växla

Swedish

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *wihslōną, equivalent to växel + -a.

Pronunciation

  • (file)

Verb

växla

  1. to exchange, to change, to switch, to swap (one thing for another)
  2. to change (money), to give change
  3. to switch (a train towards its destination)
  4. to switch (a telephone call to its destination)
  5. to shift gears (in a car)
    motorn går på för lågt varv, du måste växla ner
    the engine runs too slow, you must shift down
  6. to put more (less) energy into an activity
    valkampanjen växlar upp
    the election campaign shifts to a higher gear

Conjugation

  • förväxla
  • växlare
  • växling
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