traslare

Traslare is an Italian verb meaning to move or transfer something from one place, position, or state to another. It can refer to physical relocation, such as moving an object, but also to more abstract transfers, including shifting responsibilities, data, or elements within a system or process. In everyday language, traslare can convey both tangible and figurative movement, though in many contexts other verbs like spostare or trasferire may be more common.

In geometry and related technical fields, the related noun traslazione designates a translation: a rigid motion that slides every point of a figure by the same vector, preserving its shape and orientation. This geometric operation is a fundamental example of a transformation and is distinguished from rotations, reflections, and dilations.

Etymology traces traslare to the Latin prefix trans- meaning “across” or “beyond,” combined with a verb-forming suffix. The term has become established in Italian through various specialized and everyday uses to express the idea of carrying something across from one state or place to another.

See also: traslazione, spostamento, trasformazione, traduzione.