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revamp:Ricardo Bofill, the Catalan architect, has designed the revamped airport.

renovate:The couple spent thousands renovating the house.

trans|form|er /trænsfɔː ^r mə ^r / (transformers ) N‑COUNT A transformer is a piece of electrical equipment which changes a voltage to a higher or lower voltage.

trans|fu|sion /trænsfjuː ʒ ^ə n/ (transfusions ) N‑VAR A transfusion is the same as a blood transfusion .

trans|gen|der /træ nzdʒe ndə ^r / ADJ Someone who is transgender has a gender identity which does not fully correspond to the sex assigned to them at birth. □  …a project designed to overcome prejudice towards gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people.

trans|gen|ic /trænzdʒe n I k/ ADJ [ADJ n] Transgenic plants or animals contain genetic material that has been added to them from another species. [TECHNICAL ] □  …transgenic sheep that secrete a human protein into their milk.

trans|gress /trænzgre s/ (transgresses , transgressing , transgressed ) VERB If someone transgresses , they break a moral law or a rule of behaviour. □ [V ] If a politician transgresses, that is not the fault of the media. □ [V + against ] …a monk who had transgressed against the law of celibacy. □ [V n] It seemed to me that he had transgressed the boundaries of good taste. ●  trans|gres|sion /trænzgre ʃ ^ə n/ (transgressions ) N‑VAR □  Tales of the candidate's alleged past transgressions have begun springing up.

trans|gres|sive /trænzgre s I v/ ADJ Transgressive is used to describe actions that break a moral law or a rule of behaviour. [FORMAL ] □  To write and publish this poem was a daring, transgressive act.

trans|gres|sor /træ nzgre sə ^r / (transgressors ) N‑COUNT A transgressor is someone who has broken a particular rule or law or has done something that is generally considered unacceptable. [FORMAL ]

tran|si|ence /træ nziəns, [AM ] -nʃəns/ N‑UNCOUNT If you talk about the transience of a situation, you mean that it lasts only a short time or is constantly changing. [FORMAL ] □ [+ of ] …the superficiality and transience of the club scene.

tran|si|ent /træ nziənt, [AM ] -nʃənt/ ADJ Transient is used to describe a situation that lasts only a short time or is constantly changing. [FORMAL ] □  …the transient nature of high fashion.

tran|sis|tor /trænz I stə ^r / (transistors )

1 N‑COUNT A transistor is a small electronic part in something such as a television or radio, which controls the flow of electricity.

2 N‑COUNT A transistor or a transistor radio is a small portable radio. [OLD-FASHIONED ]

trans|it /træ nz I t/

1 N‑UNCOUNT Transit is the carrying of goods or people by vehicle from one place to another. □ [+ of ] The two presidents discussed the transit of goods between their countries. ● PHRASE If people or things are in transit , they are travelling or being taken from one place to another. □  They were in transit to Bombay.

2 ADJ [ADJ n] A transit area is an area where people wait or where goods are kept between different stages of a journey. □  …refugees arriving at the two transit camps.

3 N‑UNCOUNT [oft N n] A transit system is a system for moving people or goods from one place to another, for example using buses or trains. [AM ] in BRIT, use transport system

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.