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1 alter
['o:ltə](to make or become different; to change: Will you alter this dress (to fit me)?; The town has altered a lot in the last two years.) ændre; forandre* * *['o:ltə](to make or become different; to change: Will you alter this dress (to fit me)?; The town has altered a lot in the last two years.) ændre; forandre -
2 to alter
at ændre -
3 to alter
at modificere -
4 altar
alter {n} -
5 altar
['o:ltə]1) (in some Christian churches the table on which the bread and wine are consecrated during the celebration of communion: The bride and groom stood before the priest at the altar.) alter2) (a table etc on which offerings are made to a god.) alter* * *['o:ltə]1) (in some Christian churches the table on which the bread and wine are consecrated during the celebration of communion: The bride and groom stood before the priest at the altar.) alter2) (a table etc on which offerings are made to a god.) alter -
6 adapt
[ə'dæpt](to change or alter (so as to fit a different situation etc): She always adapted easily to new circumstances; He has adapted the play for television.) tilpasse; bearbejde- adaptable
- adaptability
- adaptor* * *[ə'dæpt](to change or alter (so as to fit a different situation etc): She always adapted easily to new circumstances; He has adapted the play for television.) tilpasse; bearbejde- adaptable
- adaptability
- adaptor -
7 change one's mind
(to alter one's intention or opinion (about something): He was going to go to France but he changed his mind.) skifte mening* * *(to alter one's intention or opinion (about something): He was going to go to France but he changed his mind.) skifte mening -
8 syncopate
['siŋkəpeit](to alter the rhythm of (music) by putting the accent on beats not usually accented.) synkopere* * *['siŋkəpeit](to alter the rhythm of (music) by putting the accent on beats not usually accented.) synkopere -
9 tamper
['tæmpə](to interfere or meddle usually in such a way as to damage, break, alter etc: Don't tamper with the engine.) pille* * *['tæmpə](to interfere or meddle usually in such a way as to damage, break, alter etc: Don't tamper with the engine.) pille
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Alter — Al ter, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Altered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Altering}.] [F. alt[ e]rer, LL. alterare, fr. L. alter other, alius other. Cf. {Else}, {Other}.] 1. To make otherwise; to change in some respect, either partially or wholly; to vary; to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Alter — ¹Alter 1. alter Herr/Mann, Greis, Rentner, Senior, Väterchen; (schweiz.): Ätti; (ugs.): Großvater; (ugs., oft scherzh. od. abwertend): Opa, Opi; (ugs., oft fam. scherzh. od. abwertend): Vater; (salopp abwertend): alter Knacker; (verhüll.):… … Das Wörterbuch der Synonyme
alter — UK US /ˈɔːltər/ verb [I or T] ► to change the appearance, character, or structure of something, or to be changed in this way: »Just last week, the company agreed to alter some of its business practices. »If they want to continue to have enough… … Financial and business terms
Alter — [Basiswortschatz (Rating 1 1500)] Bsp.: • Sie ist 13 Jahre alt. • Ich kenne sein Alter nicht. • Das Alter beginnt mit 65 oder 70 (Jahren). • 3 Wochen Veranstaltungen für Kinder und Jugendliche im Alter von 12 bis 17 Jahren. • In ihrem Alter kann… … Deutsch Wörterbuch
Alter — Alter, gewöhnlich die Bezeichnung für die letzte Periode des Lebens, sofern dasselbe sich der als normal angenommenen Gränze nähert; in physiologischer Beziehung die Zahl der von der Geburt an verflossenen Jahre; man theilt es gewöhnlich in 6… … Herders Conversations-Lexikon
alter — I verb adapt, adjust, amend, change, commutare, commute, convert, deviate, immutare, innovate, invert, make innovations, metamorphose, moderate, modify, modulate, mutare, qualify, rearrange, recast, reconstruct, reorganize, temper, transform,… … Law dictionary
Alter — Alter: Das altgerm. Wort für »Lebensalter, Lebenszeit, Zeit« (mhd. alter, ahd. altar, niederl. ouder‹dom›, aengl. ealdor, schwed. ålder) gehört zu der Wortgruppe von ↑ alt. Im heutigen Sprachgebrauch wird »Alter« gewöhnlich im Sinne von… … Das Herkunftswörterbuch
Alter — Sn std. (8. Jh.), mhd. alter, ahd. altar, as. aldar Stammwort. Aus g. * aldra n. (im Nordischen m., gotisch unbestimmt) Lebensalter , auch in anord. aldr m., ae. ealdor, afr. alder; gotisch nur in fram aldrs bejahrt ; vermutlich tro Bildung zu g … Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen sprache
alter — (v.) late 14c., to change (something), from O.Fr. alterer change, alter, from M.L. alterare to change, from L. alter the other (of the two), from PIE *al beyond (see ALIAS (Cf. alias) (adv.)) + comparative suffix ter (Cf. OTHER (Cf … Etymology dictionary
alter — s. m. 1. Raça de cavalos originária de Alter do Chão, no Alentejo. 2. Cavalo luso árabe. ‣ Etimologia: Alter [do Chão], topônimo • Confrontar: haltere … Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa
Alter — Al ter, v. i. To become, in some respects, different; to vary; to change; as, the weather alters almost daily; rocks or minerals alter by exposure. The law of the Medes and Persians, which altereth not. Dan. vi. 8. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
