impresa

== English == === Alternative forms === imprese, impress === Etymology === Borrowed from Italian impresa. === Noun === impresa (plural impresas) (heraldry) A device on a shield or seal, or used as a bookplate etc. 1613, John Webster, “A Monumental Column, A Funeral Elegy” in Three Elegies on the most lamented Death of Prince Henrie, London: William Welbie,[1] My impresa to your lordship; a swan Flying to a laurel for shelter. === References === “impresa”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. === Anagrams === empairs, primase, rampies == Asturian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /imˈpɾesa/ [ĩmˈpɾe.sa] Rhymes: -esa Syllabification: im‧pre‧sa === Adjective === impresa f sg feminine singular of impresu === Participle === impresa f sg feminine singular of impresu == Catalan == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Northern) [imˈpɾe̞.zə] IPA(key): (Balearic) [imˈpɾə.zə] IPA(key): (Central) [imˈpɾɛ.zə] IPA(key): (Valencia, Northwestern) [imˈpɾe.za] === Participle === impresa f sg feminine singular of imprès == Galician == === Adjective === impresa f sg feminine singular of impreso === Participle === impresa f sg feminine singular of impreso == Italian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /imˈpre.za/, (traditional) /imˈpre.sa/ Rhymes: -eza, (traditional) -esa Hyphenation: im‧pré‧sa === Etymology 1 === Deverbal formed with the feminine past participle of imprendere, a less common alternative for intraprendere (“to undertake”). Cognate with Sicilian mprisa. Compare French entreprise for a similar construction. ==== Noun ==== impresa f (plural imprese) enterprise, undertaking, exploit, feat, endeavour/endeavor company, firm, business, concern Synonyms: azienda, ditta, società ===== Related terms ===== ===== Descendants ===== → Polish: impreza → Portuguese: empresa → Spanish: impresa, empresa → Asturian: empresa ===== Further reading ===== impresa in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana === Etymology 2 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Participle ==== impresa f sg feminine singular of impreso === References === === Anagrams === -spermia, asempri, esprima, permasi, pesarmi, presami, primase, sapermi == Spanish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /imˈpɾesa/ [ĩmˈpɾe.sa] Rhymes: -esa Syllabification: im‧pre‧sa === Noun === impresa f (plural impresas) obsolete spelling of empresa === Adjective === impresa f sg feminine singular of impreso === Participle === impresa f sg feminine singular of impreso === Further reading === “impresa”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025