English-Spanish Dictionary

Spanish Translation of “impose”

impose (ɪmˈpəʊz Pronunciation for impose

Translations

transitive verb

    1. [+ condition, fine, tax] imponer (on a)
    2. (law) [+ sentence] imponer
     ⇒ troops were brought in to impose order se movilizaron tropas para imponer el orden ⇒ he tries to impose his views on everyone else intenta imponer sus puntos de vista a los demás ⇒ to impose o.s. on sb abusar de la amabilidad de algn ⇒ I couldn't possibly impose myself on you for dinner estaría abusando de su amabilidad si me quedara a cenar

intransitive verb

  1.  ⇒ to impose (up)on(= take advantage of) [+ kindness, hospitality] abusar de ⇒ I don't wish to impose (upon you) no quiero abusar, no quiero molestar(le)

Similar Words

= deceive, trick, con, dupe, hoodwink, pull the wool over (somebody's) eyes

'impose' in Other Languages

  • Brazilian Portuguese: impor
  • Chinese: 强制实行强強制实實行
  • European Spanish: imponer
  • French: imposer
  • German: auferlegen
  • Italian: imporre
  • Japanese: 課する
  • Korean: 부과하다
  • Portuguese: impor
  • Spanish: imponer

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