🇪🇸Spanish Source WordCode: ES

etapa de transición

Pronunciation / Transliteration: eˈtapa de tɾan.siˈsjon

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Transitional-stage/trænˈzɪʃ.ən.əl steɪd/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #8500 frequency
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🇪🇸 Example Sentence in Spanish:

"Estamos atravesando una etapa de transición muy compleja."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A temporary period or phase characterized by movement, development, or evolution from one state, condition, or style to another.

    "The company is currently going through a transitional-stage as it shifts from a local supplier to a global enterprise."
  2. 2

    A developmental benchmark bridging an earlier formation and a subsequent maturity.

    "Childhood adolescence is often viewed as a crucial transitional-stage in human psychological maturation."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the combination of 'transitional', originating from Late Latin 'transitionalis' (from 'transire', meaning to go across), and 'stage', derived from Old French 'stage' and Latin 'staticum' (a standing place). The hyphenated compound phrase emerged in modern socio-scientific and developmental discourses to specifically designate a distinct phase of passage between two fixed conditions.

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