Kilo Lingo

/tɾansfeˈɾiɾ/

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Translation

to transfer

Word origin

From Latin transferre ('to carry across'), from trans ('across') and ferre ('to carry'). The same root gives English 'transfer'.

Origin
Latin
Root
transferre
English cognates
transfer

Grammar

Verb type-ir irregular (e-ie stem-changing)

Irregular verb. A full conjugation table for irregular verbs is coming soon. For now, use a reference like Wordreference or RAE.

Examples

.

I need to transfer money to another account.

empleado .

The company decided to transfer the employee to another city.

¿ ordenador?

Can you transfer the files to my computer?

transfiere .

The bank transfers the funds in one day.

.

They are going to transfer the call to another department.

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This word is part of lesson 97.