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imposing:
- impressionnant; prestigieux; imposant; superbe; magnifique; spectaculaire; sublime; grandiose
impose:
- imposer
Wiktionary:
- imposing → imposant
- imposing → imposant, considérable
- impose → imposer
- impose → élever, percevoir, lever, imposer, prélever

English

Detailed Translations for imposing from English to French

imposing:

imposing adj

imposing (impressive; enormous; grandiose; grand)
impressionnant; prestigieux; imposant; superbe; magnifique; spectaculaire; sublime; grandiose
- impressionnant adj
- prestigieux adj
- imposant adj
- superbe adj
- magnifique adj
- spectaculaire adj
- sublime adj
- grandiose adj

Translation Matrix for imposing:

Adjective	Related Translations	Other Translations
-	baronial; distinguished; grand; magisterial; noble; stately
Other	Related Translations	Other Translations
-	commanding respect
Modifier	Related Translations	Other Translations
grandiose	enormous; grand; grandiose; imposing; impressive	ambitious; aspiring; comprehensive; enormous; gigantic; grand; grandiose; high-flying; huge; immense; magnificent; masterly; out of proportion; pushy; skilful; skillful; splendid; swell; tremendous; vast; very large
imposant	enormous; grand; grandiose; imposing; impressive	ambitious; awecommanding; comprehensive; confounding; deferent; dumbfounded; enormous; gigantic; huge; immense; impressive; memorable; momentous; out of proportion; overpowering; overwhelming; regardful; respectable; respectful; reverential; striking; stupendous; telling; tremendous; vast; very large
impressionnant	enormous; grand; grandiose; imposing; impressive	aristocratic; distinguished; eminent; exciting; fascinating; grand; high-bred; impressive; lofty; magnificent; majestic; majestically; moving; penetrating; piercing; pompous; prominent; rasping; respectable; shrill; solemnly; splendid; stirring; thrilling; touching
magnifique	enormous; grand; grandiose; imposing; impressive	beautiful; brilliant; choice; dainty; delicious; delightful; divine; elite; enormous; excellent; exquisite; extraordinary; fabulous; fanciful; fantastic; first-rate; formidable; glistening; glittering; glorious; gorgeous; grand; grandiose; great; heavenly; highly gifted; immense; magnificent; marvellous; marvelous; masterly; mighty; phenomenal; powerful; prodigious; select; skilful; skillful; smashing; sparkling; splendid; superior; swell; terrific; top-notch; tremendous; very pretty; very tasteful; wonderful
prestigieux	enormous; grand; grandiose; imposing; impressive	aristocratic; considerable; distinguished; eminent; glorious; grand; high-bred; lofty; majestic; majestically; pompous; princely; prominent; solemnly
spectaculaire	enormous; grand; grandiose; imposing; impressive	moving; sensational; showy; spectacular; stirring; stunning; thrilling; touching
sublime	enormous; grand; grandiose; imposing; impressive	choice; elevated; exalted; excellent; first-rate; grand; grandiose; great; highranking; lofty; perfect; sublime; superb; swell; terrific; tiptop; uplifting
superbe	enormous; grand; grandiose; imposing; impressive	brilliant; choice; delicious; delightful; excellent; exquisite; extraordinary; fabulous; fanciful; fantastic; first-rate; formidable; glorious; grand; grandiose; great; heavenly; highly gifted; magnificent; marvellous; marvelous; mighty; perfect; phenomenal; powerful; prodigious; smashing; splendid; stately; sublime; superb; swell; terrific; tiptop; top-notch; tremendous; very tasteful; very well; wonderful

Related Words for "imposing":

unimposing

Synonyms for "imposing":

baronial; noble; stately; impressive
distinguished; grand; magisterial; dignified

Related Definitions for "imposing":

used of a person's appearance or behavior; befitting an eminent person¹
- the monarch's imposing presence¹
impressive in appearance¹
- an imposing residence¹

Wiktionary Translations for imposing:

imposing

adjective

Qui imposer, qui est propre à s’attirer de l’attention, des égards, du respect.
- imposant → imposing

Cross Translation:

From	To	Via
• imposing	→ imposant; considérable	↔ stattlich — der Erscheinung nach eindrucksvoll, kräftig, imposant, würdevoll

impose:

impose

impose
imposer
- imposer

Translation Matrix for impose:

Noun	Related Translations	Other Translations
imposer		force; pressing on
Verb	Related Translations	Other Translations
imposer		assault; attack; burden; coerce; compel; force; insist; keep on; lay on; lay violent hands upon; oblige; persist; press; raid; saddle up; storm; urge; violate
-	bring down; enforce; inflict; levy; visit
Other	Related Translations	Other Translations
imposer	impose
-	mark up

Related Words for "impose":

reimpose, imposed

Synonyms for "impose":

enforce; compel; oblige; obligate
inflict; bring down; visit; communicate; intercommunicate
levy; charge; bill

Related Definitions for "impose":

impose something unpleasant¹
impose and collect¹
compel to behave in a certain way¹
- Social relations impose courtesy¹

Wiktionary Translations for impose:

impose

verb

to establish or apply by authority
- impose → imposer

impose

verb

Traductions à trier suivant le sens
- imposer → impose; impose upon; force; coerce; thrust; assert; put on; apply; tax; mandate; necessitate; oblige; inflict

Cross Translation:

From	To	Via
• impose	→ élever; percevoir; lever	↔ heffen — (overgankelijk) op opwaartse richting doen bewegen
• impose	→ imposer	↔ aufdrängen — transitiv: jemanden oder etwas über ein erwünschtes Maß hinaus zukommen lassen
• impose	→ prélever	↔ erheben — transitiv: Anspruch auf ein Recht geltend machen
• impose	→ imposer	↔ oktroyieren — (transitiv) jemandem etwas aufzwingen, aufdrängen

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