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transmute
bus. 3 [T] to copy (recorded material): Callas's original
recording has been transferred to compact disc. 4 [T] law to
give the ownership of (property) to another person —~able
adj
trans·fer² /'trænsfɜːr/ n 1 [C;U] an act or process of trans-
ferring: She's hoping for a transfer to another part of the
company. | the electronic transfer of money 2 [C] someone or
something that has transferred 3 [C] especially BrE || decal
especially AmE — a drawing, pattern etc, for sticking or printing
onto a surface: He had a transfer of Mickey Mouse on the back
of his shirt. 4 [C] especially AmE a ticket allowing a passenger
to change from one bus, train etc, to another without
paying more money
trans·fer·ence /'trænsfərəns||træns'fɜːr-/ n [U] fml 1 the
act of transferring or state of being transferred 2 med the
redirecting of feelings and wishes, especially ones that have
been unconsciously kept since childhood, to a new object,
especially a doctor who is treating one's mind
transfer ,fee n BrE the sum of money paid by one profes-
sional football club to another for the transfer of a player
transfer ,passenger n a passenger, especially one travel-
ling by air, who will be continuing his or her journey
beyond a place, e.g. an airport, where he or she is at present:
Transfer passengers should report to the transfer desk in the
air terminal.
trans·fig·ure /træns'fɪgər || -gjer/ v [T] fml or lit to change
(someone or something) in outward form or appearance,
especially in order to make beautiful or perfect: a face
transfigured with joy —uration /ˌtrænsfɪgju'reɪʃən/ n [C;U]
trans·fix /træns'fɪks/ v [T(with)] fml 1 to force a hole through
(as if) with a sharp pointed weapon: an animal transfixed
with a spear ➔ compare IMPALE 2 [usually pass.] to cause to be
unable to move or think because of terror, shock etc: He
stood transfixed when I told him the terrible news.
trans·form /træns'fɔrm||-fɔːrm/ v [T(into)] to change com-
pletely in form, appearance, or nature: A steam engine
transforms heat into power. | In only 20 years the country has
been transformed into an advanced industrial power. | Getting
that new job has completely transformed her! (=changed her
behaviour, appearance etc) —~able adj —~ation
/ˌtrænsfə'meɪʃən||-for-/ n [C;U(into)] the transformation of
heat into power | In recent years his ideas have undergone a
complete transformation. | You've painted the room blue all
over; what a transformation!
trans·form·er /træns'fɔːrmər || -ɔːr-/ n an apparatus for
changing electrical force, usually from one VOLTAGE to
another
trans·fu·sion /træns'fjuːʒən/ n [C;U] fml (an act of) putting
the blood of one person into the body of another: The
driver lost a lot of blood as a result of the accident so he was
rushed to hospital for a (blood) transfusion.
trans·gen·der /trænz'dʒendər/ n [U] a general word for
people who feel that they belong to the other sex, and not
the sex they were born with, and who express this in their
sexual behaviour ➔ compare TRANSSEXUAL the transgender
community | transgender issues —transgendered adj
—transgenderism n [U]
trans·gress /trænz'ɡres||træns-/ v fml 1 [T] to go beyond (a
proper or legal limit): His behaviour transgressed the unwrit-
ten rules of social conduct. 2 [I] to do wrong; offend against
a moral principle —ion /'ɡreʃən/ n [C;U;] —or /'ɡresə/ n
tran·si·ent¹ /'træziənt||'trænʃənt/ also transitory — adj
fml 1 lasting for only a short time; quickly passing: transient
happiness 2 (usually of a person) passing quickly through a
place or staying for only a short time: a transient population
—ence, -ency n [U]
transient² n AmE a person who has no home and moves
from place to place: transients sleeping in the park
tran·sis·tor /træn'zɪstər, -'sɪstər/ n 1 a small electrical
apparatus, especially used in radios, televisions etc, for
controlling the flow of an electrical current ➔ compare
VALVE 2 also tran,sistor 'radio fml — a usually small radio that
has transistors instead of VALVES
tran·sis·tor·ize also -ise BrE /træn'zɪstəraɪz, -'sɪs-/ v [T] to
provide with transistors: a transistorized circuit
tran·sit /'trænsɪt, -zɪt/ n 1 [U] the going or moving of
people or goods from one place to another: The goods were
damaged/lost in transit. | a transit lounge in the airport
(=for passengers who are changing planes) 2 [C;U] tech (a)
movement of a PLANET or moon across the face of a larger
body in space, especially the sun
Transit trademark a type of large VAN (=a vehicle that is used for
carrying goods, that is smaller than a TRUCK) made by the
Ford Motor Company in the UK
'transit ,camp n a camp in which especially REFUGEES live
temporarily before moving on to the place where they will
settle permanently: There is a transit camp in Vienna for
Jews who leave the Soviet Union to settle in Israel.
tran·si·tion /træn'zɪʃən, -'sɪ-/ n [C;U(from, to)] fml (an example
of) the act of changing or passing from one form, state,
subject, or place to another: a peaceful transition from
colonial rule to self-government | a period of transition —~al
adj —~ally adv
tran·si·tive /'trænsɪtɪv, -zɪ-/ adj tech (of a verb) that must
take an object or a phrase acting like an object. Transitive
verbs are marked [T] in this dictionary: 'Break' is intransitive
in the sentence 'The cup fell and broke' but transitive in 'I
broke the cup'. ➔ compare DITRANSITIVE, INTRANSITIVE
—transitive n
tran·si·to·ry /'trænʃɪtɔːri||-tɔːri/ adj TRANSIENT¹
Trans·kei /træn'skaɪ, the Transkei an area of South
Africa that is part of the Eastern Cape Province. It was
formerly a HOMELAND (a partly independent area set aside for
the black population during the APARTHEID period).
trans·late /træns'leɪt, trænz-/ v 1 [I;T(from, into)] to change
(speech or writing) from one language into another: She
translated the book from French into English. ➔ compare
INTERPRET 2 [I] to be changed from one language into
another: Poetry doesn't always translate easily. 3 [T(into)] to
change from one form to another: If we get elected we will be
able to translate our ideas into action. —latable adj
trans·la·tion /træns'leɪʃən, trænz-/ n [C;U] the act of trans-
lating or something that has been translated, especially from
one language to another: She's doing an English translation
of 'Faust'. | I've only read Tolstoy in translation. (=in
English, not in Russian)
trans·la·tor /træns'leɪtər , trænz-/ n a person who translates
from one language to another, especially in writing as a
profession ➔ compare INTERPRETER
trans·lit·er·ate /trænz'lɪtəreɪt||træns-/ v [T(from, into, as)] fml
or tech to write (a word, name, sentence etc) in the alphabet
of a different language or writing system —ation
/trænzˌlɪtə'reɪʃən||træns-/ n [C;U]
trans·lu·cent /trænz'luːsənt||træns-/ adj not transparent
but clear enough to allow light to pass through: translucent
glass in a bathroom window —cence, -cency n [U]
trans·mi·gra·tion /ˌtrænzmaɪ'ɡreɪʃən||ˌtræns-/ n [U] the
passing of the soul at death into another body
trans·mis·sion /trænz'mɪʃən||træns-/ n 1 [U(of)] the act of
transmitting or state of being transmitted: the transmission
of disease 2 [C] something broadcast on television, radio
etc: We interrupt our normal transmissions to bring you a
special news flash. 3 [C] the parts of a vehicle that carry
power from the engine to the wheels
trans·mit /trænz'mɪt||træns-/ v -tt- 1 [I;T(to)] to send out
(electric signals, messages, news etc) by radio etc; broadcast:
The survivors of the shipwreck transmitted a distress signal
every hour. 2 [T(to)] to send or pass from one person, place,
or thing to another: This infection is transmitted by
mosquitoes. | The information is transmitted from one compu-
ter to another through a telephone line. 3 [T] to allow to
travel through or along itself: Glass transmits light but not
sound.
trans·mit·ter /trænz'mɪtər||træns-/ n someone or some-
thing that transmits, especially an apparatus that sends out
radio or television signals
trans·mog·ri·fy /trænz'mɒɡrɪfaɪ||træns'mɑː-/ v [T] usually
humor to change completely (as if) by magic —fication
/ˌtrænzˌmɒɡrɪfɪ'keʃən||ˌtrænsˌmɑː-/ n [C;U]
trans·mute /trænz'mjuːt||træns-/ v [T(into)] fml or tech to
change from one form, nature, substance etc, into another,
especially of a better kind: Medieval alchemists attempted to