trasladar
verb
1. to transport, move
taking from one place to another
Common combinations
- trasladar a un hospital — take to a hospital
- trasladar mercancías — transport goods
- trasladar a un lugar seguro — take to a safe place
- Trasladaron al herido al hospital.They took the injured man to the hospital.
- El camión trasladó los muebles a la nueva casa.The truck moved the furniture to the new house.
- La policía trasladó a los pasajeros a un lugar seguro.The police took the passengers to a safe place.
2. to transfer, relocate
changing someone's workplace or an organization's location
Common combinations
- trasladar a otro puesto — transfer to another position
- trasladar la sede — relocate headquarters
- trasladar a otra oficina — transfer to another office
- Trasladaron a Marta a la oficina de Madrid.They transferred Marta to the Madrid office.
- La empresa trasladó su sede a otra ciudad.The company relocated its headquarters to another city.
- El profesor pidió que lo trasladaran a otro colegio.The teacher asked to be transferred to another school.
3. to reschedule, move
changing a date or time
Common combinations
- trasladar una reunión — reschedule a meeting
- trasladar una fecha — change a date
- trasladar un partido — reschedule a match
- Trasladaron la reunión al viernes.They moved the meeting to Friday.
- El partido se trasladó a la semana siguiente.The match was moved to the following week.
- Por la lluvia, trasladamos la fiesta al sábado.Because of the rain, we moved the party to Saturday.
4. to pass on, convey
communicating a message or information to someone
Common combinations
- trasladar un mensaje — pass on a message
- trasladar una queja — forward a complaint
- trasladar una pregunta — pass on a question
- Le trasladé tu mensaje a Ana.I passed your message on to Ana.
- El director trasladó la queja al departamento responsable.The director forwarded the complaint to the department responsible.
- Voy a trasladar esta pregunta al equipo.I'm going to pass this question on to the team.
Same root
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