trocar.
to replace, to substitute (to remove something and put a new one in its place)
Meaning & usage
to replace, to substitute (to remove something and put a new one in its place)
Quero trocar meu carro por um novo.
Precisamos trocar as lâmpadas queimadas.
to change (to dispose of something one owns or is using and get a new one)
Troque de roupa.
Quero trocar de carro.
to trade; to exchange
Eu e o meu primo trocamos livros.
O explorador trocou presentes com os nativos.
to swap (to switch the position of two things)
Trocamos os dois cabos e o motor funcionou.
to exchange (to give and receive simultaneously)
Todo dia eu trocava umas ideias com o vizinho.
Os boxeadores estão trocando socos na cabeça.
to change oneself (to replace the clothing one is wearing)
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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