auswechseln

substitute off

verb OWS-vek-seln Rare

Also means

swap out

Usage Note

auswechseln means to take a player off and swap in another, a separable verb: Sie wechselt den Verteidiger aus. More generally it means to replace any worn part. The counterpart is einwechseln.

Examples

"Der verletzte Spieler musste ausgewechselt werden."

Natural Translation

The injured player had to be substituted off.

Literal Translation

The injured player had-to out-changed be.

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