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Meaning of transfer | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1 Frequent
tɹɑːnsˈfɜː

Definitions

  1. The act of conveying or removing something from one place, person or thing to another.
    uncountable
  2. To move or pass from one place, person or thing to another
  3. (ˈtrӕnsfəː) .
  4. An instance of conveying or removing from one place, person or thing to another; a transferal.
    countable
  5. To convey the impression of (something) from one surface to another
  6. that can be transferred from one place or person to another. This ticket is not transferable (= may not be used except by the person to whom it is issued). oordraagbaar قابِل للنَّقْل أو التَّحْويل който може да се прехвърля transferível přenosný übertragbar overførbar μεταβιβάσιμος transferible üle(k)antav قابل انتقال siirrettävä transférable, transmissible נִיָתן לְהַעֲבִירוֹ स्थानान्तरणीय prenosiv átruházható bisa dipindahkan framseljanlegur trasferibile 移すことができる 양도할 수 있는 perkeliamas, perd...
  7. An act of exiting one mass transit vehicle and boarding another (typically one belonging to a different line or mode of transportation) to continue a journey.
    countable
  8. To exit one mass transit vehicle and board another (typically one belonging to a different line or mode of transportation) to continue a journey
  9. To be or become transferred
  10. transferir, cambiar.
  11. A paper receipt given to a rider of one bus (and historically also certain elevated or subway lines), allowing free entry onto another bus to continue a journey.
    countable
  12. To arrange for something to belong to or be officially controlled by somebody else
  13. To convey or cause to pass from one place, person, or thing to another.
  14. A design conveyed by contact from one surface to another; a heat transfer.
    countable
  15. Law To make over the possession or legal title of (property, for example); convey.
    Law
  16. A soldier removed from one troop, or body of troops, and placed in another.
    countable, uncountable
  17. To convey (a design, for example) from one surface to another, as by impression.
  18. A pathological process by which a unilateral morbid condition on being abolished on one side of the body makes its appearance in the corresponding region upon the other side.
    countable, uncountable
  19. To move oneself from one location or job to another.
  20. The conveying of genetic material from one cell to another.
    countable, uncountable
  21. To withdraw from one educational institution or course of study and enroll in another.
  22. A conventional bid which requests partner to bid the next available suit.
    countable, uncountable
  23. To change from one public conveyance to another: transferred to another bus.
  24. A person who transfers or is transferred from one club or team to another.
    countable, uncountable
  25. also trans·fer·al (trăns-fûr′əl) The conveyance or removal of something from one place, person, or thing to another.
  26. Ellipsis of transfer student.
    Canada, US, abbreviation, alt-of, countable, ellipsis, uncountable
  27. Of a person with limited mobility: an instance of independent or assisted movement from one stable surface to another.
    countable
  28. Ellipsis of language transfer.
    abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, uncountable

Equivalents

العربية النقل حول
Azərbaycanca köçürmək
Bosanski transfer
Català traslladar
Esperanto translokigi
Gaeilge aistreog
Gàidhlig thoir thairis
Galego trasladar
Hrvatski transfer
Հայերեն փոխանցել
한국어 옮기다 환승
Kurdî dîzayn transfer
Te Reo Māori whakawhiti
Bahasa Melayu tukar
Română transfera
Српски transfer
Svenska överföra
Tagalog lipat
Tiếng Việt sang tên

Examples

“A farmer could place an order for a new tractor part by text message and pay for it by mobile money-transfer. A supplier many miles away would then take the part to the local matternet station for airborne dispatch via drone.”
“Free transfers can be made between the Red and Orange Lines by walking from one of the station's platforms to another; in addition, riders using a fare card also get free transfers between bus and subway at the station.”
“All passenger stock is lettered in shaded gold leaf transfers and has never been decorated with either a crest or monogram.”
“Understanding car transfers and [wheelchair] loading in independent drivers is crucial to prevent shoulder pain and injury and preserve community participation.”
“Transfers and bed mobility are a normal part of our daily activities. Going from lying down to sitting edge of bed, rolling, getting in/out of bed, sitting and standing from bed/chairs and toilet are all examples of transfers and bed mobility.”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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