swap

intercambiar, cambiar

Dar algo a alguien y recibir otra cosa suya a cambio.

En inglés sencillo: To give someone one thing and receive another thing from them in return.

• Let’s swap seats.
• I swapped books with my brother.
• Would you swap your sandwich for mine?

Cómo se usa: swap something for something (I swapped my blue shirt for her red one.); swap something with someone (Can I swap seats with you?)

Sinónimos: exchange, trade

Expresiones frecuentes: swap something, swap with someone, swap for something, swap goods

intercambio, trueque

Operación en la que cada persona entrega algo y recibe otra cosa a cambio.

En inglés sencillo: An exchange in which each person gives something and receives something else.

• That sounds like a fair swap.
• We organized a clothes swap at school.
• The swap gave each of us a different book.

Cómo se usa: a swap of something (They arranged a swap of tickets.)

Sinónimos: exchange, trade

Expresiones frecuentes: a fair swap, book swap, make a swap

espacio de intercambio

Espacio del disco que el ordenador usa como memoria adicional cuando la memoria principal está llena.

En inglés sencillo: Disk space a computer can use as extra memory when its main memory is full.

• The computer needs more swap.
• This system has four gigabytes of swap.
• Heavy use of swap can slow the machine down.

Sinónimos: swap space

Expresiones frecuentes: swap space, swap file, available swap