imposer, v.n., to awe, to overawe, to keep in awe. C’est un homme dont la présence impose; he is a man whose presence overawes one. Sa mine impose; his looks command respect, veneration. En —; to deceive. En — à quelqu’un; to impose upon any one; to overawe, to deceive.
imposition, n.f., imposition; tax; impost; assessment; (print.) imposition. — des mains; laying on of hands. — d’un tribut; imposition of a tribute. — d’une peine; infliction of a punishment. Lever les —s; to levy taxes.
impossibilité, n.f., impossibility. Être de toute —; to be utterly impossible. Se trouver dans l’— de faire quelque chose; to find it impossible to do a thing.
impossible, n.m., impossibilities; a great deal. Je ne puis pas faire l’—; I cannot do impossibilities. À l’— nul n’est tenu; there is no doing impossibilities; there is no flying without wings. Gagner l’—; to gain enormously, or a great deal. Chercher l’—, vouloir trouver l’—; to attempt the impossible. Viser l’—; to aim at impossibilities.
impossible, adj., impossible, fabulous, outrageous; out of the way; out of the question; out of all reason; unacceptable, most absurd.
imposte, n.f., (arch.) impost, molding, fan-light.
imposteur, adj., deceitful, false. Des oracles —s; false oracles.
imposteur, n.m., impostor, cheat.
imposture, n.f., imposture, deception, falsehood, fallacy, illusion.
impôt, n.m., tax, duty; impost. — sur les feux; hearth-money. — sur chaque tête or — sur les personnes; poll-tax. Lever des —s; to levy taxes. Percevoir les —s; to collect the taxes. — personnel et mobilier; house-tax. L’assiette de l’—; the assessment of the taxes. — sur le revenu; income-tax.