migrate

1. (intransitive)To relocate periodically from one region to another, usually according to the seasons.

   Twice a year the geese migrate — from Florida to Canada and back again.

   Twice a year the Minnesotans migrate from their state to the Gulf of Mexico.

   migrieren

   мигри́роватьmigrírovatʹ, соверша́ть перелётsoveršátʹ pereljót

   move from one country or region to another and settle there

2. (intransitive)To change one's geographic pattern of habitation.

   Many groups had migrated to western Europe from the plains of eastern Europe.

   мигри́роватьmigrírovatʹ, переселя́тьсяpereseljátʹsja, пересели́тьсяpereselítʹsja

3. (intransitive)To change habitations across a border; to move from one country or political region to another.

   To escape persecution, they migrated to a neutral country.

   мигри́роватьmigrírovatʹ, переселя́тьсяpereseljátʹsja, пересели́тьсяpereselítʹsja

4. (intransitive)To move slowly towards, usually in groups.

   Once the hosts started bickering in the kitchens, the guests began to migrate towards the living room.

   мигри́роватьmigrírovatʹ, кочева́тьkočevátʹ

   move periodically or seasonally

5. (intransitive)To move gradually, especially from an intended to an unintended position.

   Oil was able to migrate from the accessory gearbox into the magneto housing through the improperly installed gland seals.

6. (transitive)To move computer code or files from one computer or network to another.

   They had finished migrating all of the affected code to the production server by 2:00am, three hours later than expected.

   переноси́тьperenosítʹ, перенести́perenestí

7. (transitive)To induce customers to shift purchases from one set of a company's related products to another.

   We were hoping to migrate the customers of the "C" series to the "E" series and the "E" customers to the "S" series.

1. I wonder why birds migrate.

   ruИнтересно, почему птицы мигрируют. — odexed

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2. The swans migrate from here to Florida.

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3. These birds migrate to North Africa in the winter.

   ruЭти птицы зимой улетают в Северную Африку. — Selena777

   deDiese Vögel ziehen im Winter nach Nordafrika. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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4. Swallows migrate to a warm climate.

   deSchwalben ziehen fort zu einem warmen Klima. — Esperantostern

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5. Why do birds migrate in the first place?

   deZunächst einmal, warum begeben sich Vögel überhaupt auf den Vogelzug? — Tamy

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