tran|si|tion ◆◇◇ /trænz I ʃ ə n/ (transitions , transitioning , transitioned )
1 N‑VAR Transition is the process in which something changes from one state to another. □ [+ to ] The transition to a multi-party democracy is proving to be difficult. □ …a period of transition.
2 VERB To transition from one state or activity to another means to move gradually from one to the other. □ [V + from/to ] The country has begun transitioning from a military dictatorship to a budding democracy. □ [V + to ] The company transitioned to an intellectual property company. [Also V n]
3 VERB To transition means to start living your life as a person of a different gender. □ [V + to ] He confirmed in an interview with ABC that he is transitioning to life as a woman.
4 N‑VAR Transition is the process of starting to live your life as a person of a different gender. □ She has made a TV series about her gender transition and how she is adjusting to her new life. □ He started gender transition treatment last year. SYNONYMS transition NOUN 1
change: In my country political change is on its way.
shift: …a shift in government policy.
conversion: …the conversion of disused rail lines into cycle routes.
tran|si|tion|al /trænz I ʃən ə l/
1 ADJ [ADJ n] A transitional period is one in which things are changing from one state to another. □ …a transitional period following more than a decade of civil war.
2 ADJ [ADJ n] Transitional is used to describe something that happens or exists during a transitional period. □ The main rebel groups have agreed to join in a meeting to set up a transitional government.
tran|si|tive /træ nz I t I v/ ADJ A transitive verb has a direct object.
tran|si|tiv|ity /træ nz I t I v I ti/ N‑UNCOUNT The transitivity of a verb is whether or not it is used with a direct object.
tran|si|tory /træ nz I təri, [AM ] -tɔːri/ ADJ If you say that something is transitory , you mean that it lasts only for a short time. □ Most teenage romances are transitory.
Tra ns|it van (Transit vans ) N‑COUNT A Transit van is a type of van that is used for carrying goods. [BRIT , TRADEMARK ]
trans|late /trænzle I t/ (translates , translating , translated )
1 VERB If something that someone has said or written is translated from one language into another, it is said or written again in the second language. □ [be V -ed + into/from ] Only a small number of her books have been translated into English. □ [V n + into/from ] Martin Luther translated the Bible into German. □ [be V -ed + as ] The Celtic word 'geis' is usually translated as 'taboo'. □ [V ] The girls waited for Mr Esch to translate. □ [V -ed] …Mr Mani by Yehoshua, translated from Hebrew by Hillel Halkin. [Also V n, V n + as ] ● trans|la|tion N‑UNCOUNT □ The papers have been sent to Saudi Arabia for translation.
2 VERB If a name, a word, or an expression translates as something in a different language, that is what it means in that language. □ [V + as ] His family's Cantonese nickname for him translates as Never Sits Still.
3 VERB If one thing translates or is translated into another, the second happens or is done as a result of the first. □ [V + into ] Reforming Warsaw's stagnant economy requires harsh measures that would translate into job losses. □ [be V -ed + into ] Your decision must be translated into specific, concrete actions.
4 VERB If you say that a remark, a gesture, or an action translates as something, or that you translate it as something, you decide that this is what its significance is. □ [V + as ] 'I love him' often translates as 'He's better than nothing'. □ [V n + as ] Your body translates this physical sensation as the onset of panic.
5 → see also translation
trans|la|tion /trænzle I ʃ ə n/ (translations ) N‑COUNT [oft in N ] A translation is a piece of writing or speech that has been translated from a different language. □ [+ of ] …MacNiece's excellent English translation of 'Faust'. □ I've only read Solzhenitsyn in translation.
trans|la|tor /trænzle I tə r / (translators ) N‑COUNT A translator is a person whose job is translating writing or speech from one language to another.
trans|lu|cent /trænzluː s ə nt/
1 ADJ If a material is translucent , some light can pass through it. □ The building is roofed entirely with translucent corrugated plastic.
2 ADJ You use translucent to describe something that has a glowing appearance, as if light is passing through it. □ She had fair hair, blue eyes and translucent skin.
trans|mis|sion /trænzm I ʃ ə n/ (transmissions )
1 N‑UNCOUNT [n N ] The transmission of something is the passing or sending of it to a different person or place. □ …the possible risk for blood-borne disease transmission. □ [+ of ] …the transmission of knowledge and skills.
2 N‑UNCOUNT The transmission of television or radio programmes is the broadcasting of them.
3 N‑COUNT A transmission is a broadcast.