cambio

Definitions of cambio
  1. noun
    the action of changing something
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    giro en redondo, viraje, vuelta
    a major change in attitude or principle or point of view
    desplazamiento, mudanza, traslado
    the act of changing your residence or place of business
    simplificación
    the act of reducing complexity
    decimalización
    the act of changing to a decimal system
    diversificación, variedad
    the act of introducing variety (especially in investments or in the variety of goods and services offered)
    trasposición, traspuesta
    the act of changing one thing or position for another
    sustitución
    the act of putting one thing or person in the place of another: "he sent Smith in for Jones but the substitution came too late to help"
    degradación, descenso, descenso de categoría
    act of lowering in rank or position
    cambio de estado
    the act of changing something into something different in essential characteristics
    modificación, reciclaje
    the act of making something different (as e.g. the size of a garment)
    movimiento, traslado
    the act of changing location from one place to another
    movimiento
    a change of position that does not entail a change of location
    viraje
    the act of changing the direction in which something is oriented
    satisfacción
    act of fulfilling a desire or need or appetite
    conexión
    the act of bringing two things into contact (especially for communication)
    agarrotamiento
    the act of making something tighter
    escapada
    a secret move (to avoid paying debts)
    transición
    the act of passing from one state or place to the next
    injerencia, intromisión, mangoneo, tijereteo
    the act of altering something secretly or improperly
    transferencia, transmisión, trasferencia, trasmisión
    the act of transfering something from one form to another
    conclusión, final, terminación
    the act of ending something
    anulación
    the act of nullifying; making null and void; counteracting or overriding the effect or force of something
    apertura, comienzo, iniciación, inicio, principio
    the act of starting something
    cocina
    the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat
    mejora, mejoramiento
    the act of improving something
    embellecimiento
    the act of making something more beautiful
    degradación
    changing to a lower state (a less respected state)
    ensuciamiento
    the act of soiling something
    mascadura, masticación
    biting and grinding food in your mouth so it becomes soft enough to swallow
    defoliación
    causing the leaves of trees and other plants to fall off (as by the use of chemicals)
    adelantamiento, adelanto, andadura, avance, evolución, marcha, paso, progresión, progreso
    the act of moving forward (as toward a goal)
    locomoción
    self-propelled movement
    arremetida, bote, embestida, estocada
    the act of moving forward suddenly
    desplazamiento
    the act of going from one place to another
    conducción, transferencia, transporte, traspaso
    the act of moving something from one location to another
    acoso, alcance, carrera, caza, montería, persecución, perseguimiento, seguidores, seguimiento
    the act of pursuing in an effort to overtake or capture
    anuncio, encajadura, encaje, entredós, inserción, intercalación, interposición, introducción, intromisión, metedura, metimiento
    the act of putting one thing into another
    ascensión, ascenso, subida, trepada
    the act of changing location in an upward direction
    balance, balanceo, bamboleo, tabaleo, vaivén
    changing location by moving back and forth
    desliz, deslizamiento
    the act of moving smoothly along a surface while remaining in contact with it
    corriente, flujo, torrente
    the act of flowing or streaming; continuous progression
    crol
    a very slow movement
    aceleración, exceso de velocidad
    changing location rapidly
    traducción
    the act of uniform movement
    transplante, trasplante
    the act of removing something from one location and introducing it in another location
    cabeceo
    the act of moving from one place to another
    inversión
    turning upside down; setting on end
    arrancada, arranque, meneo, sacudida
    an abrupt spasmodic movement
    postración, prosternación
    the act of assuming a prostrate position
    alcance, tramo
    the act of physically reaching or thrusting out
    reciprocación
    alternating back-and-forth movement
    rotación
    the act of rotating as if on an axis
    cerradura, cierre
    the act of closing something
    planteamiento
    (photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
    vibración
    the act of vibrating
    revocación, revés, vuelta
    turning in the opposite direction
    tijereta
    the act of sitting or standing astride
    golpe
    a single complete movement
    bisagra, cernidillo, contoneo, meneo
    the act of wiggling
    merma
    the act of decreasing or reducing something
    aumento, crecimiento, incremento
    the act of increasing something
    doma, embate, inobservancia, muda, quebrantadura, quebrantamiento, quiebre, rompimiento, rotura, ruptura, vencimiento, zambardo
    the act of breaking something
    desbordamiento, erupción, estallido, explosión, reventón
    the act of exploding or bursting
    combustión, quema, quemazón
    the act of burning something
    capitalización, derivación
    the act of combining things to form a new whole
    separación
    the act of dividing or disconnecting
    transformación
    the act of changing in form or shape or appearance
    forestación, repoblación, repoblación forestal
    the conversion of bare or cultivated land into forest (originally for the purpose of hunting)
    endurecimiento
    the act of making something harder (firmer or tighter or more compact)
    daño, destrozo, detrimento, mal, mella, menoscabo, perjuicio, quebranto, tajarrazo, tequío
    the act of damaging something or someone
    contorsión, deformación
    the act of twisting or deforming the shape of something (e.g., yourself)
    cable, conductor, cordón, encorvadura, encorvamiento, flexión, hilo, prolongación
    the act of bending something
    doblamiento, plegado, plegamiento
    the act of folding
    hoyo, mella, muesca
    the act of cutting into an edge with toothlike notches or angular incisions
    ensanchamiento
    the act of making something wider
    euritmia, eurítmica, gimnasia rítmica
    the interpretation in harmonious bodily movements of the rhythm of musical compositions; used to teach musical understanding
    apresuración, apresuramiento, precipitación, prisa, tropel, urgencia, ímpetu
    the act of moving hurriedly and in a careless manner
    maniobra
    a deliberate coordinated movement requiring dexterity and skill
    migración
    the movement of persons from one country or locality to another
    transustanciación
    an act that changes the form or character or substance of something
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    acción, hecho
    something done (usually as opposed to something said)
  2. noun
    the act of changing one thing or position for another
    synonyms: trasposición, traspuesta
  3. noun
    reciprocal transfer of equivalent sums of money (especially the currencies of different countries)
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    conversión
    act of exchanging one type of money or security for another
    cambalache, cambullón, canje, descambio, furrús, intercambio, permuta, retorno, tracamundana, trueque
    an equal exchange
    cambio de divisas
    the system by which one currency is exchanged for another; enables international transactions to take place
    chalaneo
    the swapping of horses (accompanied by much bargaining)
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    comercialismo, mercantilismo, mercantilización
    transactions (sales and purchases) having the objective of supplying commodities (goods and services)
  4. noun
    an equal exchange
    synonyms: cambalache, cambullón, canje, descambio, furrús, intercambio, permuta, retorno, tracamundana, trueque
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    chalaneo
    the swapping of horses (accompanied by much bargaining)
  5. noun
    the quality of being changeable; having a marked tendency to change
    synonyms: desigualdad
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    inalterabilidad
    the quality of being unchangeable; having a marked tendency to remain unchanged
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    conmutabilidad, transmutabilidad
    the quality of being commutable
    reversibilidad
    the quality of being reversible in either direction
    inconstancia, inestabilidad, veleidad
    the quality of being changeable and variable
    variabilidad
    the quality of being subject to variation
    intercambiabilidad
    the quality of being capable of exchange or interchange
    progresividad
    advancement toward better conditions or policies or methods
    mutabilidad
    the quality of being capable of mutation
    imprevisibilidad
    the quality of being guided by sudden unpredictable impulses
    variedad
    characterized by variation
    transferibilidad
    the quality of being transferable or exchangeable
    convertibilidad
    the quality of being exchangeable (especially the ability to convert a currency into gold or other currencies without restriction)
    inconvertibilidad
    the quality of not being exchangeable
    conmutabilidad
    exchangeability by virtue of being replaceable
    liquidez
    being in cash or easily convertible to cash; debt paying ability
    permutabilidad
    ability to change sequence
    alterabilidad
    the quality of being alterable
    peripecia, vicisitud
    mutability in life or nature (especially successive alternation from one condition to another)
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    cualidad
    an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone
  6. noun
    a difference that is usually pleasant
    synonyms: variedad
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    diferencia
    the quality of being unlike or dissimilar
  7. noun
    a monetary reward for helping to catch a criminal
  8. noun
    an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another
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    deceleración, desaceleración, ralentización, retardación
    a decrease in rate of change
    sublimación
    (psychology) modifying the natural expression of an impulse or instinct (especially a sexual one) to one that is socially acceptable
    sorpresa
    a sudden unexpected event
    nacimiento, natividad
    the event of being born
    separación
    coming apart
    fluctuación, variación
    an instance of change; the rate or magnitude of change
    deceso, defunción, fallecimiento, fenecimiento, finamiento, muerte, obituario, óbito
    the event of dying or departure from life
    amaine, atenuación, disminución, menoscabo, rebaja, reducción
    a change downward
    aumento, crecimiento, incremento
    a change resulting in an increase
    alivio
    a change for the better
    deformación
    alteration in the shape or dimensions of an object as a result of the application of stress to it
    transición
    a change from one place or state or subject or stage to another
    transformación
    a qualitative change
    brillo, centelleo, chisporroteo
    a rapid change in brightness; a brief spark or flash
    reverbero, viso
    a weak and tremulous light
    daño
    the occurrence of a change for the worse
    revolución
    a drastic and far-reaching change in ways of thinking and behaving
    mutación
    (genetics) any event that changes genetic structure; any alteration in the inherited nucleic acid sequence of the genotype of an organism
    aldabonazo, disgusto, golpe
    an unpleasant or disappointing surprise
    encogimiento
    process or result of becoming less or smaller
    brecha, rompimiento, rotura, ruptura
    a personal or social separation (as between opposing factions)
    parturición
    the event of giving birth
    reencarnación
    a second or new birth
    fatalidad, víctima mortal
    a death resulting from an accident or a disaster
    martirio
    death that is imposed because of the person's adherence of a religious faith or cause
    egreso, paso, salida, salido
    euphemistic expressions for death
    adelanto, bonificación, mejora, mejoría
    a change for the better; progress in development
    brinco, salto
    an abrupt transition
    sublimación
    (chemistry) a change directly from the solid to the gaseous state without becoming liquid
    desviación, discordancia
    a variation that deviates from the standard or norm
    brinco, salto
    a sudden and decisive increase
    conversión, relevo, trastrueco
    an event that results in a transformation
    detrimento, perjuicio
    a damage or loss
    mengua
    a becoming gradually less
    giro, recodo, sesgo, vuelta
    an unforeseen development
    fenómeno
    a remarkable development
    ramificación
    a development that complicates a situation
    degeneración
    passing from a more complex to a simpler biological form
    deformación, distorsión
    a change for the worse
    carrera
    a row of unravelled stitches
    subrogación, substitución, sustitución
    an event in which one thing is substituted for another
    deliquio, desmayo, desvanecimiento, lipotimia, mareo, patatús, soponcio, síncope
    a spontaneous loss of consciousness caused by insufficient blood to the brain
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    suceso
    an event that happens
  9. noun
    an event that results in a transformation
    synonyms: conversión, relevo, trastrueco
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    transformación
    a qualitative change
  10. noun
    an event in which one thing is substituted for another
    synonyms: subrogación, substitución, sustitución
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    fluctuación, variación
    an instance of change; the rate or magnitude of change
  11. noun
    the charge for exchanging currency of one country for currency of another
    synonyms: cotización, tipo de cambio
  12. noun
    a trifling sum of money
    synonyms: calderilla, chatarra, menudo, metralla, moneda suelta, morralla, pucho, suelta, suelto
  13. noun
    coins of small denomination regarded collectively
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    moneda
    a flat metal piece (usually a disc) used as money
  14. noun
    a relational difference between states; especially between states before and after some event
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    relación
    an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of two entities or parts together
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