transferieren

German

Etymology

From Middle High German transferieren (14th c.), from Latin transferre. Influenced by English transfer.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌtransfeˈriːrən/, [ˌtʁant͡s.feˈʁiː.ʁən], [ˌtʁans-], [-fə-], [-ˈʁiː.ɐn], [-ˈʁi(ː)ɐ̯n]
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: trans‧fe‧rie‧ren

Verb

transferieren (weak, third-person singular present transferiert, past tense transferierte, past participle transferiert, auxiliary haben)

  1. (finance) to transfer (move money to another country)
  2. (formal, specialist) to transfer (pass on, move in general); also of travellers, but otherwise not usually of people
    Synonyms: übertragen, überführen, weitergeben
  3. (sports, rare) to transfer (move a player to another club)
    Synonyms: verkaufen, wechseln lassen

Usage notes

  • At least in the sports sense, the verb is much less common than the noun Transfer.

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