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imp  (mp)

n.

1. A mischievous child.

2. A small demon.

3. Obsolete A graft.

tr.v. imped, imp·ing, imps

1. To graft (new feathers) onto the wing of a trained falcon or hawk to repair damage or increase flying capacity.

2. To furnish with wings.

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[Middle English impe, scion, sprig, offspring, from Old English impa, young shoot, from impian, to graft, ultimately from Medieval Latin impotus, graft, from Greek emphutos, grafted, from emphuein, to implant : en-, in; see en-² + phuein, to make grow; see bheu- in Indo-European roots.]

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imp [ɪmp]

n

1. (Myth & Legend / European Myth & Legend) a small demon or devil; mischievous sprite

2. a mischievous child

vb

(Individual Sports & Recreations / Falconry) (tr) Falconry to insert (new feathers) into the stumps of broken feathers in order to repair the wing of a hawk or falcon

[Old English impa bud, graft, hence offspring, child, from impian to graft, ultimately from Greek emphutos implanted, from emphuein to implant, from phuein to plant]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	imp - (folklore) fairies that are somewhat mischievous elf, gremlin, pixie, pixy, hob, brownie folklore - the unwritten lore (stories and proverbs and riddles and songs) of a culture faerie, faery, fairy, fay, sprite - a small being, human in form, playful and having magical powers leprechaun - a mischievous elf in Irish folklore sandman - an elf in fairy stories who sprinkles sand in children's eyes to make them sleepy
	2.	imp - one who is playfully mischievous     scamp, monkey, rapscallion, rascal, scalawag, scallywag child, kid, minor, nipper, tiddler, youngster, tike, shaver, small fry, nestling, fry, tyke - a young person of either sex; "she writes books for children"; "they're just kids"; "`tiddler' is a British term for youngster" brat, holy terror, little terror, terror - a very troublesome child

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imp

noun

1. demon, devil, sprite He sees the devil as a little imp with horns.

2. rascal, rogue, brat, urchin, minx, scamp, pickle (Brit. informal), gamin I didn't say that, you little imp!

Translations

imp [ɪmp] N → diablillo m (fig) → diablillo m, pillín/ina m/f

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imp [ˈɪmp] n

(= small devil) → lutin m

(= child) → petit diable m

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imp

n → Kobold m; (inf: = child) → Racker m (inf)

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imp [ɪmp] n (small devil) → folletto; (child) → diavoletto

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imp [ɪmp] n (small devil) → folletto; (child) → diavoletto

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imp

n imp [imp]

1 a small devil or wicked spirit. kwelgees عِفْريت дяволче čertík, skřítek lille djævel; trold das Teufelchen διαβολάκι diablillo kuradike بچه جن؛ شیطانک pikkupiru diablotin שֵׁדוֹן छोटा प्रेत या पिशाच vražićak kisördög setan kecil púki diavoletto 小悪魔 꼬마도깨비 velniūkštis velnēns anak syaitan duiveltje smådjevel, djevelunge chochlik diabrete drăcuşor чертёнок škriatok vražič vragolan smådjävul ภูตน้อย; ปีศาจน้อย; เทพธิดาน้อย küçük şeytan 小魔鬼 чортеня, бісеня بھتنا tiểu yêu 小鬼

2 a mischievous child Her son is a little imp. kwajong وَلَدٌ عفريت ، مُشاكِس пакостник rarášek, nezbeda spilopmager der Schelm διαβολάκι, άτακτο παιδί diablillo, pillo võrukael بچه تخس vintiö petit diable שוֹבָב बच्चा, शैतान बच्चा nestaško huncut kölyök anak nakal óþekktarangi diavoletto いたずらっ子 악동 velniūkštis draiskulis; nebēdnis budak nakal deugniet trollunge, skøyer diabełek diabrete drac împieliţat озорник nezbedník porednež obešenjak satunge เด็กซุกซน yaramaz çocuk 頑童 пустун شریر بچہ đứa trẻ tinh quái 顽童

adj impish

ondeund عِفْريتي، خبيث даволит rozpustilý gavtyveagtig schelmisch σκανδαλιάρικος travieso, endiablado üleannetu شیطان؛ موذی pahankurinen espiègle שוֹבָב शैतान जैसा vragolast, nestašan pajkos, huncut seperti setan hrekkjóttur; glettinn sbarazzino いたずらな 꼬마 도깨비의 valiūgiškas draiskulīgs; nebēdnīgs nakal duivels, ondeugend skjelmsk, skøyeraktig, ondskapsfull psotny endiabrado neastâmpărat озорной nezbedný vražji vragolast okynnig, småjäklig ซน cin gibi, afacan, yaramaz 小鬼的，頑童似的 пустотливий; злий فتنہ tinh quái 小鬼的，顽童似的