trans- ‘across’ + ferre ‘to bear’

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verb (transfers, transferring, transferred) | transˈfər, ˈtransfər |

1. move from one place to another:

〈物･活動などが〉移る «from/to»

e.g. no object : I went to sleep on the couch before transferring to my bedroom later in the night

e.g. with object : he would have to transfer money to his own account.

move to another group, occupation, or service:

〈人が〉 «…から/…に» 転任する, 転勤, 転校, 移籍する

e.g. no object : she transferred to the Physics Department

〈人･組織などが〉 «…から/…に» 〈人〉を転任させる, 転勤, 転属, 移籍させる; 〈活動〉を移転する «from/to» (!しばしば受け身で)

e.g. with object : employees have been transferred to the installation team.

no object enroll in a different school or college:

e.g. Ron transferred to the University of Idaho.

(in professional sports) move or cause to move to another team:

e.g. no object : he transferred to the Dodgers

e.g. with object : when a player is transferred to the minors by a major league club.

redirect (a telephone call) to another line or extension.

«…へ» 〈電話〉を転送する

with object copy (a drawing or design) from one surface to another.

〈図･絵など〉を転写する «to, onto, into, on»

with object copy (data, music, etc.) from one medium or device to another:

«…に» 〈情報･音楽など〉を移す, コピーする; 〈データ〉を転送する 〘コンピュ〙 «to» (!しばしば受け身で)

e.g. you can easily transfer your personal data to another PC using the export feature.

2. no object change to another place, route, or means of transportation during a journey:

〈人が〉 «…で/…から/…に» (乗り物を)乗り換える «at/from/to»

e.g. John advised him to transfer from Rome airport to the railroad station.

3. with object make over the possession of (property, a right, or a responsibility) to someone else.

〘法〙 〈人などが〉 «…から/…に» 〈財産･権利など〉を譲渡する «from/to» (!しばしば受け身で)

4. with object (usually as adjective transferred) change (the sense of a word or phrase) by extension or metaphor:

(拡張･比喩などにより)〈語句の意味〉を転移させる.

e.g. a transferred use of the Old English noun.

noun | ˈtran(t)sfər |

1. an act of moving something or someone to another place:

«…から/…への» 移動, 搬送 «from/to»

e.g. a transfer of wealth to the poorer nations

e.g. she was going to ask her boss for a transfer to the city

e.g. a patient had died after transfer from the County Hospital to St. Peter's.

British an act of selling or moving an athlete to another team:

«…への» 転勤, 異動; 移籍 «to»

e.g. his transfer from Rangers cost £800,000.

a student who has enrolled in a different school or college.

転校

a conveyance of property, especially stocks, from one person to another.

(権力･財産などの)譲渡(証書); (権力の)移譲

the action of copying data from one medium or device to another.

〘コンピュ〙 (データなどの)転送, コピー.

2. British a small colored picture or design on paper, which can be transferred to another surface by being pressed or heated:

e.g. T-shirts with iron-on transfers.

3. an act of changing to another place, route, or means of transportation during a journey:

乗り換え; 乗り換え地点.

e.g. it took three hours and several bus transfers to get there.

North American a ticket allowing a passenger to change from one public transportation vehicle to another as part of a single journey.

｟主に米｠ (バス･電車などの)乗り換え切符〘初乗りの際に日時を示した切符を受け取り, 制限時間内は同じ切符で乗車できる〙

transferee | ˌtran(t)sfəˈrē | noun

transferrer noun

late Middle English (as a verb): from French transférer or Latin transferre, from trans- ‘across’ + ferre ‘to bear’. The earliest use of the noun (late 17th century) was as a legal term in the sense ‘conveyance of property’.