No. 13,303 in German
austauschen
"To exchange, replace, or swap."
In a sentence
Wir können die Batterien in der Fernbedienung austauschen.
We can replace the batteries in the remote control.
In this sentence, "austauschen" is used in the sense of replacing one item with another.
Lass uns während der Pause Ideen austauschen.
Let's exchange ideas during the break.
Here, "austauschen" refers to the mutual sharing of thoughts or ideas between people.
Die defekten Teile werden gegen neue ausgetauscht.
The defective parts are being replaced with new ones.
This sentence exemplifies the use of "austauschen" to describe substituting something that is no longer usable with a functional equivalent.
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