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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesimpératif
Pronunciation / Transliteration: impératif
"C'est un impératif moral."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
An essential or urgent thing.
"To fight climate change is a moral imperative."
- 1
Of vital importance; crucial.
"It is imperative that we act now."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Late Middle English: from late Latin imperativus, from Latin imperat- 'commanded', from the verb imperare.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Imperative" is said worldwide
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impératif
Transliteration: impératif
"C'est un impératif moral."
Imperativ
Transliteration: Imperativ
"Es ist ein moralisches Gebot."
imperativo
Transliteration: imperativo
"È un imperativo morale."
imperativo
Transliteration: imperativo
"Es un imperativo moral."
imperativo
Transliteration: imperativo
"É um imperativo moral."
अनिवार्य
Transliteration: anivarya
"यह एक नैतिक अनिवार्यता है।"
当务之急
Transliteration: dāng wù zhī jí
"这是道义上的当务之急。"
필수 사항
Transliteration: 필수 사항
"도덕적 필수 사항이다."
不可欠なこと
Transliteration: fukaketsuna koto
"それは道徳上の至上命令である。"
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