transição

Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin trānsitiōnem (“transit; passage”), from trānseō (“to traverse”). Semantic loan from English transition in genetics and LGBT senses.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /tɾɐ̃.ziˈsɐ̃w̃/ [tɾɐ̃.ziˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /tɾɐ̃.ziˈsɐ̃w̃/

• Rhymes: -ɐ̃w̃
• Hyphenation: tran‧si‧ção

Noun

transição f (plural transições)

1. transition (process of change from one form, state, style or place to another)

   Synonyms: evolução, mudança

2. (genetics) transition (point mutation)
3. (LGBT) transition (gender-related life change)