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swap
(swŏp)v. swapped, swap·ping, swaps
v.intr.
To trade one thing for another.
v.tr.
To exchange (one thing) for another.
n.
1. An exchange of one thing for another.
2. A contract in which two parties agree to exchange periodic interest payments, especially when one payment is at a fixed rate and the other varies according to the performance of a reference rate, such as the prime rate.
[Middle English swappen, to strike, strike the hands together in closing a bargain.]
swap′per n.
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swap
(swɒp) orswop
vb, swaps, swapping, swapped, swops, swopping or swopped
to trade or exchange (something or someone) for another
n
1. an exchange
2. something that is exchanged
3. (Banking & Finance) finance Also called: swap option or swaption a contract in which the parties to it exchange liabilities on outstanding debts, often exchanging fixed-interest-rate for floating-rate debts (debt swap), either as a means of managing debt or in trading (swap trading)
[C14 (in the sense: to shake hands on a bargain, strike): probably of imitative origin]
ˈswapper, ˈswopper n
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swap
(swɒp)v. swapped, swap•ping,
n. v.t.
1. to trade or barter, as one thing for another.
v.i. 2. to make an exchange.
n. 3. an exchange: He got the radio in a swap.
[1300–50; Middle English swappen to strike, strike hands (in bargaining)]
swap′per, n.
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swap
Past participle: swapped
Gerund: swapping
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| Noun | 1. |  swap - an equal exchange; "we had no money so we had to live by barter"interchange, exchange - reciprocal transfer of equivalent sums of money (especially the currencies of different countries); "he earns his living from the interchange of currency" horse trade, horse trading - the swapping of horses (accompanied by much bargaining) |
| Verb | 1. |  swap - exchange or give (something) in exchange forexchange, interchange, change - give to, and receive from, one another; "Would you change places with me?"; "We have been exchanging letters for a year" |
| 2. | swap - move (a piece of a program) into memory, in computer science go, locomote, move, travel - change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell"; "news travelled fast" thrash - move data into and out of core rather than performing useful computation; "The system is thrashing again!" |
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swap
swopverb
1. exchange, trade, switch, traffic, interchange, barter, trade off Some hostages were swapped for convicted prisoners.
2. trade, exchange, reciprocate, bandy, pass back and forth They all sat together at a table, laughing and swapping stories.
noun
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swap
also swopverb
Informal. To give up in return for something else:
Informal. The act of exchanging or substituting:
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Translations
تَبادُليَتَبَادَلُيَتَبادَل
vyměnit si
bytte
vaihtaa jokin johonkinvaihtokauppavaihtosopimus
zamijeniti
skipta á, hafa skipti áskipti
交換する
바꾸다
maiņasamainītsamainīties
výmenavymeniť si
zamenjati
byta
แลกเปลี่ยน
trao đổi
swap
[swɒp]A. N (= exchange) → trueque m, canje m
swaps (when collecting) → duplicados mpl
it's a fair swap → es un trato equitativo
swaps (when collecting) → duplicados mpl
it's a fair swap → es un trato equitativo
B. VT [+ cars, stamps] → trocar, canjear, intercambiar
will you swap your hat for my jacket? → ¿quieres cambiar tu sombrero por mi chaqueta?
we sat swapping reminiscences → estábamos contando nuestros recuerdos
to swap stories (with sb) → contarse chascarrillos or historietas (con algn)
to swap places (with sb) (lit) → cambiar(se) de sitio con algn
I wouldn't mind swapping places with him! (fig) → ¡ya me gustaría a mí estar en su pellejo!
will you swap your hat for my jacket? → ¿quieres cambiar tu sombrero por mi chaqueta?
we sat swapping reminiscences → estábamos contando nuestros recuerdos
to swap stories (with sb) → contarse chascarrillos or historietas (con algn)
to swap places (with sb) (lit) → cambiar(se) de sitio con algn
I wouldn't mind swapping places with him! (fig) → ¡ya me gustaría a mí estar en su pellejo!
C. VI → hacer un intercambio
I asked her but she wouldn't swap → se lo pedí pero no quería cambiarse
I wouldn't swap with anyone → no me cambiaría por nadie
do you want to swap? → ¿quieres que cambiemos?
I asked her but she wouldn't swap → se lo pedí pero no quería cambiarse
I wouldn't swap with anyone → no me cambiaría por nadie
do you want to swap? → ¿quieres que cambiemos?
swap around swap over, swap round
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
swap
swop [ˈswɒp] vt
(= exchange) [+ objects, stories, news] → échanger
to swap sth for sth (= exchange) → échanger qch contre qch, troquer qch contre qch
I would not swap my career for anyone else's → Je n'échangerais pas ma carrière contre celle d'un autre.
to swap places (seats) → changer de place
to swap places with sb (fig) → se mettre à la place de qn
to swap sth for sth (= exchange) → échanger qch contre qch, troquer qch contre qch
I would not swap my career for anyone else's → Je n'échangerais pas ma carrière contre celle d'un autre.
to swap places (seats) → changer de place
to swap places with sb (fig) → se mettre à la place de qn
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
swap
n → Tausch m, → Tauschhandel m; swaps (= stamps) → Tauschmarken pl; it’s a fair swap → das ist ein fairer Tausch; to do a swap (with somebody) → (mit jdm) tauschen
vt stamps, cars, houses etc → tauschen; stories, reminiscences, addresses, insults → austauschen; to swap something for something → etw für etw eintauschen; to swap places with somebody → mit jdm tauschen; to swap sides → die Seiten wechseln; I’ll swap you! (inf) → ich tausch mit dir (inf)
vi → tauschen
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
swap
[swɒp]1. n (exchange) → scambio
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
swop,
swap
(swop) – past tense, past participle swopped, ~swapped – verb to exchange one thing for another. He swopped his ball with another boy for a pistol; They swopped books with each other.
noun an exchange. a fair swop.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
swap
→ يَتَبَادَلُ vyměnit si bytte austauschen ανταλλάσσω intercambiar vaihtaa jokin johonkin échanger zamijeniti scambiare 交換する 바꾸다 ruilen bytte zamienić trocar обменивать byta แลกเปลี่ยน değiş tokuş etmek trao đổi 交换Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009