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im·pres·sion

(ĭm-prĕsh′ən)

1. An effect, feeling, or image retained as a consequence of experience: Seeing the glacier made a big impression on us.

2. A vague notion, remembrance, or belief: I have the impression that we have met once before.

3. A mark produced on a surface by pressure.

4. The act or process of impressing: The impression of the company's name in the products is done by machine.

5. Printing

a. All the copies of a publication printed at one time from the same set of type.

b. A single copy of such a printing.

6. A humorous imitation of the voice and mannerisms of a famous person.

7. An initial or single coat of color or paint.

8. Dentistry An imprint of the teeth and surrounding tissues, formed with a plastic material that hardens into a mold for use in making dentures, inlays, or plastic models.

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impression

(ɪmˈprɛʃən)

1. an effect produced in the mind by a stimulus; sensation: he gave the impression of wanting to help.

2. an imprint or mark produced by pressing: he left the impression of his finger in the mud.

3. a vague idea, consciousness, or belief: I had the impression we had met before.

4. a strong, favourable, or remarkable effect: he made an impression on the managers.

5. the act of impressing or the state of being impressed

6. (Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) printing

a. the act, process, or result of printing from type, plates, etc

b. one of a number of printings of a publication printed from the same setting of type with no or few alterations. Compare edition²

c. the total number of copies of a publication printed at one time

7. (Dentistry) dentistry an imprint of the teeth and gums, esp in wax or plaster, for use in preparing crowns, inlays, or dentures

8. an imitation or impersonation: he did a funny impression of the politician.

imˈpressional adj

imˈpressionally adv

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im•pres•sion

(ɪmˈprɛʃ ən)

n.

1. a strong effect produced on the intellect, feelings, or senses.

2. the effect produced by an agency or influence.

3. a somewhat vague awareness: a general impression of distant voices.

4. a mark produced by pressure.

5. an image in the mind caused by something external to it.

6. the act of impressing or the state of being impressed.

7. an imprint of the teeth or gums taken in plastic material that forms a mold in dentistry.

8. a caricatured imitation of a usu. famous person by an entertainer.

a. the process or result of printing from type, plates, an engraved block, etc.

b. one of a number of printings made at different times from the same set of type.

c. all the copies, as of a book, printed at one time from one setting of type or from one set of plates.

[1325–75; Middle English < Latin impressiō; see impress¹, -ion]

im•pres′sion•al, adj.

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Noun	1.	impression - a vague idea in which some confidence is placed; "his impression of her was favorable"; "what are your feelings about the crisis?"; "it strengthened my belief in his sincerity"; "I had a feeling that she was lying" notion, belief, feeling, opinion idea, thought - the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about; "it was not a good idea"; "the thought never entered my mind" presence - the impression that something is present; "he felt the presence of an evil force" effect - an impression (especially one that is artificial or contrived); "he just did it for effect" first blush - at the first glimpse or impression; "at first blush the idea possesses considerable intuitive appeal but on closer examination it fails" hunch, suspicion, intuition - an impression that something might be the case; "he had an intuition that something had gone wrong"
	2.	impression - an outward appearance; "he made a good impression"; "I wanted to create an impression of success"; "she retained that bold effect in her reproductions of the original painting" effect appearance, visual aspect - outward or visible aspect of a person or thing figure - the impression produced by a person; "he cut a fine figure"; "a heroic figure" image - the general impression that something (a person or organization or product) presents to the public; "although her popular image was contrived it served to inspire music and pageantry"; "the company tried to project an altruistic image" mark - the impression created by doing something unusual or extraordinary that people notice and remember; "it was in London that he made his mark"; "he left an indelible mark on the American theater" tout ensemble - a total impression or effect of something made up of individual parts
	3.	impression - a clear and telling mental image; "he described his mental picture of his assailant"; "he had no clear picture of himself or his world"; "the events left a permanent impression in his mind" mental picture, picture image, mental image - an iconic mental representation; "her imagination forced images upon her too awful to contemplate"
	4.	impression - a concavity in a surface produced by pressing; "he left the impression of his fingers in the soft mud" imprint, depression dimple - a small natural hollow in the cheek or chin; "His dimple appeared whenever he smiled" concave shape, concavity, incurvation, incurvature - a shape that curves or bends inward groove, channel - a long narrow furrow cut either by a natural process (such as erosion) or by a tool (as e.g. a groove in a phonograph record) dimple - any slight depression in a surface; "there are approximately 336 dimples on a golf ball" dip - a depression in an otherwise level surface; "there was a dip in the road" incision, prick, scratch, dent, slit - a depression scratched or carved into a surface droop, sag - a shape that sags; "there was a sag in the chair seat" crinkle, wrinkle, furrow, crease, seam, line - a slight depression in the smoothness of a surface; "his face has many lines"; "ironing gets rid of most wrinkles" cranny, crevice, fissure, chap, crack - a long narrow depression in a surface
	5.	impression - a symbol that is the result of printing or engraving; "he put his stamp on the envelope" stamp symbol - an arbitrary sign (written or printed) that has acquired a conventional significance embossment, imprint - an impression produced by pressure or printing seal - a stamp affixed to a document (as to attest to its authenticity or to seal it); "the warrant bore the sheriff's seal"
	6.	impression - all the copies of a work printed at one time; "they ran off an initial printing of 2000 copies" printing publication - a copy of a printed work offered for distribution edition - the form in which a text (especially a printed book) is published test copy, trial impression, proof - (printing) an impression made to check for errors mackle - a printed impression that is blurred or doubled printing process, printing - reproduction by applying ink to paper as for publication
	7.	impression - (dentistry) an imprint of the teeth and gums in wax or plaster; "the dentist took an impression for use in preparing an inlay" imprint - a device produced by pressure on a surface dental medicine, dentistry, odontology - the branch of medicine dealing with the anatomy and development and diseases of the teeth
	8.	impression - an impressionistic portrayal of a person; "he did a funny impression of a politician" personation, portrayal, characterization, enactment - acting the part of a character on stage; dramatically representing the character by speech and action and gesture
	9.	impression - the act of pressing one thing on or into the surface of another; "he watched the impression of the seal on the hot wax" pressing, pressure, press - the act of pressing; the exertion of pressure; "he gave the button a press"; "he used pressure to stop the bleeding"; "at the pressing of a button"

impression

noun

1. idea, feeling, thought, sense, opinion, view, assessment, judgment, reaction, belief, concept, fancy, notion, conviction, suspicion, hunch, apprehension, inkling, funny feeling (informal) My impression is that they are totally out of control.

2. effect, influence, impact, sway She gave no sign that his charm had made any impression on her.

3. imitation, parody, impersonation, mockery, send-up (Brit. informal), takeoff (informal) He amused us doing impressions of film actors.

4. mark, imprint, stamp, stamping, depression, outline, hollow, dent, impress, indentation the world's oldest fossil impressions of plant life

make an impression cause a stir, stand out, make an impact, be conspicuous, find favour, make a hit (informal), arouse comment, excite notice He's certainly made an impression on the interviewing board.

Proverbs
"First impressions are the most lasting"

Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002

impression

noun

1. The strong effect exerted by one person or thing on another:

force, impact, influence, repercussion.

2. The character projected or given by someone to the public:

appearance, image.

3. Intuitive cognition:

feeling, hunch, idea, intuition, suspicion.

4. The visible effect made on a surface by pressure:

impress, imprint, indent, indentation, mark, print, stamp.

5. The entire number of copies of a publication printed from a single typesetting:

printing.

Translations

أثرإِنْطِبَاعٌإنْطِباعإنْطِباع ، فِكْرَهطَبْعَة من كِتاب

dojemEindruckotiskvýtiskانطباع

indtrykmærkesærtrykaftrykfortryk

Eindruck Abdruck Abklatsch Abzug Anschein

εντύπωση

impresión marca tirada edición huella

vaikutelmavaikutuspainauma

impression tirage effet empreinte

dojam

benyomás

farhugboî, óljós tilfinningmótandi áhrif, hughrifprentun

impressione impronta stampa tiratura edizione

印象

인상

indruk voorkomen deuk

avtrykk inntrykk trykking

wrażenie

impressão

впечатление

vtis

intryck

สิ่งที่ประทับใจ

izlenim tesir baskı etki iz

ấn tượng

印象模糊的观念印次印记

impression

[ɪmˈpreʃən] N

1. (= effect) → impresión f
to make an impression (on sb) → impresionar (a algn)
she's out to make an impression → quiere impresionar
to make a good/bad impression (on sb) → causar buena/mala impresión (a algn)
to make no impression (on sth) → no tener el menor efecto (sobre algo)
all our arguments seemed to make no impression on him → nuestros argumentos no parecieron tener efecto alguno en él
we had been digging for an hour but weren't making any impression → llevábamos una hora cavando pero sin ningún éxito

2. (= vague idea, illusion) → impresión f
to be under or have the impression that → tener la impresión de que ...
he gives the impression of knowing a lot → da la impresión de saber mucho
my impressions of Paris → mis impresiones de París
I don't want you to get the wrong impression → no quiero que te lleves una falsa impresión
they used cotton wool to give the impression of snow → utilizaban algodón para simular la nieve

3. (= mark) → impresión f (fig) → marca f, huella f

4. (esp Brit) (Typ) (for first time) → impresión f, tirada f; (thereafter) → reimpresión f

5. (Theat) → imitación f
to do impressions → hacer imitaciones

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

impression

[ɪmˈprɛʃ^ən] n

(= idea) → impression f
first impressions → premières impressions
to be under the impression (that) ... → avoir l'impression que ...
I was under the impression that → J'avais l'impression que ...
to make an impression → faire impression
to create a good impression → faire bonne impression
to make a good impression on sb → faire bonne impression sur qn
to make a bad impression on sb → faire mauvaise impression sur qn
to give the impression of sth → donner l'impression de qch
to give the impression that ... → donner l'impression que ...

[stamp, seal] → impression f; [hoof, foot] → empreinte f

(= mimicking) → imitation f
Have you seen her impressions of the TV newscasters? → As-tu vu ses imitations des présentateurs de journaux télévisés?
to do an impression of sb → faire une imitation de qn

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

impression

→ Eindruck m; to make a good/bad impression on somebody → einen guten/schlechten Eindruck auf jdn machen; the theatre made a lasting impression on me → das Theater beeindruckte mich tief; his words made an impression → seine Worte machten Eindruck; I haven’t made any impression on this job → ich bin mit dieser Arbeit noch nicht weit gekommen; he made quite an impression on the pile of ironing → er hat den Stapel Bügelwäsche fast ganz weggebügelt; he created an impression of power → er erweckte den Eindruck von Macht; first impressions are usually right → der erste Eindruck ist gewöhnlich richtig

(= idea) → Eindruck m; (= feeling) → Gefühl nt; to give somebody the impression that … → jdm den Eindruck vermitteln, dass …; he gave the impression of being unhappy/self-confident → er wirkte unglücklich/selbstsicher; I was under the impression that … → ich hatte den Eindruck, dass …; that gives an impression of light → das vermittelt den Eindruck von Licht; he had the impression of falling → er hatte das Gefühl, zu fallen

(on wax etc) → Abdruck m; (of engraving) → Prägung f

(of book etc) → Nachdruck m; first impression → Erstdruck m

(= take-off) → Nachahmung f, → Imitation f; to do an impression of somebody → jdn imitieren or nachahmen

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

impression

[ɪmˈprɛʃ/ən] n

a. (most senses) → impressione f
to be under or have the impression that → avere l'impressione che
he gives the impression of knowing a lot about it → dà l'impressione di saperne molto
to make a good/bad impression on sb → fare una buona/cattiva impressione a or su qn
my words made no impression on him → le mie parole non hanno avuto nessun effetto su di lui

b. (imitation) → imitazione f
to do impressions → fare delle imitazioni

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

impress

(imˈpres) verb

1. to cause feelings of admiration etc in (a person). I was impressed by his good behaviour.

2. (with on or upon) to stress (something to someone). I must impress upon you the need for silence.

3. to fix (a fact etc in the mind). She re-read the plans in order to impress the details on her memory.

4. make (a mark) on something by pressing. a footprint impressed in the sand.

imˈpression (-ʃən) noun

1. the idea or effect produced in someone's mind by a person, experience etc. The film made a great impression on me.

2. a vague idea. I have the impression that he's not pleased.

3. the mark left by an object on another object. The dog left an impression of its paws in the wet cement.

4. a single printing of a book etc.

imˈpressive (-siv) adjective

(negative unimpressive) making a great impression on a person's mind, feelings etc. an impressive ceremony.

imˈpressively adverb

imˈpressiveness noun

be under the impression (that)

to have the (often wrong) feeling or idea that. I was under the impression that you were paying for this meal.

impression

→ إِنْطِبَاعٌ dojem indtryk Eindruck εντύπωση impresión vaikutelma impression dojam impressione 印象 인상 indruk inntrykk wrażenie impressão впечатление intryck สิ่งที่ประทับใจ izlenim ấn tượng 印象

im·pres·sion

n. impresión.

1. huella en una superficie;

2. el efecto producido en la mente a través de estímulos externos;

3. copia de la configuración de una parte o del total del arco dental, de dientes individuales, o para uso en una restauración de caries dentales.

impression

n (dent, etc.) impresión f

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Wharton made extensive stylistic, punctuation, and spelling changes and revisions between the serial and book publication, and more than thirty subsequent changes were made after the second impression of the book edition had been run off.

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He next explains the difference between simple and complex ideas, and explains that a complex idea may occur without any similar complex impression. But as regards simple ideas, he states that "every simple idea has a simple impression, which resembles it, and every simple impression a correspondent idea." He goes on to enunciate the general principle "that all our simple ideas in their first appearance are derived from simple impressions, which are correspondent to them, and which they exactly represent"

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Very probably the good-looking face of the young woman in the dogs had a good deal to do with the impression of well-being this peasant household made upon Levin, but the impression was so strong that Levin could never get rid of it.

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Looking through that story lately I had the material impression of sitting under a large and expensive umbrella in the loud drumming of a heavy rain-shower.

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From a distance of years, looking at the remembered aspects of the storms lived through, it is that impression which disengages itself clearly from the great body of impressions left by many years of intimate contact.

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He described the impression that Rembrandt made on him with a coarseness I cannot repeat.

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One fact, at least, would have been perfectly plain to an outsider, had any such person been on the spot; and that was, that the prince had made a very considerable impression upon the family, in spite of the fact that he had but once been inside the house, and then only for a short time.

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He began to doubt whether he had been wise in acting on his first impression. His mind reverted to the commonplace patients and the discoverable maladies that were waiting for him, with a certain tender regret.

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She only says that he puzzles her, and that she will not tell me what her impression of him is until I have seen him, and formed my own opinion first.

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I write this, it is hardly necessary to say, under the impression that, wherever he may now be living, he is settled in the place for some little time.

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"Miss Dunross seems to have produced a very favorable impression on you," she said.

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I fear they made more impression on me than I made on them."

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