French Conversation · Level 12
90 words
French word
exporter
Pronunciation
IPA/ɛkspɔʁte/
Meaning
- verbexport
Example
Nous allons exporter nos produits.
We are going to export our products.
More examples
Ils ont commencé à exporter des vins vers l'Asie.
They began exporting wines to Asia.
Core concept
Goods or data crossing a boundary from one place or system into another.
Common phrases
exporter à l'étranger
export abroad
exporter vers l'Asie
export to Asia
Similar words
envoyer: Send a letter or object to another person or place.
expédier: Dispatch goods or a package through a delivery service.
transférer: Move an object or data from one place or system to another.
livrer: Bring ordered goods to the person or place receiving them.
Definition in French
Transférer hors d'un pays, d'un système ou d'une entreprise des marchandises, des fichiers ou des données pour qu'ils soient utilisés ailleurs.
Word origin
French exporter comes from Latin exportare, formed from ex meaning 'out' and portare meaning 'carry'.
Usage tips
- Exporter takes a direct object, as in exporter des produits or exporter des données, without a preposition.
Opposites
- importerimportverb
Related words
- exportationexportationnoun
- exportéexportedadjective
- exportateurexporternoun