What does imporre in Italian mean?
What is the meaning of the word imporre in Italian? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use imporre in Italian.
The word imporre in Italian means impose, oblige, fit, rest, lay, stand out, make yourself, force yourself, beat, stand out. To learn more, please see the details below.
Meaning of the word imporre
impose, obligeverbo transitivo o transitivo pronominale (far accettare qs a qn) (transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.") Non puoi imporre le tue regole a tua moglie. You cannot impose your rules on your wife. |
fit, rest, layverbo transitivo o transitivo pronominale (letterario (collocare, porre sopra) (phrasal verb, transitive, separable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, divisible--for example, "call off" [=cancel], "call the game off," "call off the game.") Il professore impose la corona d'alloro sulla testa del laureato. The professor fit the laurel wreath onto the graduate's head. |
stand outverbo riflessivo o intransitivo pronominale (dominare) (phrasal verb, intransitive: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning and not taking direct object--for example, "make up" [=reconcile]: "After they fought, they made up.") Il grattacielo si imponeva sulla città. The skyscraper dominated the city's landscape. |
make yourself, force yourselfverbo riflessivo o intransitivo pronominale (obbligarsi) (transitive verb and reflexive pronoun: Transitive verb with reflexive pronoun--for example, "Enjoy yourself." "They behaved themselves.") Matteo si è imposto di fare gli straordinari tutto il mese. Matteo forced himself to do overtime all month long. |
beatverbo riflessivo o intransitivo pronominale (vincere) (colloquial) (transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.") Giovanni si è imposto su tutti gli altri contendenti. Giovanni beat all the other contestants. |
stand outverbo riflessivo o intransitivo pronominale (avere successo, farsi una fama) (transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.") La Rossi S.p.A. si è imposta come azienda leader nel settore degli imballaggi. La Rossi S.p.A. stood out as the leading company in the packaging sector. |
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