WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:
| Principal Translations |
| imponer⇒ vtr | (obligar a hacer) (task, duty) | give⇒ vtr |
| | (task, duty) | impose⇒ vtr |
| | Te impondré un castigo por llegar tarde. |
| | I'm going to give you a punishment for arriving late. |
| imponer vtr | (ejercer poder) | impose⇒ vtr |
| | Soy tu padre, y te voy a imponer mi voluntad. |
| | I'm your father and I'm going to impose my will on you. |
| imponer vtr | (infundir un sentimiento) (respect) | command⇒ vtr |
| | (fear) | instil⇒ vtr |
| | Su presencia impone respeto, la verdad. Da algo de miedo. |
| | His presence truly commands respect. He's a little scary. |
| imponer vtr | (religión: bendecir) (religion) | lay⇒ vtr |
| | El obispo impondrá las manos sobre el pecador. |
| | The Bishop will lay his hands on the sinner. |
| imponerse⇒ v prnl | (someter) | prevail⇒ vi |
| | Los ejércitos suelen imponerse por la fuerza. |
| | Armies usually prevail by force. |
| imponerse v prnl | (estar de moda) | be in fashion v expr |
| | (informal) | be in vi + adv |
| | (dated) | be the in thing v expr |
| | Este verano se impondrá la falda larga. |
| | Long skirts will be in fashion this summer. |
| imponerse v prnl | (ganar) | win⇒ vi |
| | | prevail⇒ vi |
| | | win out vi phrasal |
| | Su pericia le hará imponerse sobre los demás contrincantes. |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. He's going to win. I'm sure of it. |
| imponerse v prnl | (ser necesario) | be needed vi + adj |
| | | be necessary vi + adj |
| | (formal) | be imperative vi + adj |
| | Se impone un aumento de salarios urgente. |
| | A ceasefire is needed. |
| imponerse v prnl | (derecho: hacer valer autoridad o poder) (forcefully) | impose yourself⇒ vtr |
| | (idea, etc.) | prevail⇒ vtr |
| | El representante legal se impuso sobre el gerente de la firma. |
| | The legal representative imposed himself on the manager of the company. |
| Additional Translations |
| imponer⇒ vtr | ES (depositar dinero en el banco) (money) | deposit⇒, put⇒ vtr |
| | Tiene usted que imponer algo de dinero en su cuenta, que está en números rojos. |
| | You've got to deposit (or: put) some money into your account. You're in the red. |
| imponer vtr | formal (enseñar algo) | teach⇒ vtr |
| | (athlete) | train⇒ vtr |
| | (athlete, sport) | coach⇒ vtr |
| | La profesora Pérez impone geometría en este colegio. |
| | Professor Perez teaches geometry at this high school. |
WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:
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