trocar
to exchange
Reviewed by: David WestfallCofounder
To change one thing for another
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mnemonic
truck
vehicle that hauls goods
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-ar
verb suffix
Trocar means to exchange and sounds like the English word truck0, since a truck shows up loaded with goods and leaves with something else.
trocar
to exchange, to trade, to swap, to barter
Giving one thing and getting another thing back in return, without money changing hands.
Trocaron dos gallinas por un saco de maízThey exchanged two hens for a sack of corn
En el mercado se trocaban herramientas por comidaAt the market, tools were traded for food
trocar (something) en
to turn into, to change into (literary)
Changing something into something else, so that what was there before is gone and a different thing stands in its place.
El tiempo trocó su enojo en tristezaTime turned his anger into sadness
La noticia trocó la fiesta en un silencio incómodoThe news changed the party into an uncomfortable silence
trocarse (en)
to turn into, to become (literary)
When one thing changes into something else, swapping itself out for that thing.
Su miedo se trocó en valor cuando vio a su hijaHis fear turned into courage when he saw his daughter
La calma de la mañana se trocó en tormentaThe calm of the morning became a storm