importer, v.imp., to import, to be of moment, to be of consequence, to concern; to matter, to signify. Il n’importe pas; it is no matter, it matters not, it is of no consequence, it does not matter, it does not signify. N’importe; no matter, never mind. Que m’importe? what matters it to me? Que vous importe? of what consequence is it to you? Qu’importe? what does it matter? Peu importe; it does not much matter. Venez n’importe quand; come when you like; no matter when. N’importe comment; any how, no matter how.
importer, v.a., (com.) to import; (fig.) to import, to introduce. — des expressions étrangères; to introduce foreign expressions.
importun, -e, n.m.f. and adj., tiresome person, troublesome person, intruder, bore, hanger-on, dun; importunate, troublesome, tiresome; obtrusive, irksome, inconvenient. Visite —e; obtrusive visit. Être —; to intrude; to be troublesome.
importunément, adv., (l.u.) importunely, obtrusively.
importuner, v.a., to importune, to pester, to trouble, to annoy, to plague, to incommode; to tease. — ses débiteurs; to dun one’s debtors.
importunité, n.f., importunity.
imposable, adj., taxable.
imposant, -e, adj., imposing, commanding; striking; stately. Attitude —e; commanding attitude.
imposer, v.a., to force upon; to lay on (of hands); to set; to lay upon, to lay to any one’s charge; to impose, to enjoin, to prescribe; to give, to confer, to lay; to tax; to charge, to impute; to thrust upon, to force upon; (print.) to impose. C’est au vainqueur d’— la loi aux vaincus; it is for the conqueror to prescribe laws for the conquered. — des peines; to inflict punishment. — silence; to impose silence. — des droits; to levy duties. — un pays; to tax a country. — un nom; to give a name. Je ne prétends pas vous — mon opinion; I don’t pretend to force my opinion upon you.
s’imposer, v.r., to obtrude, to be obtrusive, to obtrude one’s self; to impose a tax upon one’s self. S’en —; to deceive one’s self.