import
BrE /ˈɪmpɔːt/ AmE /ˈɪmˌpɔrt/
verb / noun en → es
past imported pp imported ing importing
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
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The company imports luxury cars from Japan.
La empresa importa coches de lujo desde Japón.
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
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Good communication skills are important to success.
Las habilidades de comunicación son importantes para el éxito.
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
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The novel was imported into English.
La novela fue traducida al inglés.
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
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The software imports the data into the new system.
El software importa los datos al nuevo sistema.