alternate in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for alternate in the English»Italian Dictionary

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

1. alternate (successive):

alternate chapters, colours, layers

alternato

alternate circles and squares

cerchi e quadri alternati

2. alternate (every other):

to count alternate lines

contare una riga sì e una no

on alternate days, Mondays

a giorni alterni, un lunedì sì e uno no

3. alternate Am (other):

alternate

alternativo

4. alternate BOT:

alternate leaf, branch

alterno

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

alternate

sostituto m / sostituta f

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

to alternate sth and, with sth

alternare qc e, a qc

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

1. alternate (swap):

alternate people, colours, patterns, seasons:

alternarsi (with con, a)

Paul and Simon alternate (with each other)

Paul e Simon si alternano

to alternate with sb

alternarsi a qn

2. alternate:

to alternate between hope and despair, laughing and crying

oscillare tra speranza e disperazione, tra riso e pianto

3. alternate ELECTRON:

alternate current, voltage:

= variare ciclicamente cambiando di segno

alternate angles [Brit, Am ˈɔltərˌneɪt ˈæŋɡəlz] N npl MATH

alternate angles

angoli m alterni

alternate rhyme [ɔːlˈtɜːnətˌraɪm] N

alternate rhyme

rima f alternata

Translations for alternate in the Italian»English Dictionary

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alternato

alternate

cerchi e quadri alternati

alternate circles and squares

alternato rima

alternate

alterno

alternate

a giorni alterni

every other day, on alternate days

alterno foglia, ramo

alternate

alterno angoli

alternate

alternare

to alternate

alternare qc a qc or qc e qc

to alternate sth with or and sth

alterniamo lezioni di pratica e di teoria

we alternate between practical work and lessons in theory

alternarsi

to alternate a, con: with

Silvia e Sara si alternano

Silvia and Sara alternate (with each other)

avvicendare

to alternate

avvicendarsi (alternarsi)

to alternate

rima accoppiata, rima alternata

alternate rhyme

fluttuare fra speranza e disperazione

to alternate or veer or waver between hope and despair

alternanza scuola-lavoro SCHOOL

educational system for 15 to 18-year-olds, in which they alternate between periods of study at school and periods as an intern in a work environment

alternate in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for alternate in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.alternate¹ [ˈɔ:l·tɚ·neɪt] VB trans

alternate

alternare

II.alternate¹ [ˈɔ:l·tɚ·neɪt] VB intr

alternate

alternarsi

alternate² [ɔ:l·ˈtɜ:r·nət] ADJ

1. alternate (by turns):

alternate

alterno, -a

on alternate days

a giorni alterni

2. alternate (alternative):

alternate

alternativo, -a

Translations for alternate in the Italian»English Dictionary

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avvicendare

to alternate

avvicendarsi

to alternate

alternare (medicine, attività)

to alternate

alternarsi

to alternate

alternato (-a)

alternate

intercalare qc a qc fig

to alternate sth with sth

un giorno sì ed uno no

on alternate days

alterno (-a)

alternate

una domenica sì, una domenica no

on alternate Sundays

a -i alterni

on alternate days

alternate Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

on alternate days

a giorni alterni

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

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

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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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The goal is to minimize the nitrogen intake while allowing waste nitrogen to be excreted by alternate pathways.

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

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One team declined their bid, while one team accepted an alternate bid.

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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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Leaflets are alternate, 4 to 9 cm long, egg shaped or oblong, usually toothed and with evident oil glands.

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The male and female alternate to sit on the eggs with the female doing duty in the day and the male in the night.

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

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During that same year, the team also introduced alternate black pants, worn with either the white or the teal jersey.

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