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einführen

introduce

verb AYN-fü-ren Less Common
Communication

Also means

import

Usage Note

einführen is separable (um- sense ein- + führen, literally 'to lead in') and splits in main clauses: man führt ein Gesetz ein. It covers introducing a rule, product or person to a topic, and also commercially importing goods, contrasting with ausführen ('to export').

Examples

"Wir führen ein neues System ein."

Natural Translation

We are introducing a new system.

Literal Translation

We lead a new system in.

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