noun🔗ShareAlternance, successionThat which alternates with something else; vicissitude.""Life is a mix of good and bad; joy and sorrow are the alternates we all experience." "La vie est un mélange de bien et de mal ; la joie et la tristesse sont les alternances que nous connaissons tous.timeeventChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareUn remplaçant, une alternativeA substitute; an alternative; one designated to take the place of another, if necessary, in performing some duty."Since we only have two teams, we need to have two alternates ready in case someone gets injured during the basketball game. "Comme nous n'avons que deux équipes, nous devons avoir deux remplaçants prêts au cas où quelqu'un se blesserait pendant le match de basket.positionjobpersonChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareAlternancesA proportion derived from another proportion by interchanging the means."The recipe for the cake calls for an alternate proportion; it alternates the amount of butter and sugar in the original recipe. "La recette du gâteau demande des alternances ; elle alterne la quantité de beurre et de sucre dans la recette originale.mathChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareRemplacement, alternativeA replacement of equal or greater value or function.""Since the usual bus route is closed, the city provides several alternates, including a temporary shuttle service and extended train hours." "La ligne de bus habituelle étant fermée, la ville propose plusieurs remplacements, notamment une navette temporaire et des heures de train prolongées.utilityitemfunctionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareAlternancesFigures or tinctures that succeed each other by turns."The checkerboard pattern of the floor was made of black and white alternates. "Le motif en damier du sol était fait d'alternances noires et blanches.heraldrycolorChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareAlterner, se relayerTo perform by turns, or in succession; to cause to succeed by turns; to interchange regularly."My brother and I alternate doing the dishes each night. "Mon frère et moi alternons la vaisselle chaque soir.processactionsystemChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareAlterner, se succéderTo 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."Les marées montantes et descendantes alternent.timeactionprocessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareAlterner, varierTo vary by turns."The land alternates between rocky hills and sandy plains."Le paysage alterne entre des collines rocheuses et des plaines sablonneuses.actionprocessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareAlternerTo 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."The artist alternates removing one vertex from each triangle of the tessellation to create a new, more complex pattern. "L'artiste alterne en supprimant un sommet de chaque triangle de la tessellation pour créer un motif nouveau et plus complexe.mathtechnicalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
