traslado

transfer

noun tras-LAH-doh Rare

Also means

relocation

Usage Note

Traslado refers to the physical or administrative act of moving someone or something: a job transfer (traslado de trabajo), the moving of remains (el traslado de los restos), or the relocation of an office. It is derived from trasladar ('to transfer, to move'). Do not confuse with traducción (translation) — though trasladar can mean 'to translate' in a literary register.

Examples

"Le ofrecieron un traslado a otra ciudad."

Natural Translation

They offered him a transfer to another city.

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