【讲西班牙语的加菲猫】第168期

 

cambiar

transitive verb

1. to change (modificar)

2. (intercambiar)

 

cambiar algo (por algo) -> to exchange something (for something)

cambiar libras en dólares -> to change pounds into dollars

cambiar un artículo defectuoso -> to exchange a faulty item

he cambiado mi turno con un compañero -> I swapped shifts with a colleague

¿te importa si te cambio el sitio? -> would you mind swapping o changing places with me?

 

intransitive verb

3. to change (alterarse)

 

cambiar de -> to change

cambiar de casa -> to move (house)

cambiar de trabajo -> to move o change jobs

 

4. to change gear (automobiles) (de marchas)

cambiarse

pronomial verb

also:

 

cambiarse (de ropa) -> to change (one's clothes)

cambiarse de casa -> to move (house)

no me cambiaría por él -> I wouldn't be in his shoes!

¿te importaría cambiarme el sitio? -> would you mind swapping o changing places with me?