migrate

migrer

Se déplacer régulièrement entre des régions, généralement au changement des saisons.

En anglais simple : To move regularly between regions, usually when the seasons change.

• These birds migrate south in winter.
• The whales migrated toward warmer water.
• Do all butterflies migrate?

Comment l'utiliser : migrate to somewhere (The birds migrate to warmer regions every autumn.)

Expressions courantes : migrate south, migrate north, migrate for winter

migrer, émigrer

Partir vivre dans un autre pays ou une autre région.

En anglais simple : To move to another country or region to live there.

• Many families migrate for work.
• Her grandparents migrated to Canada in the 1960s.
• Why did they migrate from their home country?

Comment l'utiliser : migrate to somewhere (They migrated to Australia for better opportunities.); migrate from A to B (Her family migrated from Poland to France.)

Synonymes : relocate, move

Expressions courantes : migrate to somewhere, migrate from somewhere, migrate for work

migrer, se déplacer

Changer de zone de vie habituelle, seul ou en groupe.

En anglais simple : To change the area where you or your group usually live.

• The population began to migrate west.
• Some groups migrated toward the coast over several generations.
• Young people increasingly migrate from villages to cities.

Comment l'utiliser : migrate from A to B (People migrated from inland settlements to coastal towns.)

Synonymes : relocate, move

Expressions courantes : migrate west, migrate toward cities, migrate between regions