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1 impress
im'pres1) (to cause feelings of admiration etc in (a person): I was impressed by his good behaviour.) impresionar2) ((with on or upon) to stress (something to someone): I must impress upon you the need for silence.) subrayar, recalcar3) (to fix (a fact etc in the mind): She re-read the plans in order to impress the details on her memory.) grabar4) (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 vb1. impresionar2. causar buena impresióntr[ɪm'pres]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 impresión2 (emphasize, stress) subrayar, convencer, recalcar■ he impressed on them the danger of going near the edge les recalcó el peligro de acercarse al borde3 figurative use grabarimpress [ɪm'prɛs] vt1) imprint: imprimir, estampar2) : impresionar, causar impresión aI was not impressed: no me hizo buena impresión3)to impress (something) on someone : recalcarle (algo) a alguienimpress vi: impresionar, hacer una impresiónn.• huella s.f.• impresión s.f.v.• confiscar v.• estampar v.• grabar v.• imponer v.• impresionar v.• imprimir v.ɪm'pres
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1) ( make impression on)he only did it to impress her — lo hizo sólo para impactarla or para dejarla admirada
2) ( emphasize)to impress something ON o UPON somebody — recalcarle* algo a alguien
3) (on paper, in wax) imprimir*, estampar
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vi impresionar, impactarhe does it to impress — lo hace para impresionar or impactar
1. [ɪm'pres]VT1) (=make good impression on) impresionarhow did she impress you? — ¿qué impresión te hizo or causó?
I'm very impressed! — ¡estoy admirado!
2) (=mark) (lit) imprimir, estampar; (fig) (in the mind) grabarto 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...
2.[ɪm'pres]VI causar buena impresión3.['ɪmpres]N impresión f ; (fig) marca f, huella f* * *[ɪm'pres]
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1) ( make impression on)he only did it to impress her — lo hizo sólo para impactarla or para dejarla admirada
2) ( emphasize)to impress something ON o UPON somebody — recalcarle* algo a alguien
3) (on paper, in wax) imprimir*, estampar
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vi impresionar, impactarhe does it to impress — lo hace para impresionar or impactar
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2 greatly
adverb I was greatly impressed by her singing.) muygreatly adv muy / muchotr['greɪtlɪ]1 mucho, enormementegreatly ['greɪtli] adv1) much: mucho, sumamenteto be greatly improved: haber mejorado mucho2) very: muygreatly superior: muy superioradv.• en gran manera adv.• grandemente adv.• mucho adv.• muy adv.'greɪtliadverb (as intensifier) <admire/improve/increase> enormemente, mucho['ɡreɪtlɪ]ADV1) (with adj or pp used as adj) muyshe found him greatly changed — ella lo encontró muy or enormemente cambiado
he was greatly influenced by Debussy — estuvo muy or enormemente influenciado por Debussy
2) (with verb) [contribute, improve, vary, admire, regret] enormemente, muchoI greatly regret having told her about it — me arrepiento mucho or enormemente de habérselo dicho
it is greatly to be regretted — frm es muy de lamentar
* * *['greɪtli]adverb (as intensifier) <admire/improve/increase> enormemente, mucho
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