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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.