exportar

Senses

1. 1.

   to export

   to send goods or services to another country for sale

2. 2.

   to export

   to transfer data from one program or format to another (computing)

3. 3.

   to spread, to disseminate

   to transmit or propagate ideas, culture, or customs to other places

Examples

• "O Brasil exporta café para diversos países do mundo."

  Brazil exports coffee to various countries around the world.

• "Você precisa exportar o arquivo em formato PDF antes de enviar."

  You need to export the file in PDF format before sending it.

• "A empresa conseguiu exportar sua tecnologia para o mercado europeu."

  The company managed to export its technology to the European market.

Usage

Regular -ar verb. Common collocations include "exportar produtos" (export products), "exportar para" (export to), and "exportar dados" (export data). In business contexts, the opposite is "importar" (to import). The computing sense has become increasingly common with digital technology.