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pakko-otto — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • impress verb To have a strong, often admiring, effect on someone.

Senses

pakko-otto is used for these senses in English:

  • expropriation The act of expropriating; the surrender of a claim to private property without material compensation; the act of depriving oneself of private propriety rights.
  • impress The act of impressing, or taking by force for the public service; compulsion to serve; also, that which is impressed.

impress — full definition

  1. verb To have a strong, often admiring, effect on someone.
  2. verb To fix an idea firmly in someone's mind; to emphasise something strongly.

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