important

important
im'po:tənt
adjective
((negative unimportant) having great value, influence or effect: an important book/person/occasion; It is important that you arrive here on time.) importante
- importance
important adj importante
important
tr[ɪm'pɔːtənt]
adjective
1 (gen) importante
it is important that you understand es importante que entiendas
your health is the most important thing tu salud es lo más importante
this is a very important decision esta es una decisión muy importante
I hope you realize how important this is to me espero que sepas cuánto significa esto para mí
it's not important no importa, no tiene importancia
2 (influential) de categoría
he's a very important person es un hombre de mucha categoría
he tries to look important intenta darse aires de importancia
important [ɪm'pɔrtənt] adj
: importante
important
adj.
de categoría adj.
importante adj.
morrocotudo, -a adj.
significado, -a adj.
substancial adj.
sustancial adj.
transcendente adj.
ɪm'pɔːrtṇt, ɪm'pɔːtṇt
adjective importante

these services are important to the community — estos servicios tienen gran importancia para la comunidad

the most important thing is that you eat well — lo más importante es que comas bien

he's just trying to look important — está tratando de darse importancia

[ɪm'pɔːtǝnt]
ADJ importante

it is important that — es importante que

it sounds/looks important — parece importante

to try to look important — pej darse tono or importancia

he told Henry to touch nothing, and more important, to say nothing — le dijo a Henry que no tocase nada y, lo que era más importante, que no dijese nada

to become important — cobrar importancia

your opinion is equally important — tu opinión es igualmente importante or es de igual importancia

to make sb feel important — hacer que algn se sienta importante

it is important for everyone to be here on time — es importante que todo el mundo esté aquí a la hora

the important thing is ... — lo importante es ...

the most important thing in life — lo más importante en la vida

it was important to me to know — para mí era importante saberlo

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[ɪm'pɔːrtṇt, ɪm'pɔːtṇt]
adjective importante

these services are important to the community — estos servicios tienen gran importancia para la comunidad

the most important thing is that you eat well — lo más importante es que comas bien

he's just trying to look important — está tratando de darse importancia


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