important

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ɪmˈpɔːrtənt/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ɪmˈpɔrtnt/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(im pôr′tnt)

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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
important adj (consequential)importante adj
 He made an important decision.
 Tomó una importante decisión.
important adj (noteworthy)importante adj
 Listen to what I have to say. It is important.
 Escucha lo que tengo que decirte: es importante.
  Is something important missing? Report an error or suggest an improvement.
Additional Translations
InglésEspañol
important adj (prominent)importante adj
 He is a very important member of the cabinet.
 Es un miembro muy importante del gabinete.
important adj (person: influential)importante adj
 He is an important person in the community.
 Es un personaje importante en la comunidad.
important adj ironic (pompous)importante adj
Note: En sentido irónico normalmente se usa el verbo "creerse".
 Phineas is just so important, isn't he?
 Phineas se cree muy importante, ¿verdad?
important adj (of distinction)importante adj
 He is a very important writer.
 Es un escritor muy importante.
important adj (of consequence)importante adj
 It is important to brush your teeth every day.
 Es importante que te cepilles los dientes todos los días.
  Is something important missing? Report an error or suggest an improvement.

WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
all-important adj (crucial, critical)de suma importancia adj mf
  muy importante adj mf
  crucial adj mf
important person,
plural: important people n		 (prominent individual)celebridad nf
  personalidad nf
  personaje importante nm + adj
 When I asked why the street was blocked off the officer explained that some "important person" was due to arrive.
 Cuando pregunté por qué estaba cerrada la calle el oficial me dijo que una "celebridad" estaba por llegar.
important thing n (essential point)lo importante grupo nom
 You are safe and well, that's the most important thing.
 Lo importante es que estás sano y salvo.
  cosa importante grupo nom
  lo que importa grupo nom
most important adj (primary, of greatest significance) (superlativo)más importante loc adj
  principal adj mf
  primordial adj mf
 Breakfast is said to be the most important meal of the day.
 Dicen que el desayuno es la comida más importante del día.
self-important adj (pompous, vain)vanidoso/a adj
 The professor's self-important tone annoyed the students.
  Is something important missing? Report an error or suggest an improvement.

'important' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
In the English description:
anchor - anoint - anybody who's anybody - anyone who's anyone - audience - basic - be-all - be-all and end-all - be-all end-all - beaucoup - big - big day - big deal - big enchilada - big fish - big man - big noise - big on - big shot - big wheel - big-shot - bigger - biggest - biggie - bigwig - blusterous - bulk - canon - cardinal - care - care nothing for - catchline - central - close to your heart - cogent evidence - colossus - come before - conceitedly - cosmopolis - critical - critical moment - crucial - D-day - designer - dignitary - doesn't matter - dwarf - end justifies the means - everything - Excellency
Spanish:
importante - relevante - significado - trascendental - considerable - encumbrado - significante - aquí radica la importancia fundamental - aspecto importante a considerar - darse importancia - de aúpa - de categoría - de importancia - de manera destacada - de suma importancia - de vuelos altos - en segundo plano - engreído - enjundioso - es importante que - hecho relevante - igual - importante recordar - importantes ajustes - importar - jugar un papel importante - lo importante es que - neurálgico - palabras mayores - paso decisivo - prioritario - sendo - ser lo de menos - sustancioso - todo entra por la vista - trascendente - uno de los más importantes

Collocations: important [contacts, information, details, numbers, dates], is a very important [person, man, figure], is an important [part, aspect] of, more...

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