swap out

remplacer, échanger

Retirer quelque chose pour mettre autre chose à sa place.

En anglais simple : To remove something and put something else in its place.

• We swapped out the old sofa.
• Can I swap out butter for oil?
• She swapped the standard lens out with a wider one.

Comment l'utiliser : swap out something for something (We swapped out the desk for a smaller table.); swap something out with something (You can swap the cream out with milk.)

Synonymes : replace, substitute, exchange

Expressions courantes : swap out something, swap something out

remplacer, changer

Remplacer une chose usée ou une personne fatiguée par un équivalent neuf ou reposé.

En anglais simple : To replace a used or tired thing or person with a fresh equivalent.

• Let's swap out the tired players.
• They swapped out the worn tyres before the race.
• Can you swap this battery out for a charged one?

Comment l'utiliser : swap someone/something out (We swapped the tired players out.); swap out something for something (Swap out the worn filter for a fresh one.)

Synonymes : replace, change out

Expressions courantes : swap out someone, swap out something, swap someone out

transférer dans le fichier d’échange

Déplacer des données de la mémoire principale de l’ordinateur vers un fichier sur son disque de stockage.

En anglais simple : To move data from a computer’s main memory to a file on its storage drive.

• The system swaps out unused data.
• Several memory pages were swapped out overnight.
• Can the program swap out this process safely?

Comment l'utiliser : swap out something to something (The system swapped out inactive pages to disk.)

Synonymes : page out

Contraires : swap in

Expressions courantes : swap out data, swap out pages, swap out something

remplacement, échange

Objet qui en remplace un autre, ou action de remplacer un objet par un autre.

En anglais simple : A replacement item, or the act of replacing one item with another.

• The faulty unit needs a swap out.
• We arranged a swap out for the damaged screen.
• The service includes one free swap out each year.

Synonymes : replacement, exchange

Expressions courantes : a swap out, quick swap out, equipment swap out

plat préparé à l’avance

Plat préparé à l’avance qui remplace un plat inachevé pendant le tournage pour éviter de faire attendre le public.

En anglais simple : Food prepared earlier to replace unfinished food during filming, so viewers do not have to wait.

• The cake was a swap out.
• They prepared three swap outs before filming the cooking show.
• The presenter used a swap out while the real pie baked.

Expressions courantes : a swap out, cake swap out, prepared swap out