alter in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for alter in the English»French Dictionary

I.alter [Brit ˈɔːltə, ˈɒltə, Am ˈɔltər] VB trans

1. alter:

alter (change) opinion, lifestyle, person, rule, timetable

changer

alter judgment, amount, document

modifier

alter speed, value, climate

affecter

alter building

transformer

alter (illegally) document

falsifier

that does not alter the fact that …

cela ne change rien au fait que …

to alter the appearance of sth

changer l'aspect de qc

2. alter FASHION dress, shirt etc:

alter

retoucher

alter (radically)

transformer

to have sth altered

faire retoucher or faire transformer qc

3. alter Am euph:

alter (castrate)

faire opérer euph

alter (castrate)

faire castrer

alter (spay)

faire opérer euph

II.alter [Brit ˈɔːltə, ˈɒltə, Am ˈɔltər] VB intr

alter

changer

alter ego [Brit ˌɒltər ˈiːɡəʊ, Am ˈˌɔltə ˈriɡoʊ] N

alter ego

alter ego m

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subtly change, alter, shift, influence

imperceptiblement

violently brake, swerve, alter, swing

brusquement

Translations for alter in the French»English Dictionary

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alter ego

alter ego

pigmenter

to alter the pigmentation of

modifier TECH moteur, système

to alter, to modify

se modifier

to change, to alter

déniveler

to alter the level of

remanier manuscrit

to alter

transformer (modifier) vêtement, façade

to alter

transformer personne, attitude, paysage, société

to change, to alter

transformer les mentalités

to alter people's thinking

alter in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for alter in the English»French Dictionary

I.alter [ˈɔ:ltəʳ, Am -t̬ɚ] VB trans

alter

changer

alter building

faire des travaux sur

alter clothes

retoucher

II.alter [ˈɔ:ltəʳ, Am -t̬ɚ] VB intr

alter

changer

Translations for alter in the French»English Dictionary

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faire une retouche à une jupe

to alter a skirt

falsifier vérité, histoire

to alter

retoucher vêtement

to alter

ajuster vêtement

to alter

altérer couleur

to alter

transformer vêtement

to alter

reprendre

to alter

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

However, the party's dynamics had been permanently altered.

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It has no authority to alter street names, a local body responsibility, or the name of any country.

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The building was only slightly altered from its former use as a public school.

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One could call it anything one wished but that would not alter the fact that it is an oak tree.

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What makes an action valuable may in turn depend on the ethic values of the objects it increases, decreases or alters.

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In some cases the vowels of certain words were altered to allow them to rhyme with other words.

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He eliminated the mezzanine levels in the west wing, completely altering the arrangement of the rooms and remodeling the private apartment.

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A garage built in the same year is also on the school site and has not been altered since its construction.

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The citys historic buildings are protected by decree to keep them from being destroyed or altered by the growth of the city.

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It was altered in the mid- to late-18th century and remodelled in the 19th.

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