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imposto

imposed

adjective eem-POH-stoh Rare
Descriptions & Qualities Conditions

Also means

forced

Usage Note

Imposto is the past participle of imporre used as an adjective, meaning 'imposed' or 'forced upon someone'. A potential false-friend trap: it looks like 'impost' (a tax in English), which is conceptually close since taxes are imposte in Italian — l'imposta sul reddito is income tax. Do not confuse with impostato (set up, formatted).

Examples

"Il cambio di regole è stato imposto dall'alto."

Natural Translation

The rule change was imposed from above.

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