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Meaning of trans | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Standard
tɹænz

Definitions

  1. A trans person.
  2. Clipping of transaction.
  3. Transgender: Several trans leaders spoke at the rally.
  4. Clipping of transmission.
  5. a prefix meaning “across,” “through,” occurring orig. in loanwords from Latin, used in particular to form verbs denoting movement or conveyance from place to place (transfer; transmit; transplant) or complete change (transform; transmute), or to form adjectives meaning “crossing,” “on the other side of,” or “going beyond” the place named (transmontane; transnational; trans-Siberian).
  6. a prefix used in the names of chemical compounds that are geometric isomers having two identical atoms or groups attached on opposite sides of a molecule divided by a given plane of symmetry. Compare cis- (def. 2).
  7. transaction.
  8. transfer.
  9. transferred.
  10. transformer.
  11. transit.
  12. transitive.
  13. translated.

Equivalents

Cymraeg traws
Español trans
Français trans trans
Italiano trans
한국어 트랜스
Nederlands trans
Português trans trans
Русский транс

Examples

“Good thing about Thanksgiving with the transes is you don;t need to explain your need to dialate in the middle of a movie. ; ) Dana a#344.”
“Most of the transes I've seen die started out by losing a gear, usually the high one. If this happens to you, first check the trans fluid level, *then* panic.”
“If there really had been a difference and the transes were so forgiving as to be able to tolerate it, then cheaper alternatives like Lubeguard and […]”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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