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"to introduce (bring in)" in seven languages

Meaningto introduce (bring in)

Spanish

introducir

/intɾoduˈθiɾ/

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French

introduire

/ɛ̃tʁɔdɥiʁ/

learned

Conjugated like conduire: il introduit.

Italian

introdurre

/introˈdurre/

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Portuguese

introduzir

/ĩtɾoduˈzih/

learned

Romanian

introduce

/introˈdutʃe/

learned

Catalan

introduir

/intɾuduˈi/

learned

English

introduce

/ɪntɹəˈdus/

from Latin/French · Latin INTRŌDŪCERE

English → Italianto introduce (bring in)introdurreCognateSame source — inherited, learned or borrowed. You can recognize it.What English and Italian share

The Latin ancestor

INTRŌDŪCERE‘to lead in’

All six sisters descend from it, unless marked otherwise below.

The story

Trap: introducir, introduire and introdurre mean 'to bring in, insert', not 'to introduce a person', which is presentar, présenter, presentare.

English relatives: introduction, produce, reduce, conduct

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In a sentence

  • esEl gobierno introdujo un nuevo impuesto.
  • frLe gouvernement a introduit un nouvel impôt.
  • itIl governo ha introdotto una nuova tassa.
  • ptO governo introduziu um novo imposto.
  • roGuvernul a introdus o nouă taxă.
  • caEl govern va introduir un nou impost.
  • enThe government introduced a new tax.

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