introduce

[ˌɪntrə'djuːs] [AE -'duːs] 1.

verbo transitivo

1) (make known) presentare [person] (as come)

to introduce sb. to — presentare qcn. a [person]; iniziare qcn. a [painting, drugs]

she introduced me to Mozart — mi ha fatto conoscere Mozart

introducing Emily Watson — cinem. per la prima volta sullo schermo, Emily Watson

2) (cause to enter) introdurre [object, liquid, theme] (into in)

he tried to introduce the subject into the conversation — ha cercato di tirare fuori l'argomento durante la conversazione

3) (establish) istituire [law, reform, change]; introdurre [product]; introdurre, lanciare [change] (into in, su)

4) (preface) introdurre [talk, chapter] (with con)

5) (present for debate) presentare [bill, proposal]

6) telev. rad. [presenter] presentare, annunciare [programme]

2.

verbo riflessivo

to introduce oneself — presentarsi (to a)

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[intrə'dju:s]

verb

1) ((often with to) to make (people) known by name to each other: He introduced the guests (to each other); Let me introduce you to my mother; May I introduce myself? I'm John Brown.) presentare

2) ((often with into) to bring in (something new): Grey squirrels were introduced into Britain from Canada; Why did you introduce such a boring subject (into the conversation)?) introdurre

3) (to propose or put forward: He introduced a bill in Parliament for the abolition of income tax.) presentare

4) ((with to) to cause (a person) to get to know (a subject etc): Children are introduced to algebra at about the age of eleven.) introdurre

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[ˌɪntrə'djuːs] [AE -'duːs] 1.

verbo transitivo

1) (make known) presentare [person] (as come)

to introduce sb. to — presentare qcn. a [person]; iniziare qcn. a [painting, drugs]

she introduced me to Mozart — mi ha fatto conoscere Mozart

introducing Emily Watson — cinem. per la prima volta sullo schermo, Emily Watson

2) (cause to enter) introdurre [object, liquid, theme] (into in)

he tried to introduce the subject into the conversation — ha cercato di tirare fuori l'argomento durante la conversazione

3) (establish) istituire [law, reform, change]; introdurre [product]; introdurre, lanciare [change] (into in, su)

4) (preface) introdurre [talk, chapter] (with con)

5) (present for debate) presentare [bill, proposal]

6) telev. rad. [presenter] presentare, annunciare [programme]

2.

verbo riflessivo

to introduce oneself — presentarsi (to a)