UrsprungFrom Proto-Germanic *wihslōną, equivalent to växel + -a.
- to (cause to) switch, to (cause to) change (between more-or-less discrete things)
“växla till en annan flik i webbläsaren” — switch to another tab in the web browser
“Tryck på Tabb för att växla mellan celler” — Press Tab to switch between cells
“Vädret kan växla snabbt” — The weather can change quickly
- to exchange
“växla några ord med någon” — exchange a few words with someone
“växla blickar” — exchange glances
- to exchange (money)
“Var kan man växla pengar?” — Where can you exchange money?
“Kan du växla mina mynt till sedlar?” — Can you exchange my coins for bills?
- to break, to make change
“Kan du växla en tusenlapp?” — Can you break a thousand kronor bill? (Do you have change for a thousand kronor bill?)
- to switch (a train towards its destination)
- to switch (a telephone call to its destination)
- to shift gears (in a car)
“Motorn går på för låga varv. Du måste växla ner.” — The engine is running at too low RPM. You need to shift down.
- figurativelyto put more (or less) energy into an activity
“Valkampanjen växlar upp” — The election campaign is shifting to a higher gear
Formerväxlar(present) · växlade(preterite) · växlat(supine) · växla(imperative) · växla(active, infinitive) · växlas(infinitive, passive) · växlat(active, supine) · växlats(passive, supine) · växla(active, imperative) · -(imperative, passive) · växlen(active, archaic, error-unrecognized-form) · -(archaic, error-unrecognized-form, passive) · växlar(active, indicative, present) · växlade(active, indicative, past) · växlas(indicative, passive, present) · växlades(indicative, passive, past) · växla(active, archaic, error-unrecognized-form, present) · växlade(active, archaic, error-unrecognized-form, past) · växlas(archaic, error-unrecognized-form, passive, present) · växlades(archaic, error-unrecognized-form, passive, past)