a cambio de
Spanish edit
Preposition edit
- instead of
- Preferí quedarme en casa a cambio de ir al cine. ― I preferred to stay at home instead of going to the movies.
- in exchange for
- Le di mi bicicleta a cambio de su patineta. ― I gave him my bike in exchange for his skateboard.
Further reading edit
- “a cambio de”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014