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first impression en · NOUN

Meanings

1. The event when one person first encounters another person and forms a mental image of them. ᵂᵖ
   • I obviously didn't make much of a first impression with him, because he didn't recognize me from the party two weeks ago.
   • "Okay, I know you have no reason to believe me, but I was just making sure your room was tidy. I wanted you to have a good first impression!" 2022, Jeph Jacques, Questionable Content (webcomic), 4940: James Cameron:
2. (of a case, issue, etc.) The state of not having been previously raised within a particular jurisdiction. ᵂᵖ
   • Because the law was just recently passed, this is a case of first impression.

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Translations (7)

pt primeira impressão (event when one person makes a mental image of another) · tl unang pagtingin (event when one person makes a mental image of another) · tr ilk etki (event when one person makes a mental image of another) · it prima impressione (event when one person makes a mental image of another) · fi ensivaikutelma (event when one person makes a mental image of another) · az ilk təəssürat (event when one person makes a mental image of another) · de erster Eindruck (event when one person makes a mental image of another)