Impasible in english
Impassive
pronunciation: ɪmpæsɪv part of speech: adjective
pronunciation: ɪmpæsɪv part of speech: adjective
In gestures
impasible = impassive ; stolid ; nonplussed [nonplused] ; unperturbed ; nonchalant ; nonplus ; unflappable ; straight-faced ; insensible ; stoical.
Example: There is a commonly-held stereotype which views librarians as being isolated, uninformed, unengaged, impassive, and either uninterested in, or ignorant of, the world around them.Example: A political setback forced a wrenching transformation of the stolid but effective library into what ultimately became a brand new, proactive one.Example: Considering all that has happened to them, the cousins were nonplussed.Example: In one of the projects, a robot cohabitated with two chickens, who were unperturbed by its presence.Example: Certainly the explanation was remarkably in accordance with the nonchalant character of the noble lord who gave it.Example: I remember reading an interview where Boll was nonplus about it, but then days later the site got shut down.Example: Steel's book exemplifies what might be termed the subgenre of 'Mutiny novel,' using such conventional characters as the plucky Englishwoman, the unflappable English gentleman-spy, and the crazed religious zealot.Example: Satire and comedy can be better vehicles for social commentary than straight-faced, serious drama.Example: Electrical stunning renders an animal instantly insensible by inducing a grand mal epileptic seizure.Example: The student is a stoical slave: the more chains authority binds him with, the freer he thinks he is.more:
» mantenerse impasible = keep + a stiff upper lip ; brazen out ; put on/up + a brave face [También se usa esta expresión colocando la partícula on al final put + a brave face on] ; put on/up + a bold face [También se usa esta expresión colocando la partícula on al final put + a brave face on] ; put on/up + a brave front [También se usa esta expresión colocando la partícula on al final put + a brave front on] .
Example: Keeping a stiff upper lip during an emotional event can impair your memory, research suggests. Example: The way they tried to stonewall and brazen out the forged document scandal suggests that they didn't realize the extent to which their monopoly was gone. Example: It's no secret that all Commonwealth Games sites are lagging behind schedule but the organisers are putting on a brave face. Example: I shall put a bold face on, and if I do feel weepy, he shall never see it. Example: Outwardly she put on a brave front so as to give her children security.» permanecer impasible = stand + idly by .
Example: Do not stand idly by while your neighbor's blood is shed.