trans-
træns
trans- carries it clean across to the other side
The picture Something steps over a single line in the middle and ends up on the other side of it. trans- crosses over and lands on the far side; inter- stays in the space between two things.
Where the picture shows up in trans-
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words crossing languages
Can you translate this form for me?
kæn juː trænsˈleɪt ðɪs fɔːrm fɔːr miː
Could you put this form into my language?
Writing on one side steps over the middle line and comes down as different writing.
trans (across) + lat (carry).
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money crossing accounts
I will transfer the money today.
aɪ wɪl trænsˈfɜːr ðə ˈmʌni təˈdeɪ
I'll send the money today.
A number leaves one bank book and sits down in another one's box.
trans (across) + fer (carry).
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goods crossing the map
The parts are in transport now.
ðə pɑːrts ɑːr ɪn ˈtrænspɔːrt naʊ
The parts are on their way.
A loaded truck runs the long road between one city and the next.
trans (across) + port (carry).
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a shape crossing into another
New paint transformed the shop.
nuː peɪnt trænsˈfɔːrmd ðə ʃɑːp
The fresh paint made the shop look like a different place.
The same wall before and after, set side by side, looking like two different buildings.
trans (across) + form (shape).
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light crossing straight through
Use the transparent bags for samples.
juːz ðə trænsˈperənt bæɡz fɔːr ˈsæmpəlz
Put the samples in the clear bags.
Light goes straight through the plastic and you see the thing inside just as it is.
trans (through) + par (show).
All of it in one picture
trans- is an arrow crossing one line. Words cross from one language into another and you translate; money crosses from your account into someone else's and you transfer it. Goods cross from this city to that one and they are in transport; a shape crosses out of its old look into a new one and it is transformed; light crosses straight through the plastic and the bag is transparent. So with trans-, ask what is crossing, and across what.