Traducciones de 20-year en el diccionario español»inglés

I.imponer V. trans.

1.1. imponer form. castigo/pena/multa:

imponer

to impose form.

el gobierno impuso el toque de queda

the government imposed a curfew

le impusieron una pena de 20 años de cárcel

he was sentenced to 20 years in prison

le impusieron una pena de 20 años de cárcel

they imposed a 20-year prison sentence on him

1.2. imponer form. gravamen/impuesto:

imponer

to impose

imponer

to levy form.

1.3. imponer:

imponer obligación

to impose

imponer obligación

to place

imponer opinión

to impose

imponer reglas/condiciones

to impose

imponer reglas/condiciones

to enforce

imponer tarea

to set

no lo sienten como una cosa impuesta

they don't see it as an imposition o as something imposed upon them

impusieron el uso obligatorio del cinturón de seguridad

safety belts were made compulsory

no te estoy tratando de imponer nada, solo te estoy advirtiendo de un posible peligro

I'm not trying to tell you what to do, I'm just warning you of a possible danger

siempre tiene que imponer su punto de vista

he always has to impose his point of view

1.4. imponer:

imponer respeto

to command

imponer temor

to inspire

imponer temor

to instill ingl. am.

imponer temor

to instil ingl. brit.

1.5. imponer moda:

imponer

to set

2. imponer form. (+ me/te/le etc):

imponer condecoración

to confer

imponer nombre

to give

imponer medalla

to confer

le impuso la máxima condecoración civil

he conferred the highest civil award on o upon him

se le impuso el nombre de 'calle de los Mártires'

it was given the name of 'street of the Martyrs'

3. imponer (informar):

imponer a alg. de o en algo

to inform sb of o about sth

4. imponer REL.:

imponerle las manos a alg.

to lay one's hands upon o on sb

5. imponer Esp. form. dinero/fondos:

imponer

to deposit

6. imponer Chile (a la seguridad social):

imponer

to contribute

II.imponer V. intr. (infundir respeto, admiración)

imponer

to be imposing

su mera presencia impone

he has an imposing presence

su mera presencia impone

his mere presence is imposing

su dominio de la situación impone

his command of the situation is impressive

III.imponerse V. vpr

1.1. imponerse refl:

imponerse horario

to set oneself

imponerse régimen

to impose … on oneself

1.2. imponerse idea:

imponerse

to become established

1.3. imponerse form. cambio/decisión:

imponerse

to be imperative form.

se impone tomar una decisión hoy mismo

it is imperative that a decision is o be made today

se impone la necesidad de un cambio

a change is imperative

se impone la necesidad de un cambio

there is an urgent need for a change

1.4. imponerse color/estilo:

imponerse

to come into fashion

imponerse

to become fashionable

este invierno se han impuesto las faldas por debajo de la rodilla

skirts below the knee have become fashionable o have come into fashion this winter

2. imponerse (hacerse respetar):

imponerse

to assert oneself

imponerse

to assert one's authority

3. imponerse form. (vencer):

imponerse

to win

se impuso por puntos

he won on points

se impondrá el sentido común

common sense will prevail

imponerse a alg./algo

to defeat o beat sb/sth

se impusieron a China por siete carreras a dos

they beat China by seven runs to two

4. imponerse form. (enterarse):

imponerse de algo

to acquaint oneself with sth

5. imponerse Méx. (acostumbrarse):

imponerse a algo

to become accustomed to sth