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introdurre

introduce

verb een-troh-DOOR-reh Less Common

Origin: from Latin introducere, 'to lead in'

Also means

insert

Usage Note

Introdurre means to introduce a topic or to insert/put something in, as in introdurre la moneta ('insert the coin') — for introducing people Italians use presentare instead. It is irregular like condurre (past participle introdotto); the reflexive introdursi means 'to slip in'.

Examples

"Vogliono introdurre nuove regole."

Natural Translation

They want to introduce new rules.

Literal Translation

They-want to-introduce new rules.

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