transition
/tɹænˈzɪʃ.ən/ sustantivo B2En español: transición
- The process of change from one form, state, style or place to another.
- A word or phrase connecting one part of a discourse to another. · Holonym: metadiscourse
- A brief modulation; a passage connecting two themes.
- A change of key.
- A point mutation in which one base is replaced by another of the same class (purine or pyrimidine); compare transversion.
- A change from defense to attack, or attack to defense.
- The onset of the final stage of childbirth.
- Professional special education assistance for children or adults in the process of leaving one educational environment or support program for another to relatively more independent living.
Plural transitions
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In his whole life, perhaps, Franz had never before experienced so sudden an impression, so rapid a transition from gayety to sadness, as in this moment.
But Elizabeth was not formed for ill-humour; and though every prospect of her own was destroyed for the evening, it could not dwell long on her spirits; and, having told all her griefs to Charlotte Lucas, whom she had not seen for a week, she was soon able to make a voluntary transition to the oddities of her cousin, and to point him out to her particular notice.
The transition has been an exciting journey, but it certainly comes with a steep learning curve.
Whether the American public will eventually demand a structural transition to a more equitable, wage-based model remains an entirely open question.
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