# importante
## Asturian
### Etymology

From importar +‎ -ante.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /impoɾˈtante/ [ĩm.poɾˈt̪ãn̪.t̪e]
* Rhymes: -ante
* Hyphenation: im‧por‧tan‧te

### Adjective

importante (epicene, plural importantes)
* important (having relevant and crucial value)

## Bikol Central
### Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish importante.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ʔimpoɾˈtante/ [ʔim.poɾˈtan̪.te]
* Rhymes: -ante
* Hyphenation: im‧por‧tan‧te

### Adjective

importánte (intensified importantehon, Basahan spelling ᜁᜋ᜔ᜉᜓᜍ᜔ᜆᜈ᜔ᜆᜒ)
* important
    Synonym: mahalaga

#### Related terms

* importansiya

## Esperanto
### Adverb

importante
* present adverbial active participle of importi

## French
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ɛ̃.pɔʁ.tɑ̃t/
* Audio:(file)

### Adjective

importante
* feminine singular of important

### Anagrams

* Tartempion
* trompaient

## Galician
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /impoɾˈtante/ [im.poɾˈt̪an̪.t̪ɪ]
* Rhymes: -ante
* Hyphenation: im‧por‧tan‧te

### Adjective

importante m or f (plural importantes)
* important

#### Related terms

* importancia
* importar

### Further reading

* “importante”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2025

## Italian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /im.porˈtan.te/
* Rhymes: -ante
* Hyphenation: im‧por‧tàn‧te

### Etymology 1

From importare +‎ -ante.

#### Adjective

importante (plural importanti, superlative importantissimo)
* important

##### Alternative forms

* inportante (misspelling)

##### Derived terms

* importantissimo
* importanza

### Etymology 2
#### Participle

importante (plural importanti)
* present participle of importare

### Further reading

* importante in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

### Anagrams

* Montaperti, improntate, partimento, portamenti

## Ladino
### Pronunciation

* Audio (Spain):(file)

### Adjective

importante (Hebrew spelling אימפורטאנטי)
* Alternative form of emportante
** 1982, Enrique Saporta y Beja, En torno de la torre blanca‎, Editions Vidas Largas, page 57:Eya fue atraida por esta sivda importante de punto de vista djidyo, muy komertchante, i penso fazer profitar la komunita de su djenerozita.She was attracted to this important city from a Jewish point of view, very businesslike, and she thought to take advantage of the community’s generosity.

### References

* ↑ “importante”, in Trezoro de la Lengua Djudeoespanyola.

## Latin
### Participle

importante
* ablative masculine/feminine/neuter singular of importāns

## Portuguese
### Etymology

Borrowed from Latin importantem (“importing; causing”).

### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /ĩ.poʁˈtɐ̃.t͡ʃi/ [ĩ.pohˈtɐ̃.t͡ʃi]
* (Brazil) IPA: /ĩ.poʁˈtɐ̃.t͡ʃi/ [ĩ.pohˈtɐ̃.t͡ʃi]
** (São Paulo) IPA: /ĩ.poɾˈtɐ̃.t͡ʃi/
** (Rio de Janeiro) IPA: /ĩ.poʁˈtɐ̃.t͡ʃi/ [ĩ.poχˈtɐ̃.t͡ʃi]
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /ĩ.poɻˈtɐ̃.te/
* (Portugal) IPA: /ĩ.puɾˈtɐ̃.tɨ/
* Hyphenation: im‧por‧tan‧te

### Adjective

importante m or f (plural importantes)
* important (having relevant and crucial value)
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:importante
    Antonyms: desnecessário, irrelevante, insignificativo
* influential
    Synonyms: influente, poderoso, reputado

#### Quotations

* For quotations using this term, see Citations:importante.

#### Related terms

* importância
* importar

### Further reading

* “importante”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025

## Romanian
### Alternative forms

* импортанте (importante) — post-1930s Cyrillic spelling

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /im.porˈtan.te/
* Rhymes: -ante
* Hyphenation: im‧por‧tan‧te

### Adjective

importante m or f or n (masculine plural importanți, feminine and neuter plural importante)
* Obsolete form of important.

#### Declension
### References

* importante in Academia Română, Micul dicționar academic, ediția a II-a, Bucharest: Univers Enciclopedic, 2010. →ISBN

## Spanish
### Etymology

From importar +‎ -ante.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /impoɾˈtante/ [ĩm.poɾˈt̪ãn̪.t̪e]
* Audio (Colombia):(file)
* Rhymes: -ante
* Syllabification: im‧por‧tan‧te

### Adjective

importante m or f (masculine and feminine plural importantes)
* important, that cares, that matters.

#### Derived terms

* importancia
* importantemente
* importantísimo

#### Further reading

* “importante”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10

## Tagalog
### Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish importante.

### Pronunciation

* (Standard Tagalog) IPA: /ʔimpoɾˈtante/ [ʔɪm.poɾˈt̪an̪.t̪ɛ]
* Rhymes: -ante
* Syllabification: im‧por‧tan‧te

### Adjective

importante (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜋ᜔ᜉᜓᜇ᜔ᜆᜈ᜔ᜆᜒ)
* important
    Synonym: mahalaga

#### Related terms

* importansiya

### Further reading

* “importante”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018