French Conversation · Level 30
89 words
French word
importation
Pronunciation
IPA/ɛ̃pɔʁtasjɔ̃/
Meaning
- feminine nounimport
Example
Les importations agricoles ont augmenté cette année.
Agricultural imports have increased this year.
More examples
Nous dépendons de l'importation d'énergie pour chauffer les maisons.
We depend on energy imports to heat homes.
Core concept
Foreign products and services entering a country, viewed either as a physical flow or as an economic total.
Common phrases
importation de produits alimentaires
importation of food products
importation de pétrole
importation of oil
importation en provenance de l'étranger
imports from abroad
Similar words
exportation: Goods or services leaving one country for another.
produit: A manufactured item produced for sale.
Definition in French
Entrée sur le territoire national de marchandises ou de services venus de l'étranger, mot utilisé également pour quantifier ces entrées en montant ou en volume.
Word origin
French importation developed as a noun from importer, which derives through earlier French from Latin importare, meaning to bring in.
Usage tips
- Importation is common in formal and economic writing, while importer is often more natural for the everyday action.
Opposites
- exportationexportationnoun
Related words
- réimportationreimportationnoun
- importerimportverb
- importateurimporternoun