introduce

présenter

Dire à des personnes leurs noms respectifs lors de leur première rencontre.

En anglais simple : To tell people each other’s names when they meet for the first time.

• Please introduce yourself.
• She introduced me to her husband.
• Have you introduced the new teacher to your parents?

Comment l'utiliser : introduce someone to someone (Let me introduce you to my sister.); introduce yourself to someone (I introduced myself to the new neighbour.)

Expressions courantes : introduce yourself, introduce a friend, introduce someone to

introduire, instaurer

Commencer à utiliser quelque chose de nouveau, comme une règle, une méthode ou un produit.

En anglais simple : To start using something new, such as a rule, method, or product.

• The school introduced a new uniform.
• They are introducing cheaper tickets next month.
• When was this law introduced?

Synonymes : bring in, implement

Contraires : abolish

Expressions courantes : introduce new rules, introduce a policy, introduce a product

introduire, ajouter

Mettre quelque chose dans un lieu, un mélange ou un système où il n’était pas présent auparavant.

En anglais simple : To put something into a place, mixture, or system where it was not present before.

• Introduce a little air into the tube.
• The workers introduced fresh water into the tank.
• A damaged pipe introduced harmful chemicals into the river.

Comment l'utiliser : introduce something into something (The researchers introduced bacteria into the water.)

Synonymes : add, insert

Contraires : remove

Expressions courantes : introduce air, introduce a substance, introduce something into