impressed

impressionné

Qui admire quelqu’un ou quelque chose pour sa qualité, son talent ou sa réussite.

En anglais simple : Feeling that someone or something is especially good, skillful, or successful.

• I was impressed by your work.
• The guests seemed impressed with the meal.
• Are you impressed by his latest painting?

Comment l'utiliser : be impressed by someone/something (I was impressed by her calm response.); be impressed with someone/something (They were impressed with the hotel service.)

Synonymes : admiring

Contraires : unimpressed

Expressions courantes : impressed by something, impressed with someone, very impressed

imprimé, estampé

Marqué par une pression sur une surface, de façon à y laisser une forme ou une trace.

En anglais simple : Pressed into a surface so that a shape or mark remains.

• The clay has an impressed pattern.
• An impressed seal appears on each tile.
• The vase has impressed decoration around its base.

Synonymes : stamped, imprinted

Expressions courantes : impressed pattern, impressed seal, impressed decoration

enrôlé de force

Obligé d’entrer dans l’armée ou la marine contre sa volonté.

En anglais simple : Forced to join the army or navy against your wishes.

• The ship carried impressed sailors.
• Some impressed men tried to escape.
• The historian described the harsh treatment of impressed recruits.

Synonymes : conscripted, press-ganged

Contraires : voluntary

Expressions courantes : impressed sailors, impressed men, impressed recruits

réquisitionné, confisqué

Pris par des autorités ou des soldats pour leur usage, sans l’accord du propriétaire.

En anglais simple : Taken by officials or soldiers for their use, without the owner’s agreement.

• The army used impressed horses.
• Impressed wagons carried supplies to the camp.
• Owners demanded payment for their impressed ships.

Synonymes : requisitioned, seized, confiscated

Expressions courantes : impressed horses, impressed wagons, impressed property