English-Spanish translations for impose

• imponer
  La idea es, por supuesto, no imponer multas. The idea is certainly not to impose fines.
  Ningún país puede imponer su sistema sobre el de los demás. No country can impose its system on another.
  Además, prevé sanciones que son imposibles de imponer. Then there are sanctions that are impossible to impose.

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