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al·ter·nate
(ôl′tər-nāt′, ăl′-)v. al·ter·nat·ed, al·ter·nat·ing, al·ter·nates
v.intr.
1.
a. To occur in a successive manner: day alternating with night.
b. To act or proceed by turns: The students alternated at the computer.
2. To pass back and forth from one state, action, or place to another: alternated between happiness and depression.
3. Electricity To reverse direction at regular intervals in a circuit.
v.tr.
1. To do or execute by turns.
2. To cause to alternate: alternated light and dark squares to form a pattern.
adj. (-nĭt)
1. Happening or following in turns; succeeding each other continuously: alternate seasons of the year.
2. Designating or relating to every other one of a series: alternate lines.
3. Serving or used in place of another; substitute: an alternate plan. See Usage Note at alternative.
4. Botany
a. Arranged singly at each node, as leaves or buds on different sides of a stem.
b. Arranged regularly between other parts, as stamens between petals.
n. (-nĭt)
1. A person acting in the place of another; a substitute.
2. An alternative.
[Latin alternāre, alternāt-, from alternus, by turns, from alter, other; see al- in Indo-European roots.]
al′ter·nate·ly adv.
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alternately
(ɔːlˈtɜːnɪtlɪ)adv
in an alternating sequence or position
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alternately
– alternatively1. 'alternately'
You use alternately to say that two actions or processes keep happening regularly after each other.
Each piece of material is washed alternately in soft water and coconut oil.
She became alternately angry and calm.
2. 'alternatively'
You use alternatively to give a different explanation from one that has just been mentioned, or to suggest a different course of action.
It is on sale there now for just £9.97. Alternatively, you can buy the album by mail order for just £10.
Alternatively, you can use household bleach.
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Adv. 1. [画像:alternately - in an alternating sequence or position]alternately - in an alternating sequence or position; "They were deglycerolized by alternately centrifuging and mixing"; "he planted fir and pine trees alternately"
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Translations
بِالتَّنَاوُب
střídavě
skiftevis
til skiptis
striedavo
bir...atlayaraksırayla
alternately
[ɒlˈtɜːnɪtlɪ] ADV the meetings took place alternately in France and Germany → las reuniones se celebraron una vez en Francia y la siguiente en Alemaniahe could alternately bully and charm people → un momento podía intimidar a la gente y al siguiente embelesarles
I lived alternately with my mother and my grandmother → vivía unas veces con mi madre y otras con mi abuela
she became alternately angry and calm → su ánimo iba de la ira a la calma y vice versa
we have Mondays off alternately → nos turnamos para librar el lunes
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alternately
[ɔːlˈtɜːrnɪtli] adv (= by turns) → successivement, tour à tourto cry and laugh alternately → passer du rire aux larmes
alternately fascinating and shocking → tantôt fascinant(e), tantôt choquant(e)
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alternately
adv
(= in turn) → im Wechsel, wechselweise, (immer) abwechselnd
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alternate
(ˈoːltəneit) 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. wissel يَتَنَاوَب сменям се alternar střídat (se) abwechselnd veksle; skifte εναλλάσσω, εναλλάσσομαι alternar vaheldama متناوب کردن؛ یکی در میان کردن vaihdella alterner לסירוגין बारी-बारी से stavljati naizmjence váltogat saling berganti skiptast á, hafa til skiptis alternare 交互にする 번갈아 바꾸다 kaitalioti(s) mainīt menyelang nyelikan afwisselen skiftes, veksle, alternere zmieniać kolejno متناوب کول، نوبتی کول alternar a alterna чередовать(ся) striedať menjavati smenjivati se alternera สลับ sırayla kullanmak, nöbetleşe yapmak 交替 чергувати(ся) ایک چھوڑ کے ایک xen kẽ 交替
(oːlˈtəːnət) adjective1. coming, happening etc in turns, one after the other. The water came in alternate bursts of hot and cold. afwisselend يَتَعَاقَب редувам alternado střídavý abwechselnd skiftevis; vekslende εναλλασσόμενος alterno, alternado vahelduv یکی در میان؛ متناوب vuoroittainen alterné בָּאִים לסֵירוּגִין एकान्तर naizmjenični váltakozó bergantian sem skiptist á alternato 交互の 교대의 besikaitaliojantis mainīgs bersilih ganti afwisselend skiftevis, vekslende występujący na przemian یو ترمنځ ، نوبتی alternado succesiv чередующийся striedavý menjajoč se naizmeničan omväxlande ซึ่งสลับกัน sıralı, biribirini izleyen 交替的 змінний; такий, що чергується یکے بعد دیگرے kế tiếp 交替的,轮流的
2. every second (day, week etc). My friend and I take the children to school on alternate days. elke tweede مُتَنَاوِب، مُتَعَاقِب редуващ се през едно alternado každý druhý, ob jeder/jede zweite hver anden εναλλάξ sí y no, alterno üle- یکی در میان joka toinen tous les deux (שָׁבוּע) כֵּן (שָׁבוּע) לֹא svaki drugi dan minden második bergantian annar hver alterno 一つおきの 하나씩 거른 kas antras katrs otrais bergilir om de andere annenhver co drugi یو ترمنځ alternado alternativ каждый второй každý druhý vsak drugi svaki drugi varannan หนึ่งเว้นหนึ่ง bir...ara ile 每隔 такий, що трапляється через день ایک دن چھوڑ کر دوسرے دن thay phiên 间隔的
alˈternately (-ˈtəːnət-) adverbShe felt alternately hot and cold. afwisselend بِالتَّنَاوُب един след друг alternadamente střídavě abwechselnd skiftevis εναλλάξ alternativamente, ahora ... ahora... vaheldumisi به طور متناوب vuoroittain tour à tour לסירוגין बारी-बारी से naizmjence felváltva bergantian til skiptis di volta in volta かわるがわる 교대로 pakaitomis pārmaiņus berganti-ganti afwisselend skiftevis, vekselvis na przemian په متناوب ډول alternadamente alternativ; rând pe rând поочерёдно striedavo izmenoma naizmenično omväxlande, växelvis ที่ผลัดกัน sırayla, bir...atlayarak 交替地 по черзі باری باری ہونا luân phiên 交替地
alterˈnation noun afwisseling تَعاقُب редуване alternância střídání der Wechsel skiften; vekslen εναλλαγή alternancia vaheldumine تناوب vuorottelu alternance הִתחַלפוּת לסֵירוּגִין प्रत्यावर्तन izmjena váltakozás pergantian, perubahan umskipti alternanza 交替 교대 kaitaliojimasis maiņa; mija selang afwisseling skifting, veksling kolejne następstwa تناوب alternância alternanţă чередование striedanie alternacija naizmenična promena växling การผลัดเปลี่ยนกัน biribirini izleme 輪流,交替 чергування متبادل sự xen kẽ 轮流,交替
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