cambio

=

change

sustantivo

cambio
masculine noun
1. change (modificación)
  • se ha producido un cambio de situación -> the situation has changed, there has been a change in the situation
  • a las primeras de cambio -> at the first opportunity
  • cambio climático -> climate change (calentamiento global)
  • cambio de domicilio -> change of address
  • cambio horario -> = putting clocks back or forward one hour (bianual)
  • cambio de gobierno -> change of government
  • cambio de rasante (automobiles) -> brow of a hill
  • cambio de sentido -> U-turn
2. exchange (intercambio)
  • (oficina de) cambio -> bureau de change (en letrero)
  • a cambio (de) -> in exchange o return (for)
  • no pido nada a cambio -> I'm not asking for anything back o in return
3. change (monedas)
  • nos hemos quedado sin cambio(s) -> we're out of change
  • ¿tiene cambio de cinco mil? -> have you got change of o for five thousand?
  • quédese con el cambio -> keep the change
4. price (finance) (de acciones); exchange rate (de divisas)
  • libre cambio -> free trade; (comercio) floating exchange rates (de divisas)
5. (automobiles)
  • cambio automático -> automatic transmission
  • cambio de marchas o velocidades -> gear change; (acción) gear lever(palanca) (British), gear shift (United States)
6. substitution, change (sport) (sustitución)
  • hacer un cambio -> to make a substitution o change
interjection
7. (radio)
  • ¡cambio (y corto)! -> over!
  • cambio y cierro -> over and out!
en cambio
adverbial phrase
1. instead (en su lugar); on the other hand, however (por otra parte)

cambio [cahm'-be-o]
noun
1. Barter, commutation. (m)
2. Giving or taking of bills of exchange. (m)
3. Rise and fall of the course of exchange. (m)
4. Public or private bank. (m)
5. Alteration, change; flux. (m)
6. Compensation. (m)
7. A tumor contained in the small veins of an animal. (Veterinary) (m)
8. Return of a favor, recompense. (m)
  • Libre cambio -> free trade
  • Cambio manual -> note of hand
  • Dar o tomar a cambio -> to lend or borrow money on interest
  • Cambio por letras -> trade in bills of exchange
  • Ha habido muchos cambios -> there have been many changes
  • Cambio de domicilio -> change of address
  • Cambio de guardia -> changing of the guard
  • Cambio de velocidades -> (Aut.) Gear change
  • Cambio radical -> turning point
  • Cambio de vía -> (Ferro.) Points
  • ¿Tienes cambio -> have you got any change
  • A las primera de cambio -> (fig.) at the very start
  • Cambio de frecuencia -> (Inform.) frequency shift, keying

"cambio" en el foro de Respuestas

P: what does no te cambio por ninguna means?
R: > Maybe "exchange" would better convey the meaning of "cambiar" here'? or "trade" and since we are telling his girlfriend about a remark he wrote on another…
P: La casa de cambio
R: currency exchange (house)
P: mediar cambio rotundo
R: mediar un cambio rotundo: to invoke/make/ make happen a complete change
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