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schimb

exchange (also: change, shift) /ˈskimb/

noun#500 most common

Also: shift (of work), swap, (in) return

Example sentences

Lucrez în schimbul de dimineață.
I work the morning shift.
Unde este cel mai apropiat birou de schimb valutar?
Where is the nearest currency exchange office?
Cursul de schimb al euro a crescut.
The euro exchange rate has risen.
În schimb, îți promit că voi reveni mai devreme.
In return, I promise I'll come back earlier.
Am propus un schimb de experiență între cele două echipe.
I proposed an exchange of experience between the two teams.
Fluctuațiile bruște ale schimbului valutar au îngrijorat investitorii.
Sudden fluctuations in the currency exchange rate worried investors.

Declension

CaseSingularPlural
Nominativeschimbschimburi
Genitiveschimbuluischimburilor
Accusativeschimbschimburi
Vocativeschimbuleschimburilor

Word family

a schimbato change, to exchange
schimbarea change
schimbătorchangeable, variable
neschimbatunchanged
preschimbato convert, to swap

Etymology

Schimb is a back-formation from the verb a schimba, meaning to change or exchange. That verb descends from Latin excambiare, a combination of the prefix ex- with cambiare, itself a Latin borrowing of a Gaulish word for barter or exchange. The same Gaulish-derived root spread across the Romance languages, which is why the family resemblance is so strong.

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