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Old August 12, 2009, 09:25 PM
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Question Change hands

To change hands
Being passed (on) from one person to the next or to change ownership.

Anyone know a good Spanish equivalent for this?
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to change hands = cambiar de dueño
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to change hands, as in ownership
= cambiar de dueño
= cambiar de manos

to change hands, as in being passed from one person to another
= cambiar de manos
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Ah so quite literally 'change of owner' or ' change of hands' then..

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