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commutation in Bulgarian

commutation in Bulgarian is смекча́ване на наказа́ние, комута́ция, превклю́чване — commutation means the act of swapping one thing for another.

commutation in Bulgarian

смекча́ване на наказа́ние
noun
Pronounced: smekchavane na nakazanie
комута́ция
noun
Pronounced: komutatsiya
(electronics) The reversal of an electric current.
превклю́чване
noun
Pronounced: prevklyuchvane
(electronics) The reversal of an electric current.
размя́на
noun
Pronounced: razmyana
(obsolete) A passing from one state to another; change; alteration; mutation.
смя́на
noun
Pronounced: smyana
(obsolete) A passing from one state to another; change; alteration; mutation.
замя́на
noun
Pronounced: zamyana
(obsolete) The act of giving one thing for another; barter; exchange.
размя́на
noun
Pronounced: razmyana
(obsolete) The act of giving one thing for another; barter; exchange.

What does "commutation" mean?

  1. noun The act of swapping one thing for another.
  2. noun The switch from paying in kind, such as through labour, to paying with money instead.
    "Professor Postan has argued in favour of a rapid move towards commutation in the twelfth century which slackened or even went into reverse in the course of the thirteenth."
  3. noun (law) An official reduction of someone's punishment to something less severe.
  4. noun (linguistics) The swapping of one sound for another to show they are separate phonemes.
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commutation in a sentence

  • Professor Postan has argued in favour of a rapid move towards commutation in the twelfth century which slackened or even went into reverse in the course of the thirteenth.

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What is "commutation" in Bulgarian?
"commutation" in Bulgarian is смекча́ване на наказа́ние, комута́ция, превклю́чване. commutation means: The act of swapping one thing for another.
How do you pronounce смекча́ване на наказа́ние?
"commutation" in Bulgarian is смекча́ване на наказа́ние, pronounced "smekchavane na nakazanie".
Are there other ways to say "commutation" in Bulgarian?
Yes — Bulgarian has 6 translations listed for "commutation": смекча́ване на наказа́ние, комута́ция, превклю́чване, размя́на, смя́на, замя́на.
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