change

change [∫ɑ̃ʒ]

masculine noun

[de devises] exchange

• faire le change to change money

• opération de change foreign exchange transaction

• le change est avantageux the exchange rate is favourable

• au cours actuel du change at the current rate of exchange

• gagner/perdre au change to gain/lose on the deal

• donner le change to allay suspicion

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ʃɑ̃ʒ

nom masculin

1) (taux) exchange rate

2) (opération) (foreign) exchange

gagner/perdre au change — lit to make/to lose money on the exchange

perdre au change — fig to lose out

en quittant son emploi précédent il a gagné or il n'a pas perdu au change — when he left his previous job it was a change for the better

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ʃɑ̃ʒ nm

1) COMMERCE exchange

le taux de change — the exchange rate

opérations de change — foreign exchange transactions, exchange transactions

contrôle des changes — exchange control

2) (autres locutions)

gagner au change — to be better off for it, to be better off

perdre au change — to be worse off for it, to be worse off

donner le change à qn — to pull the wool over sb's eyes

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change nm

1 Fin (taux) exchange rate; change fixe/flottant or flexible fixed/floating exchange rate; hausse/baisse du change rise/fall in the exchange rate; le change ne nous est pas favorable the exchange rate is not in our favour^GB;

2 Fin (opération) (foreign) exchange; gagner/perdre au change lit to make/to lose money on the exchange; fig to make/to lose on the deal; en quittant son emploi précédent il a gagné or il n'a pas perdu au change when he left his previous job it was a change for the better;

3 (de bébé) change (complet) disposable nappy GB ou diaper US.

Idiome

donner le change à qn to pull the wool over sb's eyes.

[ʃɑ̃ʒ] nom masculin

1. FINANCE [transaction] exchange

[taux] exchange rate

faire le change to deal in foreign exchange

‘change (ouvert de 9 h à 11 h)’ ‘bureau de change (open from 9 a.m. till 11 a.m.)’

donner le change à quelqu'un [le duper] to hoodwink somebody, to put somebody off the track

gagner/perdre au change

{{ind}}a. (sens propre) to be better/worse off because of the exchange rate

{{ind}}b. (figuré) to come out a winner/loser on the deal

je perds au change du point de vue salaire I'm worse off as far as my pay goes

2. [couche]

change complet disposable nappy (UK) ou diaper (US)