transfer
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transfer
- /tɹɑːnsˈfɜː/ UK
- /tɹænsˈfɜː/ UK
- /tɹænsˈfɚ/ US
- /ˈtɹæns.fɚ/ US
- /ˈtɹɑːns.fɜː/ UK
- /ˈtɹæns.fɜː/ UK
Where it comes from
From Latin trānsferō (“to bear across”). Distant doublet of translate. See also collate and confer, delate and defer, as well as prelate and prefer among others.
verb transfers · transferring · transferred · transfer
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To move or pass from one place, person or thing to another.
to transfer the laws of one country to another; to transfer suspicion
Similar: carry over, move, onpass
- To convey the impression of (something) from one surface to another. to transfer drawings or engravings to a lithographic stone
- To exit one mass transit vehicle and board another (typically one belonging to a different line or mode of transportation) to continue a journey. transfer to the Blue Line
- To be or become transferred.
- To arrange for something to belong to or be officially controlled by somebody else. The title to land is transferred by deed.
- To 'carry' or apply anything (a concept, a name...) from one type of thing to a different type of thing. The ancient Romans named the planet Mars by transferring that name from a deity of their pantheon to the planet appearing in the night sky.
- To move from a wheelchair to another seating surface, or to a wheelchair from another seating surface.
Similar: abalienate, alien, alienate, assign, change hands, consign, convey, grant, transfer
noun transfers · xfer
- The act of conveying or removing something from one place, person or thing to another.
- An instance of conveying or removing from one place, person or thing to another; a transferal. A farmer could place an order for a new tractor part by text message and pay for it by mobile money-transfer. A supplier many miles away would then take the part to the local matternet station for airborne dispatch via drone.
- An act of exiting one mass transit vehicle and boarding another (typically one belonging to a different line or mode of transportation) to continue a journey. Free transfers can be made between the Red and Orange Lines by walking from one of the station's platforms to another; in addition, riders using a fare card also get free transfers between bus and subway at the station.
- A paper receipt given to a rider of one bus (and historically also certain elevated or subway lines), allowing free entry onto another bus to continue a journey.
- A design conveyed by contact from one surface to another; a heat transfer. All passenger stock is lettered in shaded gold leaf transfers and has never been decorated with either a crest or monogram.
- A soldier removed from one troop, or body of troops, and placed in another.
- A pathological process by which a unilateral morbid condition on being abolished on one side of the body makes its appearance in the corresponding region upon the other side.
- The conveying of genetic material from one cell to another.
- A conventional bid which requests partner to bid the next available suit.
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A person who transfers or is transferred from one club or team to another.
Similar: transfer student
- Ellipsis of transfer student
- Of a person with limited mobility: an instance of independent or assisted movement from one stable surface to another. Understanding car transfers and [wheelchair] loading in independent drivers is crucial to prevent shoulder pain and injury and preserve community participation.
- Ellipsis of language transfer
Similar: transferal, transference
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: transference, transport, transpose, change, transferral, reassign, remove, transmit, conveyance, generalization, transportation, channelize, channel, shift, transplant, carry-over
verb
Similar: abalienate, alien, alienate, assign, change hands, consign, convey, grant, transfer
noun
Similar: transferal, transference
Translations
Every language
verb to move or pass from one place, person or thing to another
| Español | transferir, trasladar |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 옮기다 omgida, 환승 hwanseung |
| 日本語 | 移す utsusu, 運ぶ hakobu, 乗り換える norikaeru |
| 中文 | 转移 zhuǎnyí |
| हिन्दी | स्थानांतरण sthānāntraṇ, हस्तांतरण hastāntraṇ |
| Português | transferir |
| Français | transférer |
| Deutsch | übertragen |
| Italiano | trasferire |
| Ελληνικά | μετακινώ metakinó, μεταφέρω metaféro, μεταθέτω metathéto |
| Română | transfera |
| Русский | переноси́ть perenosítʹ, перенести́ perenestí |
| العربية | حَوَّلَ ḥawwala |
verb to convey the impression of something from one surface to another
| Español | calcar, imprimir |
|---|---|
| Italiano | decalcare, ricalcare |
| Ελληνικά | μεταθέτω metathéto, μεταβιβάζω metavivázo |
verb to be or become transferred
| Español | transferir |
|---|---|
| Português | transferir |
| Deutsch | versetzen |
| Italiano | trasferirsi |
| Ελληνικά | μεταφέρομαι metaféromai, μετακινούμαι metakinoúmai, μετατίθομαι metatíthomai, μεταβιβάζομαι metavivázomai |
| Română | transfera |
verb arrange for something to belong to or be controlled by somebody else
| Italiano | trasferire, passare, conferire |
|---|---|
| Tiếng Việt | sang tên |
noun act
| Español | transferencia |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 이동 idong, 전근 jeon'geun |
| 日本語 | 移動 idō, 転勤 tenkin |
| 中文 | 移動 /移动 yídòng, 移轉 /移转 yízhuǎn, 調動 /调动 diàodòng |
| हिन्दी | स्थानांतरण sthānāntraṇ |
| Português | transferência |
| Français | transfert |
| Deutsch | Übertragung, Versetzung, Überweisung |
| Italiano | trasferimento |
| Ελληνικά | μεταφορά metaforá, μεταβίβαση metavívasi, παράδοση parádosi |
| Русский | перехо́д perexód, перево́д perevód, трансфе́рт transfért, переда́ча peredáča |
| العربية | اِنْتِقَال intiqāl |
noun instance
| Italiano | trasferimento bancario, bonifico |
|---|---|
| Русский | перехо́д perexód |
noun design
| Español | calco, impreso |
|---|---|
| Português | transferência |
| Ελληνικά | μεταποτύπωση metapotýposi, χαλκομανία chalkomanía |
noun genetics
| Español | transferencia |
|---|---|
| Português | transferência |
| Français | transfert |
| Italiano | transfezione, trasfezione |
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