- imperioso
- adj.imperious, dictatorial, commanding, domineering.* * *imperioso► adjetivo1 (autoritario) imperious2 (necesario) urgent, pressing\FRASEOLOGÍAtener una necesidad imperiosa familiar to be dying to gonecesidad imperiosa pressing need* * *ADJ1) (=autoritario) imperious2) (=urgente) pressing, urgent
necesidad imperiosa — pressing need, absolute necessity
* * *-sa adjetivoa) <necesidad> urgent, pressing (before n)b) <tono/carácter> imperious* * *= imperious, driving, peremptory.Ex. As she ascended the staircase to the library director's office, she tried to fathom the reason for the imperious summons.Ex. Self-actualization is the driving need to reach one's own potential.Ex. The author's argumentation is vehement, sometimes peremptory, but not conclusive.----* necesidad imperiosa = desperate need.* * *-sa adjetivoa) <necesidad> urgent, pressing (before n)b) <tono/carácter> imperious* * *= imperious, driving, peremptory.Ex: As she ascended the staircase to the library director's office, she tried to fathom the reason for the imperious summons.
Ex: Self-actualization is the driving need to reach one's own potential.Ex: The author's argumentation is vehement, sometimes peremptory, but not conclusive.* necesidad imperiosa = desperate need.* * *imperioso -saadjective1 ‹necesidad› urgent, pressing (before n)2 ‹tono/carácter› imperious* * *
imperioso,-a adjetivo
1 (dominante) imperious
2 (indispensable, vital) vital, imperative: para él era imperioso volver a casa, it was vital for him to get home
'imperioso' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
imperiosa
English:
imperious
- imperative
* * *imperioso, -a adj1. [autoritario] imperious2. [apremiante] urgent, pressing* * *imperiosoadj1 necesidad compelling, pressing2 persona imperious* * *imperioso, -sa adj1) : imperious2) : pressing, urgent♦ imperiosamente adv
Spanish-English dictionary. 2013.