cambiar de chip

Spanish

Alternative forms

Etymology

Literally, to change [the] chip.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kamˌbjaɾ de ˈt͡ʃip/ [kãmˌbjaɾ ð̞e ˈt͡ʃip]
  • Syllabification: cam‧biar de chip

Verb

cambiar de chip (first-person singular present cambio de chip, first-person singular preterite cambié de chip, past participle cambiado de chip)

  1. (colloquial) to change tack, change one's mindset
    • 2004 May 20, Peru Egurbide, quoting Gustavo de Arístegui, “No sé si Aznar es ya el político global o el soldado universal”, in El País, Madrid, →ISSN:
      "Usted ha crispado el debate, y así no se recompone el consenso. Usted tiene que cambiar de chip", prosiguió el portavoz de los populares.
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