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cambiar
Translation
v.
›
⇨ to change
cambiar de idea to change one's tune
cambiar de trabajo to change jobs
⇨ to alter
He cambiado mi currículum I've altered my CV
⇨ to switch
cambiar de canal to switch channels
›cambiar el rumbo
to change course
›cambiar de opinión
to change one's mind
› (una cita, una reunión)
⇨ to rearrange
› (intercambiar)
⇨ to exchange
⇨ to swap
■ constr. to swap + dos objetosCambiamos las direcciones con las personas que conocimos durante las vacaciones We swapped addresses with the people we met on holiday
⇨ to barter
Cambió su colección de sellos por sus cómics He bartered his stamp collection for her comics
› (reponer)
⇨ to replace
› (dinero)
⇨ to change
cambiar libras a dólares to change pounds into dolars
› (de dirección)
⇨ to veer
› (de lugar)
⇨ to shift
⇨ to move
› (las marchas de un vehículo)
⇨ to change uk
cambiar de marcha to change gear
⇨ to shift us
› (de canal o de emisora)
⇨ to switch over uk
› (el tiempo)
⇨ to break
¡cambio y corto!
⇨ over and out!
(Definition of cambiar v. from the Diccionario Cambridge Compact Español-Inglés
© Cambridge University Press and Ediciones SM 2011)
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