alternate

[US]/ɔːlˈtɜːnət/
[UK]/ˈɔːltərnət/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. der forekommer på skift eller i rækkefølge; hver anden
vt. & vi. at ske på skift; at tage pladsen for noget andet
Word Forms
Past Tensealternated
Present Participlealternating
Third Person Singularalternates
Past Participlealternated
Pluralalternates

Phrases & Collocations

alternate option

alternativ mulighed

alternate route

alternativ rute

alternate solution

alternativ løsning

alternate with

alternere med

alternate between

skifte mellem

alternate name

alternativt navn

alternate current

vekselstrøm

every alternate

hver anden

alternate energy

alternativ energi

alternate days

skiftedage

on alternate days

på skiftedage

alternate stress

alternerende stress

alternate form

alternativ form

Example Sentences

This is an alternate plan.

Dette er en alternativ plan.

a novel set in an alternate universe.

en roman der foregår i et alternativt univers.

alternate winter and summer

alternerende vinter og sommer

That was a week of alternate rain and sunshine.

Det var en uge med skiftende regn og solskin.

framed an alternate proposal.

udformede et alternativt forslag.

an alternate member of the committe

et alternativt medlem af udvalget

alternated between hope and fear

skiftede mellem håb og frygt

She works on alternate days.

Hun arbejder på skiftende dage.

The new play is on the show on alternate days.

Det nye stykke vises på skiftende dage.

Farmers usually alternate their crops.

Landmænd skifter normalt deres afgrøder.

Wet days alternate with fine days.

Regnfulde dage skiftes med gode dage.

He alternates joy with grief.

Han skiftede mellem glæde og sorg.

We must alternate work with rest.

Vi må skiftes mellem arbejde og hvile.

Leaves variably subopposite to subalternate or alternate, rarely opposite or truly alternate, subsessile or petiolate;

Blade varierer fra submodsat til subaltern eller alternerende, sjældent modsat eller sandt alternerende, subsessile eller petiolate;

bouts of depression alternate with periods of elation.

perioder med depression skiftes med perioder med ophøjethed.

some adults who wish to alternate work with education.

nogle voksne, der ønsker at skiftes mellem arbejde og uddannelse.

Real-world Examples

Ice ages will be alternated with extremely hot periods.

Istider vil blive afløst af ekstremt varme perioder.

Source: Mysteries of the Universe

The weather alternates between sunshine and rain.

Vejret skifter mellem solskin og regn.

Source: IELTS vocabulary example sentences

20. The tilted salt filters halt alternately for altering.

20. De tippede saltfiltre stopper skiftevis for at ændre.

Source: Remember 7000 graduate exam vocabulary in 16 days.

Look at our own alternate lives?

Se på vores egne alternative liv?

Source: Rick and Morty Season 1 (Bilingual)

As an alternative, spiritual practices often seem more appealing.

Som et alternativ virker åndelige praksisser ofte mere tiltalende.

Source: "The Sixth Sound" Reading Selection

Leptospirosis is treated with penicillin G, and doxycycline can be used as an alternative.

Læptospirose behandles med penicillin G, og doxycyklin kan bruges som et alternativ.

Source: Osmosis - Microorganisms

There's pros and cons to every alternate timeline.

Der er fordele og ulemper ved enhver alternativ tidslinje.

Source: Rick and Morty Season 2 (Bilingual)

Attorneys will select six jurors and four alternates.

Advokater vil udvælge seks jurymedlemmer og fire suppleanter.

Source: NPR News June 2013 Compilation

These alternate identities completely take a person's body and mind, suppressing all other identities temporarily.

Disse alternative identiteter overtager fuldstændigt en persons krop og sind og undertrykker midlertidigt alle andre identiteter.

Source: Osmosis - Mental Psychology

You alternate from one week to another.

Du skifter fra en uge til den anden.

Source: Cambridge IELTS Listening Actual Test 8

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