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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
(a) (by turns) alterné;∎ alternate spells of good and bad weather des périodes alternées de beau et de mauvais temps;∎ we visit her on alternate weekends nous lui rendons visite le week-end à tour de rôle(b) (every other) tous les deux;∎ on alternate days un jour sur deux, tous les deux jours(a) (happen by turns) alterner;∎ wet days alternated with fine days les jours pluvieux alternaient avec les beaux jours, les jours pluvieux et les beaux jours se succédaient(b) (take turns) se relayer;∎ two actors alternated in the leading role deux acteurs jouaient le rôle principal en alternance ou à tour de rôle∎ an economy that alternates between periods of growth and disastrous slumps une économie où alternent la prospérité et le marasme le plus profond;∎ he alternates between depression and euphoria il passe de la dépression à l'euphorie(d) Electricity changer périodiquement de sens['ɔ:ltəneɪt] (faire) alterner, employer alternativement ou tour à tour; Agriculture (crops) alterner4 nounAmerican ['ɔ:ltərnət] remplaçant(e) m,f, suppléant(e) m,f -
3 alternate
1. ['o:ltəneit] verb(to use, do etc by turns, repeatedly, one after the other: John alternates between teaching and studying; He tried to alternate red and yellow tulips along the path as he planted them.) (faire) alterner2. [o:l'tə:nət] adjective1) (coming, happening etc in turns, one after the other: The water came in alternate bursts of hot and cold.) alterné2) (every second (day, week etc): My friend and I take the children to school on alternate days.) tous les deux•- alternation
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