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Емельяна Черевичковаasked for translation 8 years ago
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to impress upon somebody
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from the article "Ignoring advice, Donald Trump presses attack on Khan Family...."(NYT) . Sentence: Mr. Trumps`s advisers have impressed upon him for days....
User translations (2)
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Втолковать кому-то что-то.
example
Mr Simmons tried to impress on me how much easier my life would be if I were better organized.
Example translation
Мистер Симмонс попытался втолковать мне, насколько проще стала бы моя жизнь, будь я более организован.
translation added by Галина ПалагутаSilver en-ru1 - 2.
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Translator's comment
impress on
or impress upon FORMAL
impress something on someone to try to make someone understand how important something is
They impressed on us the need to keep the project completely secret.
translation added by Igor YurchenkoGold en-ru1