noun🔗ShareAlternativa, cambioThat which alternates with something else; vicissitude."The alternate periods of rain and sunshine made for a very unpredictable afternoon. "Los períodos alternos de lluvia y sol hicieron que la tarde fuera muy impredecible.wayactioneventChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareUn sustituto, una alternativaA substitute; an alternative; one designated to take the place of another, if necessary, in performing some duty."My sister is the alternate for the school play; she will act if the lead actress is sick. "Mi hermana es la suplente para la obra escolar; actuará si la actriz principal está enferma.personjobpossibilityChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareAlternativaA proportion derived from another proportion by interchanging the means."The recipe for the cake called for a 2:3 sugar-to-flour ratio. The alternate, using 3 parts sugar to 2 parts flour, would likely result in a different texture. "La receta del pastel pedía una proporción de azúcar y harina de 2:3. La alternativa, usando 3 partes de azúcar por 2 partes de harina, probablemente resultaría en una textura diferente.mathChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareReemplazo, alternativaA replacement of equal or greater value or function."The teacher used an alternate assignment for students who missed the field trip. "El profesor usó una tarea alternativa para los estudiantes que perdieron la excursión.valueitemfunctionutilityassetChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareFiguras o esmaltes que se suceden alternativamenteFigures or tinctures that succeed each other by turns."The schedule alternates between math and science classes every other day. "El horario alterna entre clases de matemáticas y ciencias cada dos días.heraldryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareAlternar, intermitirTo perform by turns, or in succession; to cause to succeed by turns; to interchange regularly."The students alternate their reading roles in class, taking turns reading each paragraph. "Los estudiantes alternan sus roles de lectura en clase, turnándose para leer cada párrafo.actionprocesssystemtimeChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareAlternar, sucederseTo happen, succeed, or act by turns; to follow reciprocally in place or time; followed by with."The flood and ebb tides alternate with each other."Las mareas altas y bajas se alternan entre sí.timeactionprocessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareAlternar, variarTo vary by turns."The land alternates between rocky hills and sandy plains."La tierra alterna entre colinas rocosas y llanuras arenosas.actionprocesswayChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareAlternarTo perform an alternation (removal of alternate vertices) on (a polytope or tessellation); to remove vertices (from a face or edge) as part of an alternation."To improve the design, the architect alternated the columns on the building's facade, removing every other one. "Para mejorar el diseño, el arquitecto alternó las columnas de la fachada del edificio, eliminando una de cada dos.mathChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareAlterno, alternanteHappening by turns; one following the other in succession of time or place; first one and then the other (repeatedly)"alternate picking is a guitar playing technique"El picking alterno es una técnica de tocar la guitarra.timewayprocessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareAlterno, alternanteDesignating the members in a series, which regularly intervene between the members of another series, as the odd or even numbers of the numerals; every other; every second."the alternate members 1, 3, 5, 7, etc."Los miembros alternos 1, 3, 5, 7, etc.numbermathstatisticsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareAlternativo, otroOther; alternative."He lives in an alternate universe and an alternate reality."Él vive en un universo alternativo y en una realidad alternativa.possibilitytypeChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareAlternas(of leaves) Distributed singly at different heights of the stem, and at equal intervals as respects angular divergence."Many trees have alternate leaf arrangement (e.g. birch, oak and mulberry)."Muchos árboles tienen una disposición de hojas alternas (por ejemplo, abedul, roble y morera).plantbiologynatureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading