import

S2 W2

BrE /ˈɪmpɔːt/ AmE /ˈɪmˌpɔrt/

verb / noun en → es

past imported pp imported ing importing

1 BRING IN [transitive] B2

to bring goods or products into a country from another country for sale

importar, traer de otro país

  • import something from somewhere

Collocations import goods from China · import oil from the Middle East

  • The company imports luxury cars from Japan.

    La empresa importa coches de lujo desde Japón.

2 VALUE [reflexive] B1

to be important or valuable for a particular purpose or in a particular situation

ser importante, tener valor

  • something is important to sb/sth

Collocations important for the environment · valuable in business

  • Good communication skills are important to success.

    Las habilidades de comunicación son importantes para el éxito.

3 TRANSLATE [transitive] C1

to translate a text from one language into another

traducir, pasar a otro idioma

  • import something as sth

Collocations import a book · translate a document

  • The novel was imported into English.

    La novela fue traducida al inglés.

4 DATA [transitive] C1

to transfer data from one computer system to another

importar datos, trasladar información

  • import something into sth

Collocations import data from a database · transfer files to another system

  • The software imports the data into the new system.

    El software importa los datos al nuevo sistema.