impresión

impression

noun eem-preh-SYOHN Less Common

Also means

Usage Note

Impresión covers the mental impression or feeling (causar buena impresión, to make a good impression), the act of printing (la impresión del documento), and a print run. The related verb impresionar means 'to impress' or 'to make an impression on'. Estar impresionado means 'to be impressed'. The plural impresiones is common when discussing opinions or perceptions: ¿cuáles son tus impresiones?

Examples

"Me causó una impresión muy positiva."

Natural Translation

He made a very positive impression on me.

Literal Translation

To-me caused a very positive impression.

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