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in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

I. change [Brit tʃeɪn(d)ʒ, Am tʃeɪndʒ] N

1. change (alteration):

change
cambiamento m
the change in the schedule
la variazione di programma
change of air, of diet
cambiamento d'aria, di dieta
change of direction
cambiamento di direzione
change of plan
cambiamento di programma
a change for the better, worse
un cambiamento in meglio, peggio
a time of economic, social change
un'epoca di cambiamenti economici, sociali
to make a change in sth
fare un cambiamento in qc
to make a small, big change in sth
fare un piccolo, grande cambiamento in qc
to make changes in text, room, company
fare (dei) cambiamenti in
there will have to be a change in your attitude
sarà necessario che cambiate atteggiamento
people opposed to change
le persone contrarie ai cambiamenti

2. change (substitution, replacement):

change
cambio m
change
cambiamento m (of di)
costume, scene change THEAT
cambiamento di costume, scena
change of leader, government POL
cambio di leader, di governo

3. change (fresh, different experience):

change
cambiamento m
the change will do you good
il cambiamento ti farà bene
it makes or is a change from television, from staying at home
è qualcosa di diverso dal guardare sempre la televisione, rimanere sempre a casa
to make a change
per cambiare un po'
that makes a nice or refreshing change
è un bel cambiamento
she needs a change
ha bisogno di cambiare
to need a change of air fig
avere bisogno di cambiare aria
for a change (for variety, as improvement)
per cambiare
the train was late, for a change iron
tanto per cambiare, il treno era ritardo

4. change (of clothes):

change
cambio m
a change of socks
un paio di calze di ricambio
a change of suit
un abito di ricambio
take a change of clothes
portate dei vestiti di ricambio

5. change (cash):

change
moneta f
change
resto m
small change
spiccioli
she gave me 6p change
mi ha dato 6 penny di resto
don't forget your change!
non dimentichi il resto!
have you got change for £10?
hai da cambiare 10 sterline?
have you any change for the meter?
hai della moneta per il parchimetro?
60p in change
60 penny in moneta
“no change given” (on machine)
“non dà resto”
keep the change!
tenga il resto!
“exact change please” (on bus)
“preparare denaro contato, per favore”
you won't get much change out of £20 inf
non avanzi molto da 20 sterline

6. change (in bell-ringing):

to ring the changes
suonare il cambio d'ora
to ring the changes fig
introdurre dei cambiamenti

7. change ECON:

change arch
Borsa f

II. change [Brit tʃeɪn(d)ʒ, Am tʃeɪndʒ] VB trans

1. change (alter):

change
cambiare
the baby has changed my life
il bambino mi ha cambiato la vita
we have changed the shape of the lawn, the look of the town
abbiamo modificato la forma del prato, l'aspetto della città
to change X into Y
trasformare X in Y
the road has been changed from a quiet street into a motorway
da via tranquilla la strada è stata trasformata in autostrada
to change one's mind
cambiare idea (about su)
to change one's mind about doing
abbandonare l'idea di fare
to change sb's mind
fare cambiare idea a qn
to change one's ways
cambiare vita
that won't change anything
(questo) non cambia niente

2. change:

change (exchange for sth different) clothes, name, car
cambiare
change (in shop) faulty item, unsuitable purchase
cambiare (for con)
can I change it for a size 12?
posso cambiarlo con una taglia 12?
if it's too big, we'll change it for you
se è troppo grande, glielo cambiamo
to change colour
cambiare colore
he changed the colour
ha cambiato colore
hurry up and get changed!
fai in fretta a cambiarti!
to change sth from X to Y (of numbers, letters, words)
sostituire X con Y
to change sth from X to Y (of building, area etc.)
trasformare X in Y
they changed their car for a smaller one
hanno cambiato la loro macchina con una più piccola

3. change (replace sth dirty, old, broken):

change battery, bulb, fuse, linen, accessory, wheel
cambiare
to change a bed
cambiare le lenzuola

4. change (exchange with sb):

change clothes, seats
scambiare
she changed hats with her sister
ha fatto cambio di cappello con sua sorella
to change places
cambiare di posto (with con)
to change places (roles) fig
invertire i ruoli
I wouldn't change places with the Queen
non vorrei essere al posto della regina
to change ends SPORTS
cambiare campo

5. change (actively switch):

change course, side, job, direction, transport, TV channel, hands, feet, doctor, agent, supplier
cambiare
I'm tired, I have to change hands, feet
sono stanco, devo cambiare mano, piede
to change hands fig
passare di mano (in mano)
the hotel has changed hands
l'hotel ha cambiato di proprietario
no money changed hands
non c'è stato passaggio di denaro
she changed her bag from her left hand to her right
ha passato la borsa dalla mano sinistra alla destra

6. change (alter character):

change
trasformare
to change sb, sth into frog, prince
trasformare qn, qc in
sugar is changed into alcohol
lo zucchero si trasforma in alcol
the accident changed him from an active young man into an invalid
da giovane attivo qual era l'incidente lo ha trasformato in invalido

7. change (replace nappy of):

change baby
cambiare

8. change ECON:

change cheque, currency
cambiare (into, for in)
to change some money
cambiare dei soldi

9. change COMPUT:

change
modificare

III. change [Brit tʃeɪn(d)ʒ, Am tʃeɪndʒ] VB intr

1. change (alter):

change
cambiare
change wind:
cambiare, mutare
the price hasn't changed much
il prezzo non è cambiato molto
times change
i tempi cambiano
some things never change
ci sono delle cose che non cambiano mai
to change from X (in)to Y
passare da X a Y
to change from X (in)to Y CHEM
trasformarsi da X a Y
the lights changed from red to green
il semaforo è passato dal rosso al verde
she changed from a friendly child into a sullen adolescent
da bambina amichevole si è trasformata in un'adolescente imbronciata

2. change (into different clothes):

change
cambiarsi
he went upstairs to change for dinner
salì a cambiarsi per la cena
to change into different garment
infilarsi, mettersi
I'm going to change into my jeans
mi metterò i jeans
to change out of garment
togliersi

3. change (from bus, train):

change
cambiare
you must change at Sheffield
deve cambiare a Sheffield
do I have to change?
devo cambiare?
“change at Bologna for Bari” (over loudspeaker)
“coincidenza a Bologna per Bari”
we changed from a train to a bus
dopo il treno abbiamo preso un autobus
all change!
termine corsa!

4. change (become transformed):

change person, face, Europe:
trasformarsi (from da; into in)

IV. change [Brit tʃeɪn(d)ʒ, Am tʃeɪndʒ]

you'll get no change out of him, her inf
non otterrai nulla da lui, lei

oil change [ˈɔɪlˌtʃeɪndʒ] N

oil change
cambio m dell'olio

small change [Brit, Am ˈˌsmɔl ˈtʃeɪndʒ] N

small change
spiccioli mpl

change around VB [tʃeɪn(d)ʒ -]

change around → change round

change round VB [tʃeɪn(d)ʒ -] Brit

change round
cambiare di posto
change round (change [sth, sb] round, change round [sth, sb]) furniture, large objects
spostare
change round employees, workers, small objects, words, letters
cambiare di posto, spostare
she's changed the pictures round
ha cambiato posto ai quadri

change machine [ˈtʃeɪndʒməˌʃiːn] N

change machine
cambiamonete m

short-change [Brit ˌʃɔːtˈtʃeɪndʒ, Am ˌʃɔrtˈtʃeɪn(d)ʒ] VB trans

short-change shop assistant:

short-change shopper
dare il resto sbagliato a
short-change fig associate, investor
truffare, imbrogliare

climate change [Am] N

climate change
cambiamento m climatico

sea change [Brit, Am ˈsi ˌtʃeɪndʒ] N

sea change
inversione f di rotta
sea change
svolta f radicale

change-ringing [Am ˈtʃeɪndʒˌrɪŋɪŋ] N

change-ringing
= l'arte e la tecnica di suonare un carillon di campane

change up VB [tʃeɪn(d)ʒ -] Brit MOTOR

change up
passare a una marcia più alta

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I. change [tʃeɪndʒ] N

1. change (alteration):

change
cambio m
change
cambiamento m
a change of clothes
un cambio di abiti
for a change
per cambiare
that would be a nice change
sarebbe un piacevole diversivo
we could use a change of pace
ci farebbe bene prendercela con più calma

2. change (coins):

change
spiccioli m
a dollar in change
un dollaro in monete
have you got change for a twenty-dollar bill?
ha da cambiare 20 dollari?
how much do you have in change?
quanto hai in spiccioli?

3. change (money returned):

change
resto m
no change given
non dà resto

4. change (exact amount):

to have exact change
avere l'importo esatto

II. change [tʃeɪndʒ] VB trans

1. change (exchange):

change
cambiare
to change places with sb fig
cambiare di posto con qu
to change sth/sb into sth
cambiare qc/qu in qc

2. change (get off a train/plane and board another):

to change trains
cambiare treno

3. change (alter speed):

to change gear(s)
cambiare marcia

III. change [tʃeɪndʒ] VB intr

1. change (alter):

change
cambiare
to change into sth
trasformarsi in qc
the traffic light changed back to red
il semaforo è tornato rosso

2. change (get off a train/plane and board another):

change
cambiare

3. change (put on different clothes):

change
cambiarsi

sea change N

sea change
cambiamento m radicale

small change N

small change
spiccioli m pl

chump change N sl

chump change
spiccioli m pl

quick-change artist N

quick-change artist
trasformista mf
Italian
Italian
English
English
moneta -a [o soldi -i]
change
mutamento
change
cambiamento
change
cambiamento d'aria
change of air
cambiamento di stagione
change of season
diversificazione
change
innovazione
change
Present
Ichange
youchange
he/she/itchanges
wechange
youchange
theychange
Past
Ichanged
youchanged
he/she/itchanged
wechanged
youchanged
theychanged
Present Perfect
Ihavechanged
youhavechanged
he/she/ithaschanged
wehavechanged
youhavechanged
theyhavechanged
Past Perfect
Ihadchanged
youhadchanged
he/she/ithadchanged
wehadchanged
youhadchanged
theyhadchanged
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Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

a leopard can't change its spots prov
il lupo perde il pelo ma non il vizio prov
we could use a change of pace
ci farebbe bene prendercela con più calma
how much do you have in change?
quanto hai in spiccioli?
to change from hour to hour
cambiare ogni ora
to have a change of heart
cambiare idea
to change over (from sth) to sth else
passare (da qc) a qualcos'altro
non cambiare neanche una virgola fig
not to change a single word
è ora di cambiar musica!
it's time to change the record!
cambiare l'aria
to have a change of scene
il lupo perde il pelo, ma non il vizio prov
a leopard can't change its spots

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

Thus, the tulip, crocus, and other vernal flowers are very sensitive to changes in temperature.
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One of the most common causes of night sweats in women over 40 is the hormonal changes related to menopause and perimenopause.
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Under this perspective, interaction includes responses to human physical manipulation like movement, body language, and/or changes in mental states.
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Used to return information about a nickname that is no longer in use (due to client disconnection, or nickname changes).
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The fourth point he makes is about the understandings of the external world, where changes occur as a response to the conditions.
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