import

produit importé, importation

Produit venant d’un autre pays, généralement destiné à la vente.

En anglais simple : A product brought from another country, usually to be sold.

• This car is an import.
• Cheap imports made local products harder to sell.
• The shop stocks imports from several countries.

Comment l'utiliser : import from somewhere (This cheese is an import from France.)

Synonymes : imported product, imported goods

Contraires : export

Expressions courantes : cheap import, foreign import, Japanese import

importation

Activité consistant à faire venir des marchandises d’un autre pays, généralement pour les vendre.

En anglais simple : The activity of bringing goods from another country, usually for sale.

• These goods are subject to import duty.
• The government restricted the import of beef.
• Her business handles both import and export.

Comment l'utiliser : import of something (The import of certain foods is restricted.)

Synonymes : importation

Contraires : export

Expressions courantes : import duty, import restrictions, import of goods

importer

Faire venir des marchandises d’un autre pays dans le sien, généralement pour les vendre.

En anglais simple : To bring goods from another country into your own, usually to sell them.

• We import most of our coffee.
• The company imported machinery from Germany.
• Which countries import the most oil?

Comment l'utiliser : import something from somewhere (We import coffee from Brazil.); import something into somewhere (The company imports cars into Canada.)

Synonymes : bring in

Contraires : export

Expressions courantes : import goods, import oil, import from somewhere

importer

Faire entrer dans le programme utilisé un fichier ou des données provenant d’un autre programme ou système.

En anglais simple : To bring a file or data from another program or system into the program you are using.

• Click here to import photos.
• I imported the file into a new program.
• Can this app import contacts from my phone?

Comment l'utiliser : import something into something (Import the data into your spreadsheet.); import something from something (You can import contacts from another account.)

Synonymes : load, bring in

Contraires : export

Expressions courantes : import files, import data, import photos