import

• Sustantivo que designa el producto o servicio que se introduce en un país desde el extranjero, o la acción de importar dichos bienes o servicios.

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.

   Mercancía importada

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

   Sinónimosimportation

   Antónimosexport

2. Significance or meaningB2formal

   The importance or meaning of something.

   importancia o significado

   • 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.

   Sinónimosburdendriftessencegistmeaningpurportsensesignificancesubstancethrust

   Antónimosinsignificancetrivialityunimportance

• Verbo que denota la acción de introducir bienes, servicios o datos en un país o sistema desde el extranjero o desde una fuente externa.

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.

   importar (traer bienes del extranjero)

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

   Sinónimosbring inintroduce

   Antónimosexport

2. Transfer dataB2formalIT

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

   Importar (datos)

   • 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.

   Sinónimosbring iningestloadpull inread

   Antónimosexport