/alteɾnaˈtiβo/
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Translation
alternative
Word origin
From Latin alternatus, past participle of alternare ('to do by turns'), from alternus ('one after the other'), from alter ('other'). English 'alternate' and 'alter' share the root.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- alternatus
- English cognates
- alternate, alter
Grammar
Femininealternativa
Masc pluralalternativos
Fem pluralalternativas
Examples
.
We are looking for an alternative solution to the problem.
atasco.
There is an alternative route to avoid the traffic jam.
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She likes alternative music from the nineties.
Propusieron .
They proposed an alternative plan in case the first one failed.
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There is more and more alternative medicine in pharmacies.
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