What does intercambio in Spanish mean?

What is the meaning of the word intercambio in Spanish? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use intercambio in Spanish.

The word intercambio in Spanish means exchange, swap, exchange, exchange program, exchange, exchange for, exchange, swap, do an exchange, commercial exchange, wife swap, student exchange, academic exchange, exchange of glances, exchange of looks, exchange of opinions, partner swapping, gift swap, exchange of services, student exchange, academic exchange, international exchange. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word intercambio

exchange, swap

nombre masculino (trueque)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Te propongo un intercambio; tú me das tu bici y yo te doy mi tabla de surf.
I propose an swap; you give me your bicycle and I give you my surf board.

exchange

nombre masculino (cambio recíproco)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
En la reunión se realizó un buen intercambio de ideas para definir estrategias publicitarias.
At the meeting, there was a healthy exchange of ideas about defining advertising strategies.

exchange program

nombre masculino (cultural: en otro país) (US)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Lo conocí cuando vino de intercambio en verano.
I met her when she came on a summer exchange program.

exchange

verbo transitivo (cambiar recíprocamente)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Ana y Juan intercambiaron sus números de teléfono.
ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Jack traded (or swapped) his cow for some magic beans.

exchange for

(cambiar una cosa por otra)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Durante la crisis, muchas personas intercambiaban objetos de sus casas por alimentos.
During the crisis, many people exchanged items from their homes for food.

exchange, swap

verbo pronominal (cambiarse entre sí)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
En la película, los héroes y los villanos se intercambian varias veces.
In the film, heroes and villains are exchanged (or: swapped) several times.

do an exchange

locución verbal (intercambiar)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Juan hizo un intercambio en una universidad en el extranjero.
Juan did an exchange at a foreign university.

commercial exchange

(comerciar)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La empresa organizaba un intercambio comercial.
The company organised a commercial exchange.

wife swap

(juego sexual)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Los intercambios de esposas son relaciones extramaritales.
Wife swaps are extramarital relations.

student exchange, academic exchange

(entre países)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

exchange of glances, exchange of looks

locución nominal masculina (contacto visual)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

exchange of opinions

(cambio de ideas)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
El objetivo principal de este debate es que haya un intercambio de opiniones entre los candidatos.
The main aim of this debate is the exchange of opinions among candidates.

partner swapping

locución nominal masculina (práctica sexual)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

gift swap

locución nominal masculina (costumbre navideña)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

exchange of services

locución nominal masculina (entre instituciones)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

student exchange, academic exchange

locución nominal masculina (entre países)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

international exchange

(entre universidades)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Los intercambios internacionales suceden en enero.
International exchanges take place in January.

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