impresionar a

to impress

→ impresionar
phrase Uncommon #18,839
to impress The a before a person or people marks them as the direct object and is not translated into English.
SP: Quiero impresionar a mis amigos.
EN: I want to impress my friends.

Tom solo lo hizo para impresionar a Mary.

Tom only did it to impress Mary.

No estoy intentando impresionar a nadie.

I'm not trying to impress anyone.

Tengo que impresionar a Tom.

I have to impress Tom.

Él trata de impresionar a sus amigos.

He tries to impress his friends.

Intentaba impresionar a la profesora.

He was trying to impress the teacher.

Solo trato de impresionar a mi suegra.

I'm just trying to impress my mother-in-law.

— Kal Ho Naa Ho (2003)

Es que, quería impresionar a mi papá.

It's just that I wanted to impress my dad.

Yanni nunca intenta impresionar a Skura.

Yanni never tries to impress Skura.

Solo intentaba impresionar a Tom.

I was just trying to impress Tom.

Compraste este apartamento para impresionar a la gente de tu empresa.

You bought this apartment to impress the people at your company.

— Vida solo hay una (2011)

Tomas intentó impresionar a María manejando muy rápido.

Tomas tried to impress Maria by driving very fast.

Ya tienes otra cosa para impresionar a las chicas.

Now you have another way to impress the girls.

— Paris, je t'aime (2006)

Tienen que impresionar a todos en el espectáculo Iván.

They have to impress everyone at the show, Ivan.

Es muy difícil impresionar a su hija, Ruth.

It's very difficult to impress his daughter, Ruth.

— Titanic (1997)

Ya casi terminaste, y sé que vas a impresionar a todos.

You're almost done, and I know you're going to impress everyone.

— Familia en renta (2025)

¿Me permite impresionar a mi mujer y llamarle por su grado?

Would you let me impress my wife and call her by her degree?

— Бриллиантовая рука (1969)