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1 introduction
1) (the act of introducing, or the process of being introduced: the introduction of new methods.) kynning2) (an act of introducing one person to another: The hostess made the introductions and everyone shook hands.) kynning3) (something written at the beginning of a book explaining the contents, or said at the beginning of a speech etc.) kynning, inngangur -
2 prelude
['prelju:d]1) (an event etc that goes before, and acts as an introduction to, something.) undanfari2) (a piece of music played as an introduction to the main piece.) forspil -
3 foreword
['fo:wə:d](a piece of writing as an introduction at the beginning of a book; a preface: The foreword was written by a famous scholar.) formáli -
4 introduce
[intrə'dju:s]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.) kynna2) ((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)?) koma e-u inn, koma með e-ð inn í e-ð3) (to propose or put forward: He introduced a bill in Parliament for the abolition of income tax.) leggja fram4) ((with to) to cause (a person) to get to know (a subject etc): Children are introduced to algebra at about the age of eleven.) kynna fyrir•- introductory -
5 introductory
adjective (giving an introduction: He made a few introductory remarks about the film before showing it.) inngangs- -
6 overture
['əuvətjuə](a piece of music played as an introduction to an opera etc.) forleikur -
7 preface
['prefəs](an introduction to a book etc: The preface explained how to use the dictionary.) formáli, inngangur -
8 preparatory
[-'pærə-]adjective (acting as an introduction or in order to prepare for something: Political leaders have agreed to meet for preparatory talks about an end to the war.) undirbúnings- -
9 prologue
['prəuloɡ](an introduction, especially to a play.) formáli, aðfaraorð
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introduction — [ ɛ̃trɔdyksjɔ̃ ] n. f. • XIIIe « enseignement »; lat. introductio I ♦ 1 ♦ (XVIe) Action d introduire, de faire entrer (qqn). L introduction d un visiteur dans un salon d attente. L introduction de qqn dans un groupe, un parti. ⇒ admission, entrée … Encyclopédie Universelle
Introduction — (abbreviated intro) can refer to: *Introduction (music), an opening section of a piece of music. *Introduction (essay), beginning section which states the purpose and goals of the following writing. *Foreword, beginning secton of a book, commonly … Wikipedia
introduction — introduction, prologue, prelude, preface, foreword, exordium, preamble are comparable when denoting something that serves as a preliminary or as an antecedent to an extended treatment, development, discussion, or presentation (as in an exposition … New Dictionary of Synonyms
introduction — Introduction. s. f. v. Action par laquelle on introduit. Il ne se dit guere des personnes qu en cette phrase. L Introduction des Ambassadeurs, Ny des choses au propre qu en cette phrase. Introduction de la sonde. On reconnut par l introduction de … Dictionnaire de l'Académie française
introduction — Introduction, f. acu. Est composé de deux mots Latins, Intro et ductio (le dernier usité en composition) et signifie proprement, acconduicte au dedans de quelque lieu, Introductio, Cic. ad Attic. Il se prend aussi pour Institution et… … Thresor de la langue françoyse
introduction — [in΄trəduk′shən] n. [ME introduccion < MFr introduction < L introductio] 1. an introducing or being introduced 2. anything introduced, or brought into use, knowledge, or fashion 3. anything that introduces, or prepares the way for; specif … English World dictionary
Introduction — In tro*duc tion, n. [L. introductio: cf. F. introduction. See {Introduce}.] [1913 Webster] 1. The act of introducing, or bringing to notice. [1913 Webster] 2. The act of formally making persons known to each other; a presentation or making known… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Introduction — «Introduction» Canción de Panic! at the Disco álbum A Fever You Can t Sweat Out Publicación 0:37 Género … Wikipedia Español
introduction — I noun act of bringing in, admittance, formal presentation, inductio, induction, interposition, introductio, invectio, offering, offering as an exhibit, placing, presentation associated concepts: introduction of evidence II index … Law dictionary
introduction — INTRODUCTION: Mot obscène … Dictionnaire des idées reçues
introduction — фр. [энтродюксьо/н], англ. [интрэда/кшн] Introduktion нем. [интродукцио/н] introduzione ит. [интродуцио/нэ] вступление, интродукция … Словарь иностранных музыкальных терминов
