Latvian

Noun

apmaiņa f (4th declension)

1. exchange, swap (of one object for another)

   preču apmaiņa‎ ― exchange of goods

   grāmatu apmaiņa bibliotēkā‎ ― book exchange in the library

   apmaiņas reakcija‎ ― exchange reaction (in which two chemical compounds exchange their ions)

   hroniku apmaiņa nav vienīga sadarbības forma ar ārzemju kinematogrāfistiem‎ ― the exchange of chronicles is not the only form of cooperation with foreign cinematographers

2. (of ideas, thoughts, texts) exchange

   domu apmaiņa‎ ― exchange of ideas

   vēstuļu apmaiņa‎ ― exchange of letters

   organizēt savstarpēju pieredzes apmaiņu‎ ― to organize a mutual exchange of experience

3. replacement (e.g., of a defective piece of equipment)

   mehānisma detaļu apmaiņa‎ ― replacement of a part of a mechanism

Declension

Synonyms

• apmainīšana

Derived terms

• apmainīt