transfer

transférer

Faire passer une personne ou une chose d’un lieu, d’une personne ou d’un système à un autre.

En anglais simple : To move someone or something from one place, person, or system to another.

• Please transfer the money today.
• They transferred him to another hospital.
• Can I transfer these files to your computer?

Comment l'utiliser : transfer something from A to B (I transferred the photos from my phone to my laptop.); transfer to something (She transferred to a school closer to home.)

Synonymes : move, send

Expressions courantes : transfer money, transfer to something, transfer someone to

changer, prendre une correspondance

Descendre d’un bus, d’un train ou d’un autre transport public pour poursuivre le trajet dans un autre.

En anglais simple : To leave one bus, train, or other public vehicle and take another to continue your journey.

• We need to transfer here.
• She transferred to a bus at the station.
• Where do I transfer to the airport train?

Comment l'utiliser : transfer to something (Transfer to the red line at Central Station.); transfer at somewhere (We transfer at the next station.)

Synonymes : change

Expressions courantes : transfer to something, transfer at something, transfer between trains

transférer, reporter

Reproduire une image ou un dessin d’une surface sur une autre.

En anglais simple : To copy an image or design from one surface onto another.

• Transfer the drawing onto clean paper.
• She transferred the pattern to the stone.
• The heat transfers the image onto the shirt.

Comment l'utiliser : transfer something onto something (Transfer the design onto the fabric with a hot iron.)

Synonymes : copy, imprint

Expressions courantes : transfer a design, transfer an image, transfer onto fabric

transfert

Action de faire passer une personne ou une chose d’un lieu, d’une personne ou d’une organisation à un autre.

En anglais simple : The act of moving someone or something from one place, person, or organization to another.

• I paid by bank transfer.
• Her transfer to another office starts next week.
• The club announced two player transfers yesterday.

Comment l'utiliser : transfer of something to someone/something (The transfer of funds to the charity is complete.)

Synonymes : movement, relocation

Expressions courantes : bank transfer, transfer of something, transfer to something

transfert, conversion

Opération qui fait passer quelque chose à une autre forme ou à un autre support.

En anglais simple : The process of putting something into a different form or medium.

• The transfer to digital is complete.
• This film transfer has excellent picture quality.
• We checked the sound after the transfer of the recordings.

Comment l'utiliser : transfer from A to B (The transfer from tape to digital took several days.)

Synonymes : conversion

Expressions courantes : transfer to digital, digital transfer, transfer of recordings

transfert génétique

Passage du matériel portant l’information héréditaire d’une cellule à une autre.

En anglais simple : The movement of material carrying inherited information from one cell to another.

• Gene transfer occurs between some bacteria.
• The researchers measured genetic transfer in the cells.
• Horizontal transfer can spread resistance to antibiotics.

Comment l'utiliser : transfer of something between cells (The transfer of DNA between cells can change their properties.)

Expressions courantes : gene transfer, genetic transfer, horizontal transfer