Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
migrate smth to smth
Russian translation:
переместить, перенести
Added to glossary by
Michael Tovbin
Dec 17, 2002 16:38
21 yrs ago
English term
Darya
migrate smth to smth
Non-PRO
English to Russian
Other
can this verb be used as transitive?
Proposed translations
(Russian)
| 5 | it could be transitive |
Michael Tovbin
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| 5 +5 | intransitive |
Yelena.
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Proposed translations
1 day 2 hrs
Michael Tovbin
United States
United States
Native in English
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Russian
United States
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Native in: English (Variant: US) 
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Works in: Russian to English, French to English, English to Russian, and 1 more.
Related KudoZ points
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it could be transitive
migrate the database to a new platform
instead of transfer (because transfer implies a one-time action and migrate is more of a process)
I am doing what Yakov should have done. He was the one that answered the question.
instead of transfer (because transfer implies a one-time action and migrate is more of a process)
I am doing what Yakov should have done. He was the one that answered the question.
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "thank you, Michael!"
+5
11 mins
intransitive
migrate
verb [I]
to move from one place to another
Cancer-causing agents could migrate from your plastic container into your food while it's in the microwave.
FIGURATIVE Trade is migrating from local shops to the larger out-of-town stores.
When an animal migrates it travels to a different place, esp. when the season changes.
These animals migrate annually in search of food.
In September these birds migrate 2000 miles south to a warmer climate.
Young salmon migrate long distances but return to their place of birth to breed.
Migrating birds flying over the area are shot in large numbers.
If people migrate they travel in large numbers to a new place to live temporarily.
Mexican farmworkers migrate into the US each year to find work at harvest time.
verb [I]
to move from one place to another
Cancer-causing agents could migrate from your plastic container into your food while it's in the microwave.
FIGURATIVE Trade is migrating from local shops to the larger out-of-town stores.
When an animal migrates it travels to a different place, esp. when the season changes.
These animals migrate annually in search of food.
In September these birds migrate 2000 miles south to a warmer climate.
Young salmon migrate long distances but return to their place of birth to breed.
Migrating birds flying over the area are shot in large numbers.
If people migrate they travel in large numbers to a new place to live temporarily.
Mexican farmworkers migrate into the US each year to find work at harvest time.
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Yuri Smirnov
3 mins
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| agree |
Yuri Geifman
: use move, transfer, relocate, etc.
7 mins
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| agree |
Sergey
: no doubt, but people sometimes express themselves not exactly how dictionaries instruct
14 mins
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| agree |
Mark Vaintroub
1 hr
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| agree |
Yakov Tomara
: In fact 'migrate' is used as transitive verb but in professional slang (mostly in the computer-related jargon)
19 hrs
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