Swapping in spanish

Intercambio

pronunciation: inteɹ̩kɑmbioʊ part of speech: verb, noun
In gestures

swap = intercambiar, cambiar, canjear. [También escrito swop]

Example: The program automatically swaps CONFIG.SYS and AUTOEXEC.BAT files and executes a warm boot in one step.

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» swap in and out of = traspasar.

Example: At a greater level of sophistication, the operating system will be able to swap programs in and out of memory in mid-operation in order to let another have a go.

» swap + Nombre + (a)round = cambiar, intercambiar, invertir, intercambiar posiciones, intercambiar puestos, intercambiar lugares.

Example: She entered and then looked at the phone and was really angry because she realised that their phones had been swapped around.

» swap + places (with) = intercambiarse con, intercambiar sitios, intercambiar lugares, intercambiar asientos, ponerse en + Posesivo + lugar, ocupar + Posesivo + lugar.

Example: Would you like to swap places with people who are disabled?.

» swap + roles = intercambiar papeles, intercambiar funciones. [También escrito swop roles]

Example: Lyrically this song is about a man telling his lady they are going to trade places and swap roles.

» swap shop = sesión de intercambio. [Actividad de intercambio de ideas, tebeos, etc., propiedad de los lectores organizada en y por la biblioteca]

Example: Another activities organized by the library are comic, jigsaw, knitting and dressmaking swap shops.

» swap + stories = charlar amigablemente, intercambiarse historias.

Example: I would give anything if I had had a chance to bend an elbow with Ralph and swap a few stories.

swapping = intercambio, cambio. 

Example: The accidental swapping of babies at birth is an extremely rare occurrence in UK hospitals.
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