imprimere
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imprìmere (first-person singular present imprìmo, first-person singular past historic imprèssi, past participle imprèsso, auxiliary avére) (transitive)
- to imprint; to mark; to impress
- Synonym: marchiare
- to remember or register indelibly [+ in (object) = in (the mind, etc.)]
- Synonyms: inculcare, conficcare, fissare, scolpire, incutere
- imprimere un ricordo nella memoria
- to register a remembering in one's memory
- to give a particular direction, style, etc.
- ha impresso il suo tocco allo stile del ristorante
- he left his own touch to the style of the restaurant
- (figurative) to give (motion, energy, etc.) [+ a (object) = to]
- Synonyms: infondere, trasmettere, comunicare
- imprimere un forte impulso all'economia
- to give a strong boost to the economy
- (literary) to passionately give a kiss
- 1947, Pietro Metastasio, “L'estate [The summer]”, in Bruno Brunelli, editor, Tutte le opere di Pietro Metastasio [All the works of Pietro Metastasio], volume 2, Mondadori:
- Su la man, che m'innamora, / Freddi baci - imprimerò.
- On the hand, that makes me fall in love, / Cold kisses - I will give.
- (rare) to print
- Synonym: stampare
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Conjugation of imprìmere (root-stressed -ere; irregular) (See Appendix:Italian verbs)
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imprimēre
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imprimere
- inflection of imprimō:
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imprimere
- inflection of imprimō: