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No. 10,200 in French

importé

"Imported."

In a sentence

  • Le produit que nous avons importé est très populaire.

    The product we imported is very popular.

    In this sentence, 'importé' is used as the past participle of the verb 'importer', meaning 'to import'. It shows the action of bringing goods into a country from abroad.

  • C'est un design importé des États-Unis.

    It's a design imported from the United States.

    Here, 'importé' is used as an adjective derived from the past participle of 'importer'. It describes the origin of the design, indicating that it was brought or introduced from another country.

  • Il ne savait pas que ces idées avaient été importées.

    He didn't know that these ideas had been imported.

    In this case, 'importé' is part of a passive voice construction in the past perfect tense, emphasizing the reception or introduction of ideas rather than the agent performing the importation.

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