introducir

• introduzir (reintegrationist)

From Latin intrōdūcere.

• Rhymes: -iɾ
• Hyphenation: in‧tro‧du‧cir

introducir (first-person singular present introduzo, first-person singular preterite introducín, past participle introducido)

1. to insert
2. to bring (someone) into/across
3. to introduce (a work of art, a book, etc.) (by means of something)

• reintroducir

• introdución

• “introducir”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2025

Borrowed from Latin intrōdūcere.

• IPA^(key): /intɾoduˈθiɾ/ [ĩn̪.t̪ɾo.ð̞uˈθiɾ] (Spain)
• IPA^(key): /intɾoduˈsiɾ/ [ĩn̪.t̪ɾo.ð̞uˈsiɾ] (Latin America, Philippines)
• Rhymes: -iɾ
• Syllabification: in‧tro‧du‧cir

introducir (first-person singular present introduzco, first-person singular preterite introduje, past participle introducido)

1. to insert

   Al salir del tren, tengan cuidado para no introducir el pie entre coche y andén.

   When leaving the train, take care to not insert your foot between the carriage and the platform.

2. to bring in; to introduce; to add

   Y así has introducido otro obstáculo al problema.

   And, just like that, you've introduced another obstacle to the problem.

3. to admit (someone); to add

   El jefe introdujo a ese chico en nuestra empresa.

   The boss admitted that guy into our company.

• Introducir is a false friend and does not mean introduce in the sense of "to make known" or "to acquaint (someone)". The Spanish word for introduce in that sense is presentar.

• “introducir”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024