移うつす

godan verb (-su), transitive verb

put into action; move to the next stage

Used when a plan, idea, or decision is moved into an actual stage, especially in fixed-feeling expressions such as 実行に移す and 行動に移す.

See also: 実行に移す

• 十じゅう分ぶんに話はなし合あったので、計けい画かくを実じっ行こうに移うつした。

  After discussing it thoroughly, we put the plan into action.

• 彼かの女じょは考かんがえるだけでなく、すぐ行こう動どうに移うつす人ひとだ。

  She is someone who does not just think, but quickly takes action.

godan verb (-su), transitive verb

turn one's attention to; shift one's focus to

Used with objects such as 注意, 視線, 関心, and 目, meaning to move attention or gaze from one target to another.

• 彼かれは資し料りょうから画が面めんへ視し線せんを移うつした。

  He shifted his gaze from the documents to the screen.

• 司し会かい者しゃは次つぎの話わ題だいに注ちゅう意いを移うつした。

  The moderator turned attention to the next topic.

godan verb (-su), transitive verb

let time pass; spend time

A relatively formal or literary use with time words such as 時 and 日. It is especially recognizable in expressions like 時を移さず, meaning without letting time pass or without delay.

• 知しらせを受うけると、彼かれらは時ときを移うつさず現げん場ばへ向むかった。

  As soon as they received the news, they headed to the scene without delay.

• 結けつ論ろんを出だせないまま、いたずらに日ひを移うつした。

  They let the days pass idly without reaching a conclusion.

godan verb (-su), transitive verb

infect; pass on a disease; spread an infection

Transitive disease-spreading use, commonly written in kana as うつす. 感染す or 伝染す may occasionally be used as spellings, but kana is the practical learner spelling for this sense.

See also: 風邪をうつす

• 子こどもに風邪かぜをうつしてしまった。

  I ended up passing my cold to my child.

• 人ひとにうつさないように、今日きょうは家いえで休やすむ。

  I will rest at home today so I do not infect anyone.

godan verb (-su), transitive verb

infuse; let soak into; transfer a color or smell

Used when a smell, flavor, color, or similar quality is made to transfer into something else. Common patterns include 〜に香りを移す and 〜に色を移す.

• にんにくを弱よわ火びで炒いためて、油あぶらに香かおりを移うつす。

  Sauté the garlic over low heat to infuse the oil with its aroma.

• 染せん料りょうを使つかって布ぬのに色いろを移うつす。

  Use dye to transfer color to the cloth.