 premere: to impress a seal in wax, premere un sigillo sulla ceralacca
4 imprimere; applicare, apporre (premendo): to impress one's seal on a document, apporre il proprio sigillo a un documento
5 (elettr., elettron.) applicare (una certa tensione: a un circuito, ecc.)
6 (arc.) imprimere; stampare
FALSI AMICI: to impress non significa impressionare nel senso di turbare profondamente. (to) impress (2) /ɪmˈprɛs/
v. t.
1 (stor., mil.) arruolare forzatamente (nell'esercito e, spec., nella marina)
2 (leg.) confiscare (denaro, proprietà, ecc.); requisire (merci, per uso pubblico).
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I ['ɪmpres]
nome form. impronta f., marchio m.
II 1. [ɪm'pres]
verbo transitivo
1) (arouse respect) impressionare, fare impressione su, colpire [person, audience]

to be impressed by o with essere impressionato da; to be easily impressed farsi o lasciarsi impressionare facilmente; they were (favourably) impressed — erano favorevolmente impressionati

2) (emphasize)

to impress sth. (up)on sb. — inculcare o far capire qcs. a qcn

3) (imprint)

to impress sth. on, in — imprimere qcs. su

2.
verbo intransitivo [person] fare una buona impressione

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