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Meanings of transition in English

Portuguese
transição
Catalan
transició
Spanish
transición

An event that results in a transformation.

transição
Portuguese
passagem
Catalan
pas
Spanish
pasaje

The act of passing from one state or place to the next.

passagem
Portuguese
modulação
Catalan
transició
Spanish
transición

A musical passage moving from one key to another.

modulação

Transition from a life form to another (e.g. death)

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Examples for "death"
Examples for "death"
1
IN death the many becomes one; in life the one becomes many.
Stray Birds
2
Thousands of germs of life and death are in labor in it.
Jean-Christophe, Volume I
3
Not undergoing treatment could damage people's health and even result in deaths.
The Guardian
4
But while the number of new cases has slowed, the deaths continue.
Reuters
5
Contaminated drinking water causes half a million deaths from diarrhoea each year.
BBC
1
He believed in the transmigration of souls, and the indestructibility of matter.
Meditations
2
And Josias begot Jechonias and his brethren in the transmigration of Babylon.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims, New Testament
3
There is another point where the Reincarnation theory differs from Platonic transmigration.
Five Lectures on Reincarnation
4
But Damie's transmigration to Black Marianne's was the cause of new trouble.
The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, V...
5
I don't know, Bunny, whether you're a believer in transmigration of souls.
Raffles: Further Adventures of the Amateur Cracksman
Usage of transition in English
1
But the question remains: is setting a transition date actually a mistake?
Wired
2
The Bill brings forward several technical measures to deal with the transition.
The Irish Times
3
The transition countries of Eastern Europe have been grouped with developed nations.
BBC
4
He said the US would work with Russia on a political transition.
Radio NZ
5
The transition from second to third- level education is far from painless.
The Irish Times
6
South Africa achieved a relatively nonviolent transition from apartheid toward democratic government.
Feminist dot com
7
The elections, however messy, are a key part of the political transition.
Reuters
8
It's all quite early days, and the transition is still quite haphazard.
The Irish Times
9
The company said results reflected its transition from physical to digital books.
Reuters
10
Britain is currently operating under EU rules during a time-limited transition period.
Reuters
11
And Egypt's transition to democracy, including parliamentary elections in January, is proceeding.
Reuters
12
A transition towards greener economies could help combat inequality, said the researchers.
The Guardian
13
Discussions concerning Hong Kong's democratic transition are almost certainly on the agenda.
The Guardian
14
We believe outside interference exacerbates current divisions and undermines Libya's democratic transition.
Reuters
15
However, Atkinson answered for Columbus on a transition goal three minutes later.
Reuters
16
However there are ways of making the transition as smooth as possible.
The Irish Times
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Common
Ireland
Common
New Zealand
Common
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