importar

Senses

1. 1.

   to import

   to bring goods or services from another country

2. 2.

   to matter

   to be important or significant to someone

3. 3.

   to mind

   to care about or be bothered by something

4. 4.

   to import (data/files)

   to transfer data or files from one system to another

Examples

• "O Brasil importa muito trigo dos Estados Unidos."

  Brazil imports a lot of wheat from the United States.

• "Não me importa o que os outros pensam."

  I don't care what others think.

• "Você se importa se eu abrir a janela?"

  Do you mind if I open the window?

Usage

Very common in the reflexive form "importar-se" (to care/mind). Often used in negative constructions like "não importa" (it doesn't matter) or "não me importo" (I don't care). The preposition "com" typically follows: "importar-se com algo" (to care about something).