imponer

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See also: impoñer

Danish

Verb

imponer

  1. imperative of imponere

Norwegian Bokmål

Verb

imponer

  1. imperative of imponere

Norwegian Nynorsk

Verb

imponer

  1. imperative of imponera

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin impōnere.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /impoˈneɾ/
  • Audio (Colombia):(file)
  • Rhymes: -eɾ
  • Syllabification: im‧po‧ner

Verb

imponer (first-person singular present impongo, first-person singular preterite impuse, past participle impuesto)

  1. to impose, impress
    Synonym: conmover
  2. to impose, enforce, foist
    Synonyms: someter, presionar, forzar, obligar
    • 2015 September 17, “Así son los libreamorosos: sexo más allá de géneros en el siglo XXI”, in El País:
      Me informan de que antes de llegar aquí, las vidas de mis nuevos compañeros fueron una sucesión de experiencias desastrosas a causa de la monogamia impuesta: celos, machismo, violencia, dependencia emocional, baja autoestima y deseos frustrados.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
  3. to enjoin
    Synonym: ordenar
  4. (reflexive) to dominate; to show force
    Synonym: dominar
    • 2020 October 11, Alejandro Ciriza, El País:
      Se impone desde el fondo, abriendo ángulos, cada vez que se encuentran en la red para decidir quién es hoy el sheriff
      is taking control from the baseline, opening up angles whenever they meet at the net to decide who's today's "sheriff"

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