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1 alternate
1. adjectivea. ( = successive) alternéb. ( = every second) on alternate days un jour sur deuxc. (US) = alternative2. nouna. ( = occur in turns) alternerb. ( = switch) he alternates between aggression and indifference il est tantôt agressif, tantôt indifférent• in the desert the temperature alternates between boiling and freezing dans le désert la température est tantôt torride, tantôt glaciale━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━✦ Lorsque alternate est un adjectif ou un nom, l'accent tombe sur la deuxième syllabe: ɒlˈtɜ:nɪt, lorsque c'est un verbe, sur la première: ˈɒltɜ:neɪt.* * *1. [ɔːl'tɜːnət] 2. [ɔːl'tɜːnət]1) ( successive) [chapters, layers] en alternance2) ( every other)3) US ( other) autre4) Botany, Mathematics alterne3. ['ɔːltəneɪt]transitive verb4. ['ɔːltəneɪt]to alternate something and ou with something — alterner quelque chose et quelque chose
intransitive verb [people] se relayer; [colours, patterns, seasons] alterner ( with avec) -
2 alternate
B adj1 ( successive) [chapters, colours, layers] en alternance ; alternate circles and squares des cercles et des carrés en alternance ;2 ( every other) to count alternate lines compter une ligne sur deux ; on alternate days/Mondays un jour/lundi sur deux ;3 US ( other) autre ;4 Bot [leaf, branch] alterne.D vi1 ( swap) [people] se relayer ; [colours, patterns, seasons] alterner (with avec) ; Paul and Simon alternate (with each other) Paul et Simon se relaient ; to alternate with sb relayer qn, alterner avec qn ; to alternate between hope and despair/laughing and crying passer de l'espoir au désespoir/du rire aux larmes ;2 Electron [current, voltage] être redressé.
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