Canviar
Example: He decidit canviar de feina per buscar noves oportunitats.
Definition
"Canviar" means to make or become different, often referring to altering something or exchanging one thing for another. For example, in the phrase 'He decidit canviar de feina per buscar noves oportunitats,' it means deciding to change jobs to seek new opportunities.
Etymology
The Catalan verb "canviar" comes from the Latin word 'cambiare,' meaning to exchange or barter. Interestingly, this root also gave rise to words like 'change' in English and 'cambiar' in Spanish, illustrating a shared linguistic history related to transformation or exchange.
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"Canviar" appears in the Vocaplus list "Catalan - General - (B2) - set 5", containing 111 commonly used words.
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