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alternates

/ɔlˈtɜrnət͡s/ /ælˈtɜrnət͡s/

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noun

Alternance, succession

That which alternates with something else; vicissitude.

Examples :

""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.

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noun

Un remplaçant, une alternative

A substitute; an alternative; one designated to take the place of another, if necessary, in performing some duty.

Examples :

"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.

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Alternances

A proportion derived from another proportion by interchanging the means.

Examples :

"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.

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noun

Remplacement, alternative

A replacement of equal or greater value or function.

Examples :

""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.

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Alternances

Figures or tinctures that succeed each other by turns.

Examples :

"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.

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verb

Alterner, se relayer

To perform by turns, or in succession; to cause to succeed by turns; to interchange regularly.

Examples :

"My brother and I alternate doing the dishes each night. "

Mon frère et moi alternons la vaisselle chaque soir.

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verb

Alterner, se succéder

To happen, succeed, or act by turns; to follow reciprocally in place or time; followed by with.

Examples :

"The flood and ebb tides alternate with each other."

Les marées montantes et descendantes alternent.

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verb

Alterner, varier

To vary by turns.

Examples :

"The land alternates between rocky hills and sandy plains."

Le paysage alterne entre des collines rocheuses et des plaines sablonneuses.

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verb

Alterner

To 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.

Examples :

"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.