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Pronunciation / Transliteration: transition
"La transition vers les énergies renouvelables est essentielle."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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The process or a period of changing from one state or condition to another.
"Students make the transition from school to university."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Early 17th century: from Latin transition- 'going across', from the verb transire (from trans- 'across' + ire 'go').
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10 Global Lexicons: How "transition" is said worldwide
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transition
Transliteration: transition
"La transition vers les énergies renouvelables est essentielle."
Übergang
Transliteration: Übergang
"Der Übergang verlief reibungslos."
transizione
Transliteration: transizione
"La transizione ecologica richiede tempo."
transición
Transliteration: transición
"La transición política fue pacífica."
transição
Transliteration: transição
"Foi uma transição difícil para a empresa."
संक्रमण
Transliteration: sankraman
"यह एक कठिन संक्रमण काल है।"
过渡
Transliteration: guòdù
"我们要平稳实现向数字化的过渡。"
전환
Transliteration: jeonhwan
"신재생 에너지로의 전환이 시급하다."
移行
Transliteration: ikō
"新しいシステムへの移行は順調に進んでいる。"
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