Skip to content

scambio

exchange

noun SKAHM-byoh Less Common

Also means

swap

Usage Note

Scambio covers any trade or swap of goods, ideas, or words, as in uno scambio di opinioni. It also names a railway points switch, and in school contexts uno scambio is an exchange programme. The plural is scambi.

Examples

"Abbiamo fatto uno scambio di regali."

Natural Translation

We did an exchange of gifts.

Literal Translation

We-have done an exchange of gifts.

Explore Italian by topic