French Conversation · Level 15
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French word
exportation
Pronunciation
IPA/ɛkspɔʁtasjɔ̃/
Meaning
- feminine nounexport
Example
Ils parlent de l'exportation des produits locaux.
They are talking about the export of local products.
More examples
L'exportation de vin représente une part importante de l'économie.
The export of wine represents a significant part of the economy.
Core concept
A stream of goods and services leaving one country through its border for customers abroad.
Common phrases
l'exportation de produits
export of products
l'exportation de marchandises
export of goods
l'exportation de produits agricoles
export of agricultural products
Similar words
importation: The volume and flow of goods entering a country from abroad.
commerce: The overall activity of buying and selling goods or services.
marchandise: Products intended for commercial sale.
Definition in French
Action de vendre et d'envoyer des marchandises ou des services d'un pays vers un autre.
Word origin
French exportation derives from exporter with the suffix -ation, while exporter comes from Latin exportare, from ex- 'out' and portare 'carry'.
Usage tips
- Exportation is a formal noun often used in economic or administrative writing, while everyday speech commonly uses exporter or export.
Opposites
- importationimportnoun
Related words
- exporterexportverb
- exportateurexporternoun
- exportableexportableadjective