importante

See also: împortante

Asturian

Etymology

From importar +‎ -ante.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /impoɾˈtante/ [ĩm.poɾˈt̪ãn̪.t̪e]
  • Rhymes: -ante
  • Hyphenation: im‧por‧tan‧te

Adjective

importante (epicene, plural importantes)

  1. important (having relevant and crucial value)

Bikol Central

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish importante.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʔimpoɾˈtante/ [ʔim.poɾˈtan̪.te]
  • Rhymes: -ante
  • Hyphenation: im‧por‧tan‧te

Adjective

importánte (intensified importantehon, Basahan spelling ᜁᜋ᜔ᜉᜓᜍ᜔ᜆᜈ᜔ᜆᜒ)

  1. important
    Synonym: mahalaga

Esperanto

Adverb

importante

  1. present adverbial active participle of importi

French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɛ̃.pɔʁ.tɑ̃t/
  • Audio:(file)

Adjective

importante

  1. feminine singular of important

Anagrams

Galician

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /impoɾˈtante/ [im.poɾˈt̪an̪.t̪ɪ]
  • Rhymes: -ante
  • Hyphenation: im‧por‧tan‧te

Adjective

importante m or f (plural importantes)

  1. important

Further reading

Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /im.porˈtan.te/
  • Rhymes: -ante
  • Hyphenation: im‧por‧tàn‧te

Etymology 1

From importare +‎ -ante.

Adjective

importante m or f (plural importanti, superlative importantissimo)

  1. important
Alternative forms
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Participle

importante m or f (plural importanti)

  1. present participle of importare

Further reading

  • importante in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Anagrams

Ladino

Pronunciation

  • Audio (Spain):(file)

Adjective

importante (Hebrew spelling אימפורטאנטי)[1]

  1. alternative form of emportante
    • 1982, Enrique Saporta y Beja, En torno de la torre blanca[1], Editions Vidas Largas, page 57:
      Eya fue atraida por esta sivda importante de punto de vista djidyo, muy komertchante, i penso fazer profitar la komunita de su djenerozita.
      She was attracted to this important city from a Jewish point of view, very businesslike, and she thought to take advantage of the community’s generosity.

References

  1. ^ importante”, in Trezoro de la Lengua Djudeoespanyola [Treasure of the Judeo-Spanish Language] (in Ladino, Hebrew, and English), Instituto Maale Adumim

Latin

Participle

importante

  1. ablative masculine/feminine/neuter singular of importāns

Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin importantem (importing; causing). By surface analysis, importar +‎ -ante.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ĩ.poʁˈtɐ̃.t͡ʃi/ [ĩ.pohˈtɐ̃.t͡ʃi]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /ĩ.poɾˈtɐ̃.t͡ʃi/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ĩ.poʁˈtɐ̃.t͡ʃi/ [ĩ.poχˈtɐ̃.t͡ʃi]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ĩ.poɻˈtɐ̃.te/
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ĩ.puɾˈtɐ̃.tɨ/

  • Hyphenation: im‧por‧tan‧te

Adjective

importante m or f (plural importantes)

  1. important (having relevant and crucial value)
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:importante
    Antonyms: desnecessário, irrelevante, insignificativo
    • 2009, Robson Campos De Abreu, Teatro para Mágicos, Clube de Autores, page 60:
      A música é tão importante que existe até categoria de premiação no Oscar, pois a mesma ajuda a criar todo o clima que vemos nos filmes[,] seja este um filme divertido e infantil, ou seja,[sic] aquele terror super hiper mega blaster assustador.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
    • 2011, Carlos Mavca, Poker - A essência do Texas Hold'em - Estratégias para se tornar um vencedor, Elsevier Brasil, →ISBN, page 121:
      Para enxergar o quanto é importante o bom gerenciamento do bankroll, precisamos entender o conceito de variância no poker.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
  2. influential
    Synonyms: influente, poderoso, reputado

Further reading

Romanian

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /im.porˈtan.te/
  • Rhymes: -ante
  • Hyphenation: im‧por‧tan‧te

Adjective

importante m or f or n (masculine plural importanți, feminine and neuter plural importante)

  1. obsolete form of important

Declension

Declension of importante
singular plural
masculine neuter feminine masculine neuter feminine
nominative-
accusative
indefinite importante importante importanți importante
definite importantele importantea importanții importantele
genitive-
dative
indefinite importante importante importanți importante
definite importantelui importantei importanților importantelor

References

  • importante in Academia Română, Micul dicționar academic, ediția a II-a, Bucharest: Univers Enciclopedic, 2010. →ISBN

Spanish

Etymology

From importar +‎ -ante.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /impoɾˈtante/ [ĩm.poɾˈt̪ãn̪.t̪e]
  • Audio (Colombia):(file)
  • Rhymes: -ante
  • Syllabification: im‧por‧tan‧te

Adjective

importante m or f (masculine and feminine plural importantes)

  1. important, that cares, that matters.

Derived terms

Further reading

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish importante.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔimpoɾˈtante/ [ʔɪm.poɾˈt̪an̪.t̪ɛ]
  • Rhymes: -ante
  • Syllabification: im‧por‧tan‧te

Adjective

importante (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜋ᜔ᜉᜓᜇ᜔ᜆᜈ᜔ᜆᜒ)

  1. important
    Synonym: mahalaga

Further reading

  • importante”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018