Verb

tauschen

Translation

to exchange, to swap, to trade, to barter

Sie tauschten ihre Plätze.

They swapped their seats.

Wir tauschten früher Briefmarken.

We used to trade stamps.

Ich möchte Euro gegen Dollar tauschen.

I would like to exchange Euros for Dollars.

((sth.)) ((for sth.)) to exchange sth. for sth. I'll exchange my book for yours.

((sth.)) ((with sb.)) to exchange sth. with sb. He exchanged a glance with her.

Synonyms: wechseln, austauschen; Antonyms: behalten (to keep)

From Old High German 'tūsken' (to deceive, trick), which later evolved to mean 'to exchange'.

The sound is slightly similar to the English word 'touch'. Imagine touching each other's items to swap them.