"first impression" meaning in All languages combined

See first impression on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: first impressions [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} first impression (plural first impressions)
  1. The event when one person first encounters another person and forms a mental image of them. ᵂᵖ Translations (event when one person makes a mental image of another): ensivaikutelma (Finnish), prima impressione [feminine] (Italian)
    Sense id: en-first_impression-en-noun-MIeDluE3 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Italian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 86 14 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 91 9 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 86 14 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 95 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 89 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 91 9 Disambiguation of 'event when one person makes a mental image of another': 98 2
  2. (law) (of a case, issue, etc.) The state of not having been previously raised within a particular jurisdiction. ᵂᵖ Categories (topical): Law
    Sense id: en-first_impression-en-noun-rvm-LGFB Topics: law

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