Meaning of うつす in Japanese

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Definition of うつす

  1. (v5s, vt) to change; to swap; to substitute; to transfer

    委員会は別のホールに会場を移した。
    The committee adjourned to another hall.

  2. to change the object of one's interest or focus
  3. to spend or take time
  4. to infect →Related words: 風邪を移す

    風邪を人に移すと治るって本当?
    Is it true that you recover from colds when you give them to someone else?

  5. to permeate something with the smell or colour of something
  6. to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.) →Related words: 実行に移す

    知っていることと行動に移すことは別だ。
    To know is one thing, and to do is another.

  1. (v5s, vt) to transcribe; to duplicate; to reproduce; to imitate; to trace

    このページをノートに写しておきなさい。
    Copy this page in your notebook.

  2. to describe
  3. to film; to picture; to photograph

    その写真は空から写されたものである。
    The picture was taken from the air.

  1. (v5s, vt) to project; to reflect; to cast (shadow)

    一本の高い木が水面に長い影を映している。
    A tall tree projects its long shadow on the water.

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