alternate in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for alternate in the English»French Dictionary

I.alternate N [Brit ɔːlˈtəːnət, ɒlˈtəːnət, Am ˈɔltərnət] Am (stand-in)

alternate

remplaçant/-e m/f

II.alternate ADJ [Brit ɔːlˈtəːnət, ɒlˈtəːnət, Am ˈɔltərnət]

1. alternate (successive):

alternate chapters, colours, layers

en alternance

alternate circles and squares

des cercles et des carrés en alternance

2. alternate (every other):

to count alternate lines

compter une ligne sur deux

on alternate days/Mondays

un jour/lundi sur deux

3. alternate Am (other):

alternate

autre

4. alternate BOT:

alternate leaf, branch

alterne

III.alternate VB trans [Brit ˈɔːltəneɪt, ˈɒltəneɪt, Am ˈɔltərˌneɪt]

alternate

alterner

to alternate sth and or with sth

alterner qc et qc

IV.alternate VB intr [Brit ˈɔːltəneɪt, ˈɒltəneɪt, Am ˈɔltərˌneɪt]

1. alternate (swap):

alternate people:

se relayer

alternate 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. alternate ELECTRON:

alternate current, voltage:

être redressé

alternate angles N npl MATH

alternate angles

angles mpl alternes

alternate rhyme N

alternate rhyme

rime f alternée

Translations for alternate in the French»English Dictionary

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alterne

alternate

alterne angles

alternate

alternatif (alternative)

alternate

aérodrome de dégagement

alternate aerodrome ou airfield

alterner

to alternate

nous alternons cours pratique et cours théorique

we alternate between practical work and lessons in theory

alterner périodes, couleurs, objets:

to alternate (avec with)

en chicane

on alternate sides

contrarier couleurs

to alternate

stationnement alterné

parking system where drivers park on alternate sides of the street every two weeks

alternate in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for alternate in the English»French Dictionary

I.alternate [ɔ:lˈtɜ:nət, Am -ˈt̬ɜ:r-] VB intr, trans

alternate

alterner

II.alternate [ɔ:lˈtɜ:nət, Am -ˈt̬ɜ:r-] ADJ

1. alternate (by turns):

alternate

alterné(e)

on alternate days

un jour sur deux

2. alternate Am (different, alternative):

alternate

alternatif(-ive)

Translations for alternate in the French»English Dictionary

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alterner

to alternate

alterner

to alternate

alternate Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

on alternate days

un jour sur deux

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

A hypothetical board alternating a piece and a gap takes the maximum length of 32 bytes.

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The leaves are simple and alternate, growing 1 cm long.

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The six-month subsidy gave the remaining customers on the line time to switch to alternate modes of transportation.

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Any new transferees that arrive are routinely made to stay in a bungalow (wada), till they find alternate arrangements.

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The surrounding area is undulating, alternating between woodland, farmland and industrial villages.

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Fumes from turkeys can incapacitate her, apparently by causing her to alternate between man and woman forms uncontrollably.

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This may be more comfortable for players who are using alternate picking for most of their playing.

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There is also an alternate version of the band singing and playing their instruments by the ocean cut together with parts of the official video.

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The two parties agreed to hold elections, but to alternate power between the two parties, regardless of the election results.

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The team introduced an alternate black jersey in 2002.

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