alterner

altɛʁne

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Definition of alterner - Reverso French Dictionary

Verb

succession

intr.

se succéder à tour de rôle de façon régulière

intr.

Les équipes alternent toutes les huit heures pour assurer la surveillance.

se relayer

se succéder

agriculture

tr./intr.

TECH.

faire produire à un champ différentes cultures à tour de rôle

tr./intr.

TECH.

L'agriculteur alterne le blé et le maïs sur cette parcelle.

faire tourner

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alterner entre

passer de manière répétée d'une chose à une autre

Elle alterne entre le travail et les pauses toute la journée.

Origin of alterner

latin, alternare (faire en tournant)

Terms with alterner included in their meaning

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se relayer

alternance

alterner avec d'autres personnes pour accomplir une tâche

alternative

tauromachie

cérémonie officialisant le droit d'alterner comme matador

Examples of alterner in a sentence

Les saisons alternent, apportant changement et variété.
Les étudiants alternent les cours de mathématiques et de sciences.
Elle alterne ses journées entre le travail et la famille.

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English:alternate, rotate crops, ...
German:sich abwechseln, Fruchtwechsel betreiben, ...
Italian:alternarsi, alternare, ...
Spanish:alternar, rotar cultivos, ...
Portuguese:alternar, rodar culturas, ...
Chinese:轮流, 轮作, ...
Japanese:交代する, 輪作する, ...
Arabic:تعاقب, ناوب المحاصيل, ...
Hebrew:לְהִתְחַלֵּף, לְסַבֵּב גִּדּוּלִים, ...
Russian:чередоваться, чередовать культуры, ...
Ukrainian:чергуватися, чергувати, ...
Catalan:alternar, rotar cultius, ...
Danish:skiftes, dyrke skiftevis, ...
Dutch:afwisselen, wisselteelt toepassen, ...
Greek:εναλλάσσομαι, εναλλάσσω καλλιέργειες, ...
Khmer:ប្តូរវេនគ្នា, ប្ដូរវេនដាំ, ...
Korean:번갈아가다, 번갈아 재배하다, ...
Polish:zmieniać się, stosować zmianowanie, ...
Portuguese (BR):alternar, alternar culturas, ...
Romanian:a alterna, a rota culturile, ...
Swedish:avlösa varandra, bedriva växelbruk, ...
Thai:ผลัดเปลี่ยน, ปลูกพืชหมุนเวียน, ...
Turkish:sırayla yapmak, nöbetleşe ekmek, ...
Vietnamese:luân phiên, luân canh, ...

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