interchange

intervertir, échanger

Mettre chacune de deux choses à la place ou dans le rôle de l’autre.

En anglais simple : To put each of two things in the position or role previously occupied by the other.

• Interchange the two labels.
• The actors interchanged roles halfway through the play.
• Can we interchange these two components without damaging the machine?

Comment l'utiliser : interchange A and B (Interchange the red wire and the blue wire.); interchange A with B (You can interchange this part with the spare one.)

Synonymes : swap, switch, exchange

Expressions courantes : interchange positions, interchange two parts, interchange roles

alterner, entremêler

Faire alterner ou mélanger différentes activités, expériences ou composantes.

En anglais simple : To alternate or mix different activities, experiences, or elements.

• They interchanged work with periods of rest.
• The poet interchanges joy with sorrow throughout the poem.
• Quiet scenes were interchanged with bursts of action.

Comment l'utiliser : interchange A with B (She interchanged serious passages with lighter ones.)

Synonymes : alternate, intermingle, intermix

Expressions courantes : interchange work with rest, interchange joy with sorrow

échangeur, pôle d’échanges

Lieu où des routes ou lignes de transport se rejoignent, permettant aux personnes ou véhicules de passer de l’une à l’autre.

En anglais simple : A place where roads or transport routes meet and people or vehicles can move between them.

• Take the next exit at the interchange.
• The new interchange connects two major highways.
• This station is an interchange for bus and rail services.

Synonymes : junction, transport hub

Expressions courantes : motorway interchange, transport interchange, rail interchange