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migratingnoun
Gerund functioning as an uncountable noun meaning the act or process of migration.
Migrating can be exhausting for many bird species.
La migration peut être épuisante pour de nombreuses espèces d’oiseaux.
migratingadjective
more migrating
Comp.
most migrating
Super.
UK
/ˈmaɪɡreɪtɪŋ/
US
/ˈmaɪˌɡreɪtɪŋ/
migrateurSe dit surtout des oiseaux et d’autres animaux qui se déplacent de façon saisonnière.
The migrating birds filled the sky as they traveled south for the winter.
Les oiseaux migrateurs ont rempli le ciel en partant vers le sud pour l’hiver.
Additional translations
migrantPlus général ; peut s’employer dans un registre descriptif ou scientifique.
Synonyms
itinerant
wandering
roaming
nomadic
transient
migrateverb

migrating

Gerund

migrated
Past Simple
migrated
Past Participle
migrating
Gerund
UK
/maɪˈɡreɪt/
US
/maɪˈɡreɪt/
Many birds migrate south for the winter to find warmer climates.
De nombreux oiseaux migrent vers le sud pour l'hiver afin de trouver des climats plus chauds.
Additional translations
émigrerS'emploie surtout pour le déplacement de personnes vers un autre lieu de résidence ou de travail.
Synonyms
immigrate
displace
transplant
relocate
shift
travel
move
emigrate

Definitions

migratingnoun
The act or process of moving from one place to another.
Migrating can be exhausting for many bird species.
migratingadjective
Moving from one place to another, typically on a seasonal basis.
The migrating birds filled the sky as they traveled south for the winter.
migrateverb
To move from one region or habitat to another, especially regularly according to the seasons.
Many birds migrate south for the winter to find warmer climates.
To move from one place to another in order to live or work.
The family decided to migrate to the city in search of better job opportunities.
To transfer data or systems from one environment or platform to another.
The IT department plans to migrate all the company's data to the new server by the end of the month.
To shift position within a molecule, of an atom or functional group, during a chemical reaction.
During the rearrangement, a hydrogen atom migrates from the carbon to the oxygen atom.
Of cells or nuclei: to move from one part of an organism or tissue to another during development, healing, or disease.
During embryogenesis, neural crest cells migrate long distances to form various structures.
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