transition

transition

Le passage d’une situation, d’une forme ou d’une étape à une autre.

En anglais simple : A change from one situation, form, or stage to another.

• The transition took six months.
• Moving abroad was a difficult transition for her.
• We want a smooth transition to the new system.

Comment l'utiliser : transition from A to B (The transition from school to work can be difficult.); transition to something (The transition to clean energy will take time.)

Synonymes : change, shift

Expressions courantes : smooth transition, transition period, transition to something

mot de liaison, expression de transition

Mot ou expression qui relie des idées ou des parties d’un discours ou d’un texte.

En anglais simple : A word or phrase that connects ideas or sections in speech or writing.

• This paragraph needs a transition.
• She added transitions to connect her ideas.
• The phrase works as a transition between the two sections.

Comment l'utiliser : transition between A and B (Use a transition between the introduction and the main argument.)

Synonymes : linking expression, connector

Expressions courantes : clear transition, paragraph transition, transition between paragraphs

passer, effectuer une transition

Passer d’une situation ou d’une étape à une autre, ou permettre ce passage.

En anglais simple : To change, or help something change, from one situation or stage to another.

• The team transitioned to online meetings.
• She is transitioning into a management role.
• They transitioned the factory from coal to electricity.

Comment l'utiliser : transition from A to B (She transitioned from teaching to publishing.); transition to something (The company is transitioning to renewable energy.); transition someone/something to something (We transitioned the team to the new software.)

Synonymes : change, shift, switch

Expressions courantes : transition to something, transition from something, transition into something