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1 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.) skiftes (om), veksle, alternere2. o:l'tə:nət adjective1) (coming, happening etc in turns, one after the other: The water came in alternate bursts of hot and cold.) skiftevis, vekslende2) (every second (day, week etc): My friend and I take the children to school on alternate days.) annenhver•- alternationalternativ--------skifte--------vekselvisIsubst. \/ˈɔːltənət\/1) (amer.) stedfortreder, vikar2) alternativ3) ( luftfart) alternativ flyplassIIverb \/ˈɔːltəneɪt\/1) skifte, veksle, svinge2) alternere, utføre vekselvis, være vekselvis3) (teater e.l.) spille etter tur, alternereIIIadj. \/ˌɔːlˈtɜːnət\/1) vekslende, som veksler innbyrdes2) skiftevis3) annenhver, hver annen4) (spesielt amer.) alternativ -
2 crawl
kro:l 1. verb1) (to move slowly along the ground: The injured dog crawled away.) krabbe, slepe seg2) ((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.) krabbe3) (to move slowly: The traffic was crawling along at ten kilometres per hour.) bevege seg i sneglefart, kreke seg fram4) (to be covered with crawling things: His hair was crawling with lice.) kry av, vrimle med2. noun1) (a very slow movement or speed: We drove along at a crawl.) krabbefart, sneglefart2) (a style of swimming in which the arms make alternate overarm movements: She's better at the crawl than she is at the breaststroke.) crawlkrabbeIsubst. \/krɔːl\/(fiske)sumpIIsubst. \/krɔːl\/1) kryping, krabbing, kravling2) ( også crawl stroke) crawl (svømming)3) ( trafikk) sneglefartdo the crawl crawle, svømme crawlgo at a crawl bevege seg i sneglefartIIIverb \/krɔːl\/1) krabbe, krype, kravle, slepe seg, åle seg2) sneglekjøre, kjøre sakte3) myldre, kry, vrimle4) ( svømming) crawlecrawl to krype\/smiske formake someone's flesh crawl ( overført) gi noen gåsehud, få noen til å grøsse, by noen i mot, gjøre noen kvalm -
3 shin
ʃin 1. noun(the front part of the leg below the knee: He kicked him on the shins.) skinnebein2. verb((usually with up) to climb by alternate movements of both arms and both legs: He shinned up the tree.) klatreIsubst. \/ʃɪn\/1) skinnbein, smalbein2) ( matlaging) (tynneste del av) skank3) ( jernbane) skinnelaskshin of beef okseleggIIverb \/ʃɪn\/1) klatre opp i, entre2) sparke på leggen3) (amer., hverdagslig) bruke beina4) (amer., slang) skrape sammen (penger)shin something klatre opp i noe
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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… …
