Significado de switch em inglês

switch

noun

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/swɪtʃ/

switch noun (DEVICE)

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B1 [ C ]

a small device, usually pushed up or down with your finger, that controls and turns on or off an electric current:

a light switch

Can you flip the switch?

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switches [ plural ] US (mainly UK points)

a place on a railway track where the rails (= metal bars on which the trains travel) can be moved to allow a train to change from one track to another:

The train rattled as it went over the switches.

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You turn the television on by flipping the switch at the side.
Mysteriously, the light came on, although no one was near the switch.
An additional power switch for the radio is handily located next to the steering wheel.
She flicked the on-off switch.
All these machines operate at the flick of a switch.

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switch noun (CHANGE)

[ C ]

a sudden or complete change, especially of one person or thing for another:

When did the writer make the switch from fiction to non-fiction?

The switch to new accounting software greatly improved the organization's bookkeeping.

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switch

verb [ T, I usually + adv/prep ]

/swɪtʃ/ us

/swɪtʃ/

switch verb [T, I usually + adv/prep] (DEVICE)

to use a switch to change a device from one state or type of operation to another:

switch the TV off/on

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Are you positive that you saw me switch the iron off?
By toggling this key, you can switch the italics on and off.
Could you switch on the radio?
She switched to another channel to watch the football.
The computer takes a few seconds to power up after it's been switched on.

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switch verb [T, I usually + adv/prep] (CHANGE)

to change suddenly or completely, especially from one thing to another, or to exchange by replacing one person or thing with another:

She started studying English, but switched to History in her second year.

In 1971, Britain switched over (= changed completely) to a decimal currency.

After the bank robbery, the gang switched cars (= left one car and got into another).

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to make different

changeShe'll always be like that - you can't change her.
alterWe've had to alter our plans.
varyTry to vary the children's diet a little.
convertWe're going to convert the spare bedroom into an office.
turn intoThere are plans to turn his latest book into a film.
transformThe riverside area has been transformed into a shopping and sports complex.

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The robbers switched the painting for a fake.
We used to have oil-fired central heating, but now we've switched to gas.
Many European countries have now switched over to the Euro.
He's decided to switch the meeting from Monday to Thursday.
Will you switch shifts with me on Friday?

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Verbos frasais

switch off
switch something on
switch out something
switch up
switch something up

(Definição de switch do Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

switch | Dicionário Americano

switch

noun [ C ]

/swɪtʃ/

switch noun [C] (DEVICE)

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a device that controls an electric current and turns it on or off:

Flip a switch and the coffee makes itself.

switch noun [C] (STICK)

a thin stick that bends easily and is used esp. for hitting animals

switch noun [C] (CHANGE)

a sudden or complete change from one thing to another, or an exchange of one person or thing for another:

The team made a switch to a smaller, quicker lineup.

switch

verb [ I/T ]

/swɪtʃ/

switch verb [I/T] (CHANGE)

to change suddenly or completely from one thing to another, or to exchange one person or thing with another:

[ T ] Jeff decided to switch his major from engineering to medicine.

[ I ] I used to have tapes, but I switched to CDs.

Idioma

switch gears

Verbos frasais

switch on/off something

switch over

(Definição de switch do Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

switch | inglês para Negócios

switch

noun

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a complete change of one thing for another:

a switch from/to sth The switch to a flat rate of tax could boost spending.

Banks are encouraging customers to make the switch from paper to electronic statements.

COMMUNICATIONS, IT

a piece of equipment in a network that receives electronic data and sends it to the right place

a small part or object that you move or press to make a light come on, make a machine start working, etc.:

press/flick the switch

Ver também

bait-and-switch

switch

verb

/swɪtʃ/ us

[ I or T ]

to change from one thing, system, etc. to another, or make something do this:

switch to sth Internet users should consider switching to a web-based bank.

switch from sth to sth The charity has switched from TV advertising to direct mail.

switch provider(s)/supplier(s) You could save money by switching energy suppliers.

The report found that only about 6% of current account customers switch banks each year.

switch brand/mortgage/service

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packet switching

Verbo frasal

switch sth off/on

(Definição de switch do Dicionário Cambridge de inglês para Negócios © Cambridge University Press)

Exemplos de switch

switch

Language switching in bilinguals as a function of stimulus and response uncertainty.

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The next three columns give times for the situation with one of e, g, p switches off (relative to the default case).

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Decreasing these levels and increasing the bandwidth of the feedback controller will increase valve switching and consequently pneumatic energy consumption.

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A single button press switches to a different system configuration, enabling rapid comparisons between patches.

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Can such switches be attributed to strategic calculations?

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We searched for interaction efforts between modules; the flexible frame switches naturally, without actuating it.

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Simulations of the adaptive belief system give rise to endogenous switches between forecasts at intervals of varying length.

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Immediately after switching on the neutral beam, fast particles exist mainly in the passing region.

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Negative autocorrelation in long-run stock market returns means that longterm investors could engage in profitable market timing by switching between equities and bonds.

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The matrix mixer is operated by a technician who must follow very precise instructions in the score for switching audio connections during performance.

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Thus, an increase in 0 raises the fixed costs of learning and discourages switching.

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Therefore, we modify the designed discontinuous time optimal control around the switching instants to decrease the influence of the discontinuities.

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We see that the optimal policy is switching between stations 1 and 2 three times, so it is not characterized by a single switching curve.

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Varying combinations of muscle groups were stimulated and foot switches were used to trigger each channel at the appropriate period of the gait cycle.

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However, a single syntactic processor can accomplish self-monitoring by switching between encoding and decoding modes ("timesharing").

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electronic switch

Electrical or electronic switch gear, amongst other vital uses, will continue to use f-gases in a contained environment.

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ignition switch

I consider that siting the ignition switch on the right-hand side of the steering column, only about two or three inches in front of the driver's knee, is frightfully dangerous.

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mechanical switch

A wide variety of mechanical switch designs using slide switches, rocker switches, or side-mounted or end-mounted pushbuttons have been used in flashlights.

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Significado de switch em inglês

switch noun (DEVICE)

switch noun (CHANGE)

switch verb [T, I usually + adv/prep] (DEVICE)

switch verb [T, I usually + adv/prep] (CHANGE)

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switch noun [C] (DEVICE)

switch noun [C] (STICK)

switch noun [C] (CHANGE)

switch verb [I/T] (CHANGE)

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