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1 alternate
adj. omväxlande, alternerande--------v. turas om, växla, växelvis utföra* * *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.) alternera2. [o:l'tə:nət] adjective1) (coming, happening etc in turns, one after the other: The water came in alternate bursts of hot and cold.) omväxlande2) (every second (day, week etc): My friend and I take the children to school on alternate days.) varannan•- alternation -
2 every
adj. varje, var, varenda* * *['evri]1) (each one of or all (of a certain number): Every room is painted white; Not every family has a car.) alla, samtliga, varje2) (each (of an indefinite number or series): Every hour brought the two countries nearer war; He attends to her every need.) varje, var, varenda3) (the most absolute or complete possible: We have every reason to believe that she will get better.) alla4) (used to show repetition after certain intervals of time or space: I go to the supermarket every four or five days; Every second house in the row was bright pink; `Every other day' means èvery two days' or `on alternate days'.) var []•- everyone
- everyday
- everything
- everywhere
- every bit as
- every now and then / every now and again / every so often
- every time
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alternate — alternate, alternative 1. Both words are adjectives and nouns and come from Latin alternus meaning ‘every second’ and have had closely related meanings over several centuries of usage. Now however, there is a clear distinction which needs to be… … Modern English usage
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alternate — al|ter|nate1 [o:lˈtə:nıt US ˈo:ltər , ˈæl ] adj [usually before noun] [Date: 1500 1600; : Latin; Origin: , past participle of alternare to alternate , from alternus alternate , from alter; ALTER] 1.) if something happens on alternate days, weeks… … Dictionary of contemporary English
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alternate — 1. verb 1) rows of trees alternate with dense shrub Syn: be interspersed, follow one another, take turns, take it in turns, oscillate, see saw 2) we could alternate the two groups Syn: rotate, swap, exchange … Synonyms and antonyms dictionary
