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1 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. -
2 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) -
3 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 -
4 strip flouring with alternate joints
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5 crawl
[kro:l] 1. verb1) (to move slowly along the ground: The injured dog crawled away.) ramper2) ((of people) to move on hands and knees or with the front of the body on the ground: The baby can't walk yet, but she crawls everywhere.) marcher à quatre pattes3) (to move slowly: The traffic was crawling along at ten kilometres per hour.) se traîner4) (to be covered with crawling things: His hair was crawling with lice.) grouiller (de)2. noun1) (a very slow movement or speed: We drove along at a crawl.) (au) pas2) (a style of swimming in which the arms make alternate overarm movements: She's better at the crawl than she is at the breaststroke.) crawl -
6 shin
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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
Alternate — Al ter*nate, v. i. 1. To happen, succeed, or act by turns; to follow reciprocally in place or time; followed by with; as, the flood and ebb tides alternate with each other. [1913 Webster] Rage, shame, and grief alternate in his breast. J. Philips … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
alternate — [ôl′tər nit, al′tər nit; ] for v. [ ôl′tər nāt΄, al′tər nāt΄] adj. [L alternatus, pp. of alternare, to do by turns < alternus, one after the other < alter, other: see ALTER] 1. occurring by turns; succeeding each other; one and then the… … English World dictionary
alternate — al|ter|nate1 [ ɔltər,neıt ] verb 1. ) intransitive if one thing alternates with another, it happens after it and keeps being repeated: alternate with: Wet days alternated with dry ones. a ) if someone or something alternates between two things,… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
alternate — I UK [ˈɔːltə(r)neɪt] / US [ˈɔltərˌneɪt] verb Word forms alternate : present tense I/you/we/they alternate he/she/it alternates present participle alternating past tense alternated past participle alternated 1) a) [intransitive] if one thing… … English dictionary
alternate — v. 1) (D; intr.) to alternate between (they alternate between supporting us and opposing us) 2) (D; intr.) to alternate in (we alternate in doing the household chores) 3) (d; intr., tr.) to alternate with (sunny weather alternated with rain; the… … Combinatory dictionary
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
alternate — alternately, adv. alternateness, n. alternatingly, adv. v. /awl teuhr nayt , al /; adj., n. /awl teuhr nit, al /, v., alternated, alternating, adj., n. v.i. 1. to interchange repeatedly and regularly with one another in time or place; rotate… … Universalium
alternate, alternately, alternative, alternatively — As a verb, alternate means to change back and forth, to occur in successive turns. It is pronounced with primary accent on the first syllable and is usually followed by with: Sunny and rainy days alternate with each other at this season. As an… … Dictionary of problem words and expressions
alternate — al•ter•nate v. [[t]ˈɔl tərˌneɪt, ˈæl [/t]] adj., n. [[t] nɪt[/t]] v. nat•ed, nat•ing, adj. n. 1) to interchange repeatedly and regularly with one another in time or place (usu. fol. by with): Day alternates with night[/ex] 2) to change back and… … From formal English to slang
alternate — verb (alternated, alternating) –verb (i) /ˈɔltəneɪt / (say awltuhnayt), /ˈɒl / (say ol ) 1. (sometimes followed by with) to follow one another in time or place reciprocally: day and night alternate; darkness alternates with light. 2. to change… …