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import

[/ɪmˈpɔːrt/ (verb), /ˈɪmpɔːrt/ (noun)]
verb/nounmasculine (noun)pl: imports
importar (verb); importação (noun)
1. to bring goods or services into a country from abroad for sale
The company imports coffee from Brazil.
A empresa importa café do Brasil.
2. to introduce or transfer data or files from one system to another
You can import photos directly from your camera to your computer.
Você pode importar fotos diretamente da sua câmera para o computador.
3. to have significance or importance
What imports most to us is our family's well-being.
O que mais importa para nós é o bem-estar da nossa família.
4. goods or services brought into a country from abroad
The country's imports have increased significantly.
As importações do país aumentaram significativamente.
Synonyms
bring inintroducetransfershipmentgoods
Antonyms
exportremoveextract

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
importar
Standard usage for both commercial and data contexts
São Paulo
importação
Common in commercial and business contexts
Portugal
importar
Standard usage, identical to Brazilian Portuguese in this context

Related Idioms & Phrases

import duties
import quota
import tariff
what matters most
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