import

• Substantiv, das eine Ware oder Dienstleistung bezeichnet, die aus dem Ausland in ein Land eingeführt wird, oder den Vorgang der Einfuhr selbst.

A noun referring to a product or service brought into one country from another, or the act of bringing something in from abroad.

1. Goods brought inB1formal

   A product or service brought into a country from another country for sale.

   Import

   • The country relies heavily on oil imports.
   • Imports from Asia have increased this year.
   • The government placed a tax on luxury imports.

   Synonymeimportation

   Antonymeexport

2. Significance or meaningB2formal

   The importance or meaning of something.

   Bedeutung

   • The full import of his words was not understood at first.
   • This discovery is of great import to the scientific community.
   • She failed to grasp the import of the situation.

   Synonymeburdendriftessencegistmeaningpurportsensesignificancesubstancethrust

   Antonymeinsignificancetrivialityunimportance

• Verb, das die Handlung bezeichnet, Waren, Dienstleistungen oder Daten aus dem Ausland oder aus einer externen Quelle in ein Land oder System einzuführen. Es umfasst sowohl den wirtschaftlichen Import von Gütern als auch das Übertragen oder Laden von Daten in ein System.

A verb used to indicate the act of bringing goods, services, or data into a country or system from abroad or an external source.

1. Bring goods from abroadB1formal

   To bring goods or services into a country from another country for sale or use.

   Importieren

   • The company imports coffee from Brazil.
   • Many countries import oil to meet their energy needs.
   • They import electronics from China and sell them locally.

   Synonymebring inintroduce

   Antonymeexport

2. Transfer dataB2formalIT

   To bring data from one system, program, or format into another.

   Importieren

   • You can import the spreadsheet into the database.
   • The software allows you to import photos from your camera.
   • He imported the contacts from his old phone to the new one.

   Synonymebring iningestloadpull inread

   Antonymeexport