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switch meaning in Spanish

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switch [switches] (device to turn electric current on and off)
noun
[UK: swɪtʃ]
[US: ˈswɪtʃ]

interruptornoun
{m}

switch [switches] (movable section of railroad track)
noun
[UK: swɪtʃ]
[US: ˈswɪtʃ]

agujanoun
{f}
The train is past the switch. = El tren ha pasado el cambio de agujas.

switch [switches] (networking device)
noun
[UK: swɪtʃ]
[US: ˈswɪtʃ]

conmutadornoun
{m}

switchnoun

switch [switches] (thin rod used as a whip)
noun
[UK: swɪtʃ]
[US: ˈswɪtʃ]

latigazonoun
{m}

switch [switched, switching, switches] (to exchange)
verb
[UK: swɪtʃ]
[US: ˈswɪtʃ]

cambiarverbLet's switch to French. = Cambiemos a francés.

intercambiarverb

switch off (to lose interest)
verb
[UK: swɪtʃ ɒf]
[US: ˈswɪtʃ ˈɒf]

desconectarverb

switch off (turn switch to off position)
verb
[UK: swɪtʃ ɒf]
[US: ˈswɪtʃ ˈɒf]

apagarverb

switch on (to turn a switch to the "on" position)
verb
[UK: swɪtʃ ɒn]
[US: ˈswɪtʃ ɑːn]

encenderverb

prenderverb

switchblade (a folding knife with a blade which opens automatically (under spring pressure) when a button is pressed)
noun
[UK: ˈswɪʧ.ˌbled]
[US: ˈswɪʧ.ˌbled]

cuchillo automáticonoun
{m}

navaja automáticanoun
{f}

switchboard [switchboards] (electronic panel used to direct telephone calls)
noun
[UK: ˈswɪtʃ.bɔːd]
[US: ˈswɪʧ.ˌbɔːrd]

cuadro de distribuciónnoun
{m}

tableronoun
{m}

switcheroo (clever swap)
noun

cambiazonoun
{m}

code-switching (phenomenon or practice of alternating between two or more languages)
noun

alternancia de códigonoun
{f}

dead man's switch noun

hombre muertonoun
{m}

light switch (switch used to turn the light on or off)
noun
[UK: laɪt swɪtʃ]
[US: ˈlaɪt ˈswɪtʃ]

interruptornoun
{m}

packet switching (means of directing information in a network)
noun

conmutación de paquetesnoun
{f}

pressure switch noun

presostatonoun
{m}

reed switch (type of electrical switch)
noun

interruptor de lengüetanoun
{m}

interruptor reednoun
{m}

toggle switch (switch actuated by a lever)
noun

conmutadornoun
{m}

interruptor basculantenoun
{m}

interruptor de conmutaciónnoun
{m}

interruptor de palancanoun
{m}