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trocar.

to replace, to substitute (to remove something and put a new one in its place)

6 characters2 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

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  1. to replace, to substitute (to remove something and put a new one in its place)

    transitive
    Quero trocar meu carro por um novo.
    Precisamos trocar as lâmpadas queimadas.
  2. to change (to dispose of something one owns or is using and get a new one)

    intransitive
    Troque de roupa.
    Quero trocar de carro.
  3. to trade; to exchange

    transitive
    Eu e o meu primo trocamos livros.
    O explorador trocou presentes com os nativos.
  4. to swap (to switch the position of two things)

    transitive
    Trocamos os dois cabos e o motor funcionou.
  5. to exchange (to give and receive simultaneously)

    transitive
    Todo dia eu trocava umas ideias com o vizinho.
    Os boxeadores estão trocando socos na cabeça.
  6. to change oneself (to replace the clothing one is wearing)

    reflexive
    Troque-se! / Troca-te!
    Chegamos a casa, pois agora troquemo-nos.
Where this word comes from

First used in the 14th century, from Old Galician-Portuguese trocar, from Medieval Latin trocāre; further etymology uncertain (probably Frankish *trokōn). Cognate with Spanish, Galician, Catalan, and Occitan trocar, French troquer, English truck.

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