a cambio de
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /a ˈkambjo de/ [a ˈkãm.bjo ð̞e]
- Syllabification: a cam‧bio de
Preposition
- instead of
- Preferí quedarme en casa a cambio de ir al cine. ― I preferred to stay at home instead of going to the movies.
- in exchange for
- Le di mi bicicleta a cambio de su patineta. ― I gave him my bike in exchange for his skateboard.
Further reading
- “a cambio de”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024