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cambiare, modificare

Diventare diverso o rendere diverso qualcuno o qualcosa.

In inglese semplice: To become different, or to make someone or something different.

• The weather can change quickly.
• I changed my mind about the trip.
• Has your address changed?

Come si usa: change from A to B (The light changed from red to green.)

Sinonimi: alter, modify

Espressioni comuni: change your mind, change the plan, change over time

cambiare, sostituire

Togliere qualcosa e metterne un’altra al suo posto.

In inglese semplice: To remove something and put another thing in its place.

• Please change the light bulb.
• We changed the sheets this morning.
• Have you changed the batteries?

Sinonimi: replace

Contrari: keep

Espressioni comuni: change a tire, change the sheets, change your clothes

trasformare, trasformarsi

Diventare un altro tipo di persona o cosa, o provocare questa trasformazione.

In inglese semplice: To turn someone or something into a different kind of person or thing.

• Water changes into ice.
• The magician changed a coin into a flower.
• Could the potion change him into a bird?

Come si usa: change into something (The caterpillar changed into a butterfly.); change something into something (The spell changed the stone into gold.)

Sinonimi: turn, transform, convert

Espressioni comuni: change into something, change something into something

cambiamento, modifica

Il processo con cui qualcosa diventa diverso da prima, o il suo risultato.

In inglese semplice: A process or result in which something becomes different from how it was before.

• We need a change.
• She noticed a change in his voice.
• The new manager made several changes.

Come si usa: a change in something (There has been a change in the weather.); a change to something (We made a change to the schedule.); a change from A to B (The change from school to work can be difficult.)

Sinonimi: alteration, modification

Espressioni comuni: a big change, change in something, make a change

resto

Il denaro che ti viene restituito quando paghi più del prezzo.

In inglese semplice: Money returned to you when you pay more than the price of something.

• Here is your change.
• The cashier gave me the wrong change.
• You can keep the change.

Espressioni comuni: keep the change, get your change, give someone change

spiccioli, monetine

Una piccola quantità di denaro, di solito in monete.

In inglese semplice: A small amount of money, usually in coins.

• I have some change in my pocket.
• She collected loose change in a jar.
• Do you have any change for the bus?

Sinonimi: coins, small money

Espressioni comuni: loose change, spare change, small change

spiccioli, moneta

Monete o banconote piccole che insieme valgono quanto una banconota o una moneta di valore maggiore.

In inglese semplice: Smaller notes or coins that together have the same value as a larger note or coin.

• Can you give me change for this note?
• The bank gave her change for a fifty-dollar bill.
• I need change for the parking machine.

Come si usa: change for a note/coin (Do you have change for a twenty-pound note?)

Espressioni comuni: change for something, get some change

ricambio

Qualcosa da usare al posto di ciò che si usa ora, per esempio altri vestiti.

In inglese semplice: Something you use instead of what you currently have, such as another set of clothes.

• Bring a change of clothes.
• She packed two changes of underwear.
• After the rain, we needed a dry change.

Come si usa: a change of something (Pack a change of clothes for the journey.)

Sinonimi: replacement

Espressioni comuni: change of clothes, change of socks, a fresh change