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switchverb
switched
Past Simple
switched
Past Participle
switching
Gerund
UK
/swɪtʃ/
US
/swɪtʃ/
éteindreAvec un appareil ou une lumière; l’inverse se rend par allumer.
Please switch off the lights when you leave the room.
Veuillez éteindre les lumières lorsque vous quittez la pièce.
She decided to switch her major from biology to chemistry.
Elle a décidé de changer de spécialité, de biologie à chimie.
allumerAvec un appareil ou une lumière; l’inverse se rend par éteindre.
Please switch off the lights when you leave the room.
Veuillez éteindre les lumières lorsque vous quittez la pièce.
Additional translations
fouetterSens rare; au passé surtout dans un contexte de punition.
Synonyms
change
replace
alter
toggle
convert
shift
exchange
swap
Antonyms
maintain
keep
switchnoun
switches
pl
UK
/swɪtʃ/
US
/swɪtʃ/
aiguilleChemins de fer.
The train slowed down as it approached the switch.
Le train a ralenti en approchant de l’aiguille.
The sudden switch in his attitude surprised everyone.
Le changement soudain de son attitude a surpris tout le monde.
She flipped the switch to turn on the lights.
Elle a actionné l’interrupteur pour allumer les lumières.
Additional translations
posticheSens vieilli ou spécialisé pour une mèche ou une natte postiche.
vergeRare; au sens de baguette souple utilisée pour fouetter.
Synonyms
converter
changeover
lever
toggle
control
button
shifter
switchadjective
UK
/swɪtʃ/
US
/swɪtʃ/
Used attributively before nouns to denote relation to or operated by a switch
de commutationTechnique, notamment en électronique.
The technician traced the fault to a switch circuit.
Le technicien a remonté la panne à un circuit de commutation.
Synonyms
alternate
alternating
changeable
interchangeable
substitute
replaceable
standby
reserve

Definitions

switchverb
To change or exchange something for another.
She decided to switch her major from biology to chemistry.
To shift or transfer from one thing to another.
He switched the TV channel to watch the news.
To turn on or off a device or light.
Please switch off the lights when you leave the room.
To change one's position or direction.
The player switched sides during the game.
To strike or whip with a slender, flexible rod or switch.
The boy was switched for his disobedience.
switchnoun
A device for making and breaking the connection in an electric circuit.
She flipped the switch to turn on the lights.
A slender, flexible shoot cut from a tree, used especially for whipping.
The teacher used a switch to discipline the students in the old days.
A change from one thing to another, especially a change in opinion or policy.
The sudden switch in his attitude surprised everyone.
A railway track that allows trains to move from one track to another.
The train slowed down as it approached the switch.
A bundle or lock of natural or artificial hair that can be attached to one's own hair to add length or volume.
To achieve the elegant up-do, she clipped a switch to the back of her head.
switchadjective
Relating to or controlling a switch or switching mechanism; used before a noun.
The technician traced the fault to a switch circuit.
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