alternate

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.) alternar

2. o:l'tə:nət adjective
1) (coming, happening etc in turns, one after the other: The water came in alternate bursts of hot and cold.) alterno, alternado
2) (every second (day, week etc): My friend and I take the children to school on alternate days.) (un día) sí y (un día) no, alterno
- alternation
alternate1 adj alterno
he works alternate weekends trabaja fines de semana alternos / trabaja un fin de semana sí y otro no
alternate2 vb alternar / alternarse
Farmer Giles alternates his crops el Sr. Giles, el granjero, alterna los cultivos
El gerundio de alternate se escribe alternating
alternate
tr[(adj) ɔːl'tɜːnət; (vb) 'ɔːltɜːneɪt]
adjective
1 alterno,-a
I go jogging on alternate days hago footing un día sí y un día no
transitive verb
1 alternar
intransitive verb
1 alternarse
alternate ['ɔltər.neɪt] v, -nated ; -nating : alternar
alternate ['ɔltərnət] adj
1) : alterno
alternate cycles of inflation and depression: ciclos alternos de inflación y depresión
2) : uno sí y uno no
he cooks on alternate days: cocina un día sí y otro no
alternate ['ɔltərnət] n
: suplente mf; sustituto m, -ta f
alternate
adj.
alterno, -a adj.
n.
alternativa s.f.
suplente s.m.,f.
sustituto s.m.
v.
alternar v.
turnar v.

I 'ɔːltərnət, ɔːl'tɜːnət
adjective (before n)
a) (every second)

she works alternate Tuesdays — trabaja un martes sí y otro no

write on alternate lines — escriba dejando un renglón por medio

b) (happening by turns) alterno
c) (AmE) alternative I a)

II
1. 'ɔːltərneɪt, 'ɔːltəneɪt
transitive verb alternar

2.
vi alternar

he alternated between hope and despair — oscilaba entre la esperanza y la desesperación


III 'ɔːltərnət, ɔːl'tɜːnət
noun (AmE) suplente mf
1. ADJ
[ɒl'tɜːnɪt]
1) (=alternating) alterno

alternate layers of cheese and potatoes — capas alternas de queso y patatas

we had a week of alternate rain and sunshine — tuvimos una semana en la que se alternaron el sol y las lluvias

let's read alternate lines — vamos a leer cada uno un renglón

2) (=every second)

on alternate days — cada dos días, un día sí y otro no

he lives alternate months in Brussels and London — vive un mes en Bruselas y uno en Londres

to write on alternate lines — escribir en renglones alternos

3) (Bot, Math) alterno
4) (US) = alternative 1.
2.
N [ɒl'tɜːnɪt]
(US) (Sport) (at conference) suplente mf
3.
VI ['ɒltɜːneɪt]
alternar

an annual cycle of drought alternating with floods — un ciclo anual de sequías alternando con inundaciones

the temperatures alternate between very hot and extremely cold — las temperaturas oscilan entre un calor y un frío intensos

he alternates between euphoria and depression — pasa de la euforia a la depresión y vice versa

they alternate between avoiding us and ignoring us — unas veces nos evitan y otras nos ignoran

4.
VT ['ɒltɜːneɪt]
alternar
* * *

I ['ɔːltərnət, ɔːl'tɜːnət]
adjective (before n)
a) (every second)

she works alternate Tuesdays — trabaja un martes sí y otro no

write on alternate lines — escriba dejando un renglón por medio

b) (happening by turns) alterno
c) (AmE) alternative I a)

II
1. ['ɔːltərneɪt, 'ɔːltəneɪt]
transitive verb alternar

2.
vi alternar

he alternated between hope and despair — oscilaba entre la esperanza y la desesperación


III ['ɔːltərnət, ɔːl'tɜːnət]
noun (AmE) suplente mf

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