impress

impress
im'pres
verb
1) (to cause feelings of admiration etc in (a person): I was impressed by his good behaviour.) impresionar
2) ((with on or upon) to stress (something to someone): I must impress upon you the need for silence.) subrayar, recalcar
3) (to fix (a fact etc in the mind): She re-read the plans in order to impress the details on her memory.) grabar
4) (make (a mark) on something by pressing: a footprint impressed in the sand.) imprimir
- impressive
- impressively
- impressiveness
- be under the impression that
- be under the impression

impress vb
1. impresionar
it's no good trying to impress me no vale la pena intentar impresionarme
2. causar buena impresión
the first candidate impressed me el primer aspirante me causó buena impresión
impress
tr[ɪm'pres]
transitive verb
1 (cause respect) impresionar
she impressed her boss impresionó a su jefe, causó buena impresión a su jefe
I'm impressed! ¡estoy impresionada!
he was not at all impressed le causó mala impresión, no le causó buena impresión
his charm never fails to impress su encanto no deja nunca de impresionar
she's easily impressed se deja impresionar con facilidad
2 (emphasize, stress) subrayar, convencer, recalcar
he impressed on them the danger of going near the edge les recalcó el peligro de acercarse al borde
she impressed the importance of punctuality on him le subrayó la importancia de la puntualidad
3 figurative use grabar
her words remained impressed on my mind sus palabras quedaron grabadas en mi mente
impress [ɪm'prɛs] vt
1) imprint: imprimir, estampar
2) : impresionar, causar impresión a
I was not impressed: no me hizo buena impresión
3)
to impress (something) on someone : recalcarle (algo) a alguien
impress vi
: impresionar, hacer una impresión
impress
n.
huella s.f.
impresión s.f.
v.
confiscar v.
estampar v.
grabar v.
imponer v.
impresionar v.
imprimir v.
ɪm'pres
1.
transitive verb
1) (make impression on)

we were impressed by your work — tu trabajo nos causó muy buena impresión

he only did it to impress her — lo hizo sólo para impactarla or para dejarla admirada

my excuse did not impress them — mi excusa no los convenció

2) (emphasize)

to impress something ON o UPON somebody — recalcarle* algo a alguien

my father impressed upon me the importance of work — mi padre me inculcó la importancia del trabajo

3) (on paper, in wax) imprimir*, estampar

2.
vi impresionar, impactar

he does it to impress — lo hace para impresionar or impactar

1. [ɪm'pres]
VT
1) (=make good impression on) impresionar

he does it just to impress people — lo hace sólo para impresionar a la gente

he is not easily impressed — no se deja impresionar fácilmente

how did she impress you? — ¿qué impresión te hizo or causó?

he impressed me quite favourably — me hizo muy buena impresión

I'm very impressed! — ¡estoy admirado!

I was not impressed — no me hizo buena impresión

2) (=mark) (lit) imprimir, estampar; (fig) (in the mind) grabar

to impress sth (up)on sb — (fig) convencer a algn de la importancia de algo

I tried to impress the importance of the job on him — traté de convencerle de la importancia del trabajo, traté de recalcar lo importante que era el trabajo

I must impress upon you that ... — tengo que subrayar que ...

it impressed itself upon my mind — se me quedó grabado en la mente

2.
[ɪm'pres]
VI causar buena impresión
3.
['ɪmpres]
N impresión f ; (fig) marca f , huella f
* * *
[ɪm'pres]
1.
transitive verb
1) (make impression on)

we were impressed by your work — tu trabajo nos causó muy buena impresión

he only did it to impress her — lo hizo sólo para impactarla or para dejarla admirada

my excuse did not impress them — mi excusa no los convenció

2) (emphasize)

to impress something ON o UPON somebody — recalcarle* algo a alguien

my father impressed upon me the importance of work — mi padre me inculcó la importancia del trabajo

3) (on paper, in wax) imprimir*, estampar

2.
vi impresionar, impactar

he does it to impress — lo hace para impresionar or impactar


English-spanish dictionary. 2013.

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