verb🔗ShareImprimir, grabarTo leave a print, impression, image, etc."For a fee, they can imprint the envelopes with a monogram."Por una tarifa, pueden grabar un monograma en los sobres.markactionprocesssciencebiologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareImprimir, grabarTo learn something indelibly at a particular stage of life, such as who one's parents are."The newly hatched ducklings were imprinting on the farmer, following him everywhere as if he were their mother. "Los patitos recién nacidos estaban grabando al granjero, siguiéndolo a todas partes como si fuera su madre.biologyanimalhumanmindstageorganismnaturebeingfamilyageprocessactionqualitypersonChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareImpronta génicaTo mark a gene as being from a particular parent so that only one of the two copies of the gene is expressed."The scientist imprinted the gene so that only the maternal copy was active in the offspring. "El científico realizó la impronta génica del gen para que solo la copia materna estuviera activa en la descendencia.biologybiochemistrymedicineChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareImprontaAny kind of phase-sensitive learning (learning occurring at a particular age or a particular life stage) that is rapid and apparently independent of the consequences of behavior."The young ducklings' imprinting on the farmer, following him everywhere even though he didn't feed them, demonstrated how powerful early learning can be. "La impronta de los patitos en el granjero, que lo seguían a todas partes a pesar de que no les daba de comer, demostró lo poderoso que puede ser el aprendizaje temprano.biologyanimalmindphysiologyorganismChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading