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1 impersonation
impersonation [ɪm‚pɜ:sə'neɪʃən](a) (imitation) imitation f;∎ to do an impersonation of sb imiter qn(b) (pretence of being) imposture fUn panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > impersonation
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2 Jur usurpation f d'identité (of de). -
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[im'pə:səneit](to copy the behaviour etc of or pretend to be (another person), sometimes in order to deceive: The comedian impersonated the prime minister.) personnifier; se faire passer pour (qqn) -
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merriment n ( fun) joie f ; ( laughter) hilarité f ; his impersonation provoked an outburst of merriment son imitation a suscité l'hilarité générale. -
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impression [ɪm'preʃən](a) (impact → on person, mind, feelings) impression f;∎ to make a good/bad impression (on) faire bonne/mauvaise impression (sur);∎ he made a strong impression on them il leur a fait une forte impression;∎ he always tries to make an impression il essaie toujours d'impressionner les gens;∎ my words made no impression on him whatsoever mes paroles n'ont eu absolument aucun effet sur lui;∎ they got a good impression of my brother mon frère leur a fait bonne impression(b) (idea, thought) impression f;∎ to create or give the impression that… donner ou produire l'impression que…;∎ I don't know where she got that impression from je ne sais pas où elle est allée chercher ça;∎ you should never trust first impressions il ne faut pas se fier aux premières impressions;∎ it's my impression or I have the impression that she's rather annoyed with us j'ai l'impression qu'elle est en colère contre nous;∎ what were your impressions of Tokyo? quelles ont été vos impressions de Tokyo?;∎ I was under the impression that you were unable to come j'étais persuadé que vous ne pouviez pas venir(c) (mark, imprint) marque f, empreinte f;∎ to take an impression of sth prendre l'empreinte ou l'impression de qch;∎ impression cylinder cylindre m de rotative(e) (impersonation) imitation f;∎ to do impressions faire des imitations;∎ she does a very good impression of the Queen elle imite très bien la reine
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impersonation — im·per·so·na·tion /im ˌpər sə nā shən/ n: the act or an instance of impersonating another; also: the crime of impersonation Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. impersonation … Law dictionary
Impersonation — Im*per son*a tion, Impersonification Im per*son i*fi*ca tion, n. The act of impersonating; personification; investment with personality; representation in a personal form. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
impersonation — (n.) 1800, personification; 1825 as an acting of a part or character; noun of action from IMPERSONATE (Cf. impersonate) (v.) … Etymology dictionary
impersonation — UK [ɪmˌpɜː(r)s(ə)nˈeɪʃ(ə)n] / US [ɪmˌpɜrs(ə)nˈeɪʃ(ə)n] noun Word forms impersonation : singular impersonation plural impersonations 1) [countable/uncountable] the act of impersonating someone in order to make people laugh Bill does a great… … English dictionary
impersonation — n. to do an impersonation * * * [ɪmˌpɜːsə neɪʃ(ə)n] to do an impersonation … Combinatory dictionary
impersonation — im|per|son|a|tion [ ım,pɜrsn eıʃn ] noun 1. ) count or uncount the act of impersonating someone in order to make people laugh: Bill does a great impersonation of the President. 2. ) uncount the act of pretending to be someone else in order to… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
impersonation — False impersonation is representing oneself to be a public officer or employee or a person licensed to practice or engage in any profession or vocation for which a license is required by state law with knowledge that such representation is false … Black's law dictionary
impersonation — False impersonation is representing oneself to be a public officer or employee or a person licensed to practice or engage in any profession or vocation for which a license is required by state law with knowledge that such representation is false … Black's law dictionary
impersonation — impersonate ► VERB ▪ pretend to be (another person) for entertainment or fraud. DERIVATIVES impersonation noun impersonator noun. ORIGIN from IN (Cf. ↑in ) + Latin persona person … English terms dictionary
impersonation — noun see impersonate … New Collegiate Dictionary
impersonation — See impersonate. * * * … Universalium