cambio

Meaning

1. (masculine) change, shift
2. (masculine) gear (of a motor vehicle)
3. (masculine) exchange rate

Frequency

Hyphenated as

cam‧bio

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈkambjo/

Etymology

Deverbal from cambiar. Compare Italian cambio, Portuguese câmbio, and Catalan canvi.

Cognate with Portuguese

câmbio

Cognate with Catalan

canvi

New

cambiar

(intransitive,transitive) to change, to shift, to switch, to alter
(transitive) to modify
(intransitive,transitive) to switch, to switch up, to change, to trade, to swap (usually + de) (when implying changing from one thing to another)
(transitive) to replace, to change out, to swap out
(formal,transitive) to exchange, to trade in
(figuratively,transitive) to turn around
(reflexive) to swap, to trade, to switch
(reflexive) to move (i.e., change from one place to another)

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Sentences

Cambio en la teoría de Procesamiento de la Información .

Change in the theory of Information Processing.

Pineda además utiliza un
🅰️

cambio de velocidad .

Pineda also uses a speed change.

Merece ser destacado el cambio que se ha producido en la crítica .

The change that has occurred in criticism deserves to be highlighted.

Con la expresión democracia liberal , en cambio , se designa a

una forma de gobierno .

The term liberal democracy, on the other hand, refers to a form of government.

El disco representa un
🅰️

cambio profundo de sonido
🔉

con respecto a álbumes previos .

The album represents a profound change of sound with respect to previous albums.

Los otros dos
2

libros de la trilogía , en cambio , están narrados en tercera persona .

The other two books in the trilogy, on the other hand, are narrated in the third person.

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