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Correct translation of “Nous en avons”?

For instance

Nous avons discuté de la situation. => Nous en avons discuté.

En is a pronoun that replaces de la situation. It is not a preposition.

In English it would be conveyed by:

We have discussed about it.

Usually in English one can omit about it. In French, it isn’t so.

Other example:

Il en avait compris l’importance => He had realized the importance (of it).

As a side remark, note that en as preposition is not always translated by in. E.g.

En allant à l’université, j’ai rencontré une belle fille = While going to college I met a beautiful girl.

Aller en Amérique = Go to America.