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change1 /tʃeɪndʒ/ sustantivo
- uncountable or countable cambio m;
a ~ in temperature un cambio de temperatura;
for a ~ para variar
- (of clothes) muda f
- uncountable or countable cambio m;
- uncountable
- (coins) cambio m, monedas fpl, sencillo m (AmL), menudo m (Col), dinero m suelto, plata f suelta (AmS)
- (money returned) cambio m, vuelto m (AmL), vuelta f (Esp), vueltas fpl (Col)
change2 verbo transitivo
cambiar;
the witch ~d her into a stone la bruja la convirtió en una piedra;
to ~ one's clothes cambiarse de ropa;
to ~ color cambiar de color;
let's ~ the subject cambiemos de tema;
I wouldn't want to ~ places with her no quisiera estar en su lugar;
to change train(s) hacer(conj.⇒) transbordo, cambiar (de tren);
to ~ dollars into pesos cambiar dólares a or (Esp tb) en pesos
Phrasal Verbs
change over v + adv cambiar
cambiar;
the witch ~d her into a stone la bruja la convirtió en una piedra;
to ~ one's clothes cambiarse de ropa;
to ~ color cambiar de color;
let's ~ the subject cambiemos de tema;
I wouldn't want to ~ places with her no quisiera estar en su lugar;
to change train(s) hacer(conj.⇒) transbordo, cambiar (de tren);
to ~ dollars into pesos cambiar dólares a or (Esp tb) en pesos
verbo intransitivo
- (become different) cambiar;
to ~ INTO sth convertirse(conj.⇒) en algo
- changing pres p ‹needs/role/moods› cambiante
- (become different) cambiar;
- (put on different clothes) cambiarse;
she ~d into a black dress se cambió y se puso un vestido negro;
to get ~d cambiarse
- (Transp) cambiar, hacer(conj.⇒) transbordo
- (put on different clothes) cambiarse;
Phrasal Verbs
change over v + adv cambiar
change: changeover~over sustantivo (transition) ~over (FROM sth) (TO sth) cambio m (de algo) (a algo);
change purse~ purse sustantivo (AmE) monedero m, portamonedas m
change purse~ purse sustantivo (AmE) monedero m, portamonedas m
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Diccionario Espasa Concise © 2000 Espasa Calpe:
change [tʃeɪndʒ]
| I | verbo intransitivo 1 cambiar(se): I'll get changed, me cambiaré de ropa: she changed into something more comfortable, se puso ropa cómoda 2 (transportes) cambiar, hacer transbordo 3 to change into, convertirse en |
| II | verbo transitivo 1 cambiar [for, por] 2 (color, dirección, dueño, idea, opinión, ropa, tema) cambiar de: I've changed my mind, he cambiado de opinión let's change the subject, cambiemos de tema 3 to change the baby, cambiar al bebé 4 convertir [into, en]: over the years he changed into quite a nice person, con el tiempo se convirtió en una persona agradable 5 Auto to change gear, cambiar de marcha 6 Ferroc cambiar de tren/vía: we had to change lines three times, tuvimos que hacer tres transbordos 7 figurado cambiar de sitio: I wouldn't want to change places with him, no me gustaría estar en su lugar |
| III | nombre 1 cambio, transformación for a change, para variar 2 (de texto) modificación 3 (de ropa) muda 4 (transporte) transbordo 5 (de dinero) cambio, vuelta (small) change, monedas sueltas, calderilla ♦ LOC: it's a change for the better, es un cambio a mejor he's changed his tune, cambió de opinión it makes a change, se nota la diferencia a change is as good as a rest, un cambio de actividad es tan saludable como tomar un respiro a change of heart, un cambio de opinión o parecer |
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| be a change of scene for | ser un cambio de aires para | ||||||||
| change color | cambiar de colores | ||||||||
| change color | cambiar de color v | ||||||||
| change color | mudar de color | ||||||||
| change color | (blush) | ruborizarse | |||||||
| change course | cambiar de dirección | ||||||||
| change down | cambiar | ||||||||
| change for the better | n | (improvement) | cambio para/a mejor nm | ||||||
| Her lovely, new hair style is definitely a change for the better. | |||||||||
| México | mejora nf | ||||||||
| Usar otro color de cortinas y pintar las paredes han sido una gran mejora para la casa. | |||||||||
| change for the better | v | (to improve ) España | mejorar el comportamiento o actitud loc verb | ||||||
| If you don't change for the better the engagement's off. | |||||||||
| Si no mejoras tu actitud no conseguirás el permiso. | |||||||||
| cambiar para bien loc verb | |||||||||
| Si no cambias para bien, el compromiso se cancela. | |||||||||
| change gear | cambio de marcha nm | ||||||||
| change gear | hacer el cambio v | ||||||||
| change hands | vi | (be exchanged) | cambiar de manos loc verb | ||||||
| Los billetes de 500 euros cambian de manos muy de tarde en tarde. | |||||||||
| change hands | vi | (move sth from one hand to the other) | cambiar de mano loc verb | ||||||
| When I get tired of scrubbing with my right hand, I change hands and start scrubbing with my left. | |||||||||
| Cuando me canso de restregar con la derecha, cambio de mano y restriego con la izquierda. | |||||||||
| change hands | v | (pass into possession of another) | cambiar de dueño loc verb | ||||||
| That old car has changed hands seven times since it was new. | |||||||||
| Siete veces ha cambiado de dueño ese carro desde que era nuevo. | |||||||||
| cambiar de mano loc verb | |||||||||
| Ese coche viejo ha cambiado de mano siete veces desde que era nuevo. | |||||||||
| cambiar de manos loc verb | |||||||||
| change house | Casa de cambio nf | ||||||||
| change house | (foreign exchange) | cambiaria nf | |||||||
| change in altitude | cambio de altitud | ||||||||
| change into | vtr | (be converted, transformed into) | transformarse, convertirse (en) v pron | ||||||
| If you kiss a frog it just might change into a handsome prince. | |||||||||
| Si besas a un sapo, puede transformarse en un apuesto príncipe. | |||||||||
| change into | vtr | (put on: clothes) | ponerse v pron | ||||||
| Why don't you change into something more comfortable? | |||||||||
| Si te pones la blusa roja te vas a ver mejor. | |||||||||
| change machine | n | (machine that dispenses coins ) | máquina de cambio nf | ||||||
| They've just installed change machines at the car wash. | |||||||||
| change of address | n | cambio de dirección nm | |||||||
| change of employment | cambio de empleo | ||||||||
| change of heart | n | (reversal of an attitude or feeling) | cambio de actitud nm | ||||||
| Now that I've gotten to know my boss better, I've had a change of heart about him. | |||||||||
| I wasn't going to let you go on holiday, but because of your hard work I've had a change of heart. | |||||||||
| cambiar la idea sobre alguien o algo loc verb | |||||||||
| Al conocerle mejor he cambiado la idea que tenía de él. | |||||||||
| change of life | n | cambio de vida nm | |||||||
| change of mind | n | (reversal of a decision) | cambio de opinión nm | ||||||
| She's had a change of mind and now says she won't marry me. | |||||||||
| cambio de idea nm | |||||||||
| change of pace | cambio de ritmo | ||||||||
| change of profession | n | (retraining for new career) | cambio de profesión nm | ||||||
| I've had a change of profession: I used to be a bookmaker, but now I'm an ordinary accountant. | |||||||||
| change of scene | cambio de sitio | ||||||||
| change of venue | n | (new or different place or setting) | cambio de escenario nm | ||||||
| The change of venue meant we held the meeting in the town hall, rather than in the new school. | |||||||||
| cambio de lugar de la reunión nm | |||||||||
| Debido a cambios de última hora, el lugar de celebración del evento será el Palacio de Deportes en lugar de el Parque Central. | |||||||||
| change of venue | n | (law: moving location of a trial) Der | cambio de jurisdicción / traslado de jurisdicción nm | ||||||
| The defence lawyers asked for a change of venue because they feared the pre-trial publicity had tainted the local jury pool. | |||||||||
| Según el defensor, los fundamentos de la jueza para negar el cambio de jurisdicción son endebles. | |||||||||
| change one's mind | Can | cambiar de idea | |||||||
| change one's mind | cambiar de opinión | ||||||||
| change over | vtr | (swop, exchange positions) | cambiar (a) vi | ||||||
| I work until midnight for a week and then I change over to the morning shift. | |||||||||
| Trabajó una semana hasta medianoche y después cambió al turno diario. De un aspecto desaliñado y triste, ¡has cambiado a una apariencia muy elegante! | |||||||||
| rotar vi | |||||||||
| Tengo que rotar, una semana trabajo de tarde y a la siguiente de noche, pero me pagan un adicional por "horario rotativo". | |||||||||
| change ownership | vi | (become the property of sb new) | cambiar de dueño loc verb | ||||||
| We saw a big improvement in the property next door when it changed ownership. | |||||||||
| cambiar de propietario loc verb | |||||||||
| El edificio cambió de propietario tras aceptar el antiguo dueño una oferta sustancial por su venta. | |||||||||
| pasar a nuevo dueño/propietario loc verb | |||||||||
| Vimos una gran mejora en la propiedad de al lado cuando pasó a un nuevo dueño. | |||||||||
| change place | vi | (exchange positions) literal | cambiar de asiento vtr | ||||||
| The teacher told me to change places with another student because I was talking so much. | |||||||||
| I wouldn't change places with him for a million dollars. | |||||||||
| El profesor les obligó a cambiar de asiento. | |||||||||
| literal | cambiar de lugar vtr | ||||||||
| La maestra me cambió de lugar por platicón. | |||||||||
| literal | cambiar (de puesto) (con) vi | ||||||||
| El profesor me dijo que (me) cambiara de puesto con otro estudiante porque yo hablaba mucho. | |||||||||
| fig fam | estar en el pellejo de alguien loc verb | ||||||||
| Ni por todo el oro del mundo me gustaría estar en su pellejo. | |||||||||
| cambiarme por él loc verb | |||||||||
| Por nada del mundo me cambiaría por él. | |||||||||
| fig | cambiarse por alguien loc verb | ||||||||
| No me cambiaría por él ni por un millón de dólares. | |||||||||
| change places with | cambiar el asiento con | ||||||||
| change sides | vi | (sport: change to other end of pitch) | cambiar de campo / lado loc verb | ||||||
| When it was time to change sides my team had the disadvantage of the setting sun shining right into our eyes. | |||||||||
| Los equipos cambiaron de campo al inicio de la segunda parte | |||||||||
| cambiar de cancha loc verb | |||||||||
| En el segundo tiempo los equipos cambian de cancha. | |||||||||
| Argentina | cambiar de arco loc verb | ||||||||
| change sides | vi | (switch allegiance) | cambiar de bando loc verb | ||||||
| Quian Lo lost the battle because many of his troops changed sides in the middle and joined the enemy. | |||||||||
| Acusan a un diputado de haber aceptado un soborno para cambiar de bando. | |||||||||
| cambiar de partido vtr | |||||||||
| Argentina fam | cambiar de camiseta loc verb | ||||||||
| España fam | cambiar de chaqueta vtr | ||||||||
| Ese político no es de fiar, a la mínima cambia de chaqueta. | |||||||||
| change the diaper | cambiar los pañales | ||||||||
| change the nappy | ponerle un pañal nuevo | ||||||||
| change the subject | cambiar de asunto | ||||||||
| change up | n | (baseball: slower pitch) | bola con cambio de velocidad nf | ||||||
| The pitcher's change-up came across home plate 20 miles per hour slower than his fastball. | |||||||||
| change up | v | UK (vehicle: change to higher gear) España | subir marcha vtr | ||||||
| When the car goes faster you need to change up to prevent the engine revving excessively. | |||||||||
| Al aumentar la velocidad tuvo que subir una marcha. | |||||||||
| Argentina | subir un cambio loc verb | ||||||||
| change with the times | v | (modernize) | adaptarse a los tiempos que corren loc verb | ||||||
| The company needs to change with the times and become smaller and more efficient. | |||||||||
| I've told my parents that it is time to change with the times and start twittering and skimping, not writing letters! | |||||||||
| actualizarse vpron | |||||||||
| frml | adaptarse a los nuevos tiempos loc verb | ||||||||
| modernizarse vpron | |||||||||
| Es necesario modernizarse para no perder terreno en los negocios. | |||||||||
| cambiar con los tiempos loc verb | |||||||||
| Argentina | aggiornarse vpron | ||||||||
| La familia como la conocemos y concebimos no está en decadencia. Está en un proceso de cambio, debe aggiornarse frente a un mundo nuevo donde las tecnologías han barrido las fronteras temporo espaciales y todo sucede en un mismo momento en todas partes. | |||||||||
| change your mind | v | (reverse your decision) | cambiar de parecer loc verb | ||||||
| I changed my mind and decided to go to the party after all. | |||||||||
| cambiar de idea loc verb | |||||||||
| Cambié de idea finalmente y decidí acudir a la fiesta. | |||||||||
| changeover | n | (change from one system to anther) | cambiar de sistema vtr | ||||||
| It takes three weeks to make the assembly line changeover for a new model. | |||||||||
| One reason the United States still doesn't use the metric system is that the changeover would cause a lot of confusion. | |||||||||
| conversión nf | |||||||||
| exact change | cambio exacto nm | ||||||||
| gradual change | n | (slow transformation or alteration) | cambio gradual nm | ||||||
| Darwin's theory of evolution based on gradual change stood in marked contrast to the creationist ideas that were prevalent at the time. | |||||||||
| cambio progresivo nm | |||||||||
| cambio paulatino nm | |||||||||
| adaptación nf | |||||||||
| La adaptación de una especie a un nuevo entorno trae aparejadas variaciones fenotípicas notables. | |||||||||
| have a change of heart | vi | (go against one's previous decision) | cambiar de opinión sobre vtr | ||||||
| She's had a change of heart and is inviting her sister after all. | |||||||||
| cambiar de parecer vtr | |||||||||
| Ella cambió de parecer e invitará a su hermana después de todo | |||||||||
| oil change | n | cambio de aceite | |||||||
| peaceful change | cambio pacífico nm | ||||||||
| quick change of opinion | cambio rápido de opinión | ||||||||
| quick-change artist | n | teatro | transformista | ||||||
| radical change | cambio radical | ||||||||
| resistance to change | resistencia al cambio | ||||||||
| sea change | n | figurative fig | cambio radical nm | ||||||
| small change | n | AmL, México | feria | ||||||
| small change | n | calderilla | |||||||
| small change | n | cambio | |||||||
| small change | n | suelto | |||||||
| sound change | cambio en el sonido nm | ||||||||
| sudden change | cambio súbito, cambio repentino nm | ||||||||
| sweeping change | cambio generalizado nm | ||||||||
| total change | cambio total | ||||||||
| undergo a change | experimentar un cambio | ||||||||
| Report an error | |||||||||
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a big change in a new culture
a call for change
a change from... to... - grammar
A change from....
a change in the wind direction was to spare
a change of career
a difficult time in change
a doozy of a change
A Legacy of Change
A leopard can't change his spots
a modest proposal for change in administering - legal
A welcome change
A welcome/refreshing change
ability / skill to change
actor; change agent; person who does things
actually (as a change of subject)
actually (change of mind)
actually do something for a change
address (change control by addressing aspects of changes to)
All change
All change
All it takes to change and turn me around I follow
and - y change to e before a vowel? - grammar
and prior change orders hereto - legal
Annual percent change - financial
Any change of actionee must be promptly communicated - legal
Any change...
Appetite for change
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English:
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Spanish:
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