English-Portuguese translations for impose

• abusar
  Não podemos abusar do tempo dos intérpretes. We cannot impose on the interpreters.
  Mas se essa empresa abusar dessa posição, a Comissão pode agir e, possivelmente, aplicar multas pesadas, o que já foi feito ocasionalmente.But if it is abusing that position, the Commission can act and possibly impose heavy fines and this occasionally has been done.
• impor
  Não queremos impor o que quer que seja. We do not want to impose anything.
  Pretende impor o federalismo a todos. It wants to impose federalism on us all.
  Quereis impor tudo isso a Marrocos?Do you want to impose all that on Morocco?

Definition of impose

• To establish or apply by authority
• to be an inconvenience (''on'or ''upon''
• to enforce: compel to behave in a certain way
• To practice a trick or deception (''on'or ''upon''
• To arrange in proper order on a table of stone or metal and lock up in a chase for printing; said of columns or pages of type, forms, etc

Examples

• Congress imposed new tariffs.
• I dont wish to impose upon you.
• Social relations impose courtesy

Related words

• superimposed
• imposed
• superimpose
• self-imposed
• impose upon
• impose an upper limit on
• impose a fine
• vero) impose