Example: Tengo la impresión de que hoy va a llover mucho.
Definition
"Tener la impresión de" means to have a feeling or belief about something without being certain. It expresses a subjective perception or intuition, often used when someone thinks or senses that something might be true, as in "I have the impression that it will rain a lot today."
The phrase "tener la impresión de" originates from the verb "tener" meaning 'to have,' combined with "impresión," which comes from the Latin "impressio," meaning 'a pressing upon' or 'imprint.' Did you know? "Impresión" originally referred to a physical mark or imprint before evolving to mean a mental or sensory perception.
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"Tener la impresión de" appears in the Vocaplus list "Spanish - General - Modismos y refranes - (A2) - parte 1", containing 106 commonly used expressions.
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to have the impression that