switch Significado & definición

Significado de switch en español

• 0 to change from one thing to another -- cambiar

  • He’s just switched jobs.

• 1 a small object that you push up or down with your finger to turn something electrical on or off -- interruptor

• 2 a change -- cambio

  • There has been a switch in policy.

• 3 to change from one thing to another -- cambiar

  • She switched easily between the two languages. Ella cambiaba fácilmente entre los dos idiomas.

  • I switched from my old browser to a better one. Cambié de mi viejo navegador por uno mejor.

• 4 to exchange one thing for another -- cambiar

  • He switched clothes to avoid being identified. Se cambió de ropa para evitar ser identificado.

  • The photographer asked me and my brother to switch places. El fotógrafo me pidió a mi hermano ya mí que nos cambiaramos de sitio.

• 5 to exchange work times with sb else -- cambiar turnos

  • Can you switch shifts with me on Saturday? ¿Te puedes cambiar el turno del sábado conmigo?

  • I can switch with Carrie. Puedo cambiarme el turno con carrie.

• 6 a device that you press or move to turn sth on or off -- interruptor [ masculine, singular ]

  • a light switch un interruptor de luz

  • He flipped the switch and the room lit up. Él tocó el interruptor y la habitación se iluminó.

• 7 the act of changing from one thing to another -- cambiar

  • We recently made the switch from heating with oil to gas. Recientemente dimos el salto de calefacción con gasoil a gas.