migration

migration

Déplacement de personnes ou d’animaux vers un autre endroit pour y vivre.

En anglais simple : The movement of people or animals from one place to another to live there.

• Bird migration begins in autumn.
• The drought caused a large migration of people.
• We tracked the whales during their annual migration south.

Comment l'utiliser : migration from somewhere to somewhere (Migration from villages to cities increased last year.)

Expressions courantes : bird migration, seasonal migration, migration to cities, temporary migration

migration, déplacement

Passage de quelque chose d’un lieu ou d’un domaine à un autre.

En anglais simple : The movement of something from one place or area to another.

• The team planned the data migration.
• Scientists measured cell migration through the tissue.
• Heat can increase the migration of chemicals into food.

Comment l'utiliser : migration of something into something (The coating prevents migration of chemicals into food.); migration from something to something (Data migration from the old system to the new one took a week.)

Synonymes : movement, transfer

Expressions courantes : data migration, cell migration, migration of chemicals