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alternative:

alternative adj

  1. alternative

alternative [the ~] noun

  1. the alternative (option; choice)
    la opción; la selección; la preferencia; la elección; la variante; la predileción; la alternativa

Translation Matrix for alternative:

NounRelated TranslationsOther Translations
alternativa alternative; choice; option possibility of making choices
elección alternative; choice; option assortment; choice; election; fancy; liking; pick; possibility of making choices; preference; selection; taste
opción alternative; choice; option choice; election; possibility of making choices; selection
predileción alternative; choice; option
preferencia alternative; choice; option choice; fancy; liking; pick; precedence; preference; priority; selection; taste
selección alternative; choice; option accumulation; anthology; assortment; choice; choice selection of texts; clutter; collection; compilation; gathering; pack; pick; pile; piling up; possibility of making choices; selection; shifting; sifting; sorting
variante alternative; choice; option variant
- choice; option
AdjectiveRelated TranslationsOther Translations
- alternate; substitute
Not SpecifiedRelated TranslationsOther Translations
variante variant
ModifierRelated TranslationsOther Translations
alternativo alternative

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Related Definitions for "alternative":

  1. necessitating a choice between mutually exclusive possibilities1
    • alternative possibilities were neutrality or war1
  2. pertaining to unconventional choices1
    • an alternative life style1
  3. serving or used in place of another1
    • an alternative plan1
  4. one of a number of things from which only one can be chosen1
    • there no other alternative1

Wiktionary Translations for alternative:

alternative
noun
  1. one of several things which can be chosen
  2. a situation which allows a choice between two or more possibilities
adjective
  1. Relating to a choice

Cross Translation:
FromToVia
alternative alternativa alternatief — een andere mogelijkheid of methode
alternative alternativo alternativ — eine weitere Möglichkeit darstellend
alternative alternativa Alternative — eine von mehreren Möglichkeiten oder eine Ausweichsmöglichkeit (siehe auch ausweichen)
alternative alternativo; alterno alternatif — Qui se produire tour à tour, en parlant de deux choses.
alternative alternativa alternativesuccession de deux choses qui revenir tour à tour.

alternate:

alternate adj

  1. alternate
    el sustituto

Translation Matrix for alternate:

NounRelated TranslationsOther Translations
sustituto alternate delegate; deputy; replacement; reserve; spare; spare part; stand-in; substitute; substitute product; temporary helper
- replacement; surrogate
VerbRelated TranslationsOther Translations
- flip; flip-flop; interchange; jump; switch; tack; take turns; understudy
AdjectiveRelated TranslationsOther Translations
- alternating; alternative; substitute; variable
OtherRelated TranslationsOther Translations
- alternating; varying
ModifierRelated TranslationsOther Translations
sustituto acting; ad interim; deputy; substitute; temporary

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Related Definitions for "alternate":

  1. occurring by turns; first one and then the other1
  2. every second one of a series1
    • the cleaning lady comes on alternate Wednesdays1
  3. of leaves and branches etc; first on one side and then on the other in two ranks along an axis; not paired1
    • stems with alternate leaves1
  4. serving or used in place of another1
    • an alternative plan1
  5. someone who takes the place of another person1
  6. do something in turns1
  7. go back and forth; swing back and forth between two states or conditions1
  8. reverse (a direction, attitude, or course of action)1
  9. be an understudy or alternate for a role1
  10. exchange people temporarily to fulfill certain jobs and functions1

Wiktionary Translations for alternate:

alternate
verb
  1. to happen, succeed, or act by turns
  2. to perform by turns
adjective
  1. other; alternative
  2. being or succeeding by turns
noun
  1. substitute

Cross Translation:
FromToVia
alternate alternar alterneren — elkaar afwisselen
alternate alternar afwisselen — om en om plaatsvinden
alternate distico distichBotanik, Phyllotaxis: in zwei einander gegenüberliegenden Zeilen angeordnet (ein Blatt pro Nodus)
alternate alternar alterner — Faire successivement et tour à tour une même chose en parlant de deux personnes.

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