alternar

Definitions of alternar
  1. verb
    do something in turns
    synonyms: hacer por turnos
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    type of:
    actuar, hacer, llevar a cabo
    perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
  2. verb
    go back and forth; swing back and forth between two states or conditions
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    alterar, alterarse, cambiar, desfigurar, desfigurarse, mudar, reformar, transformar, transformarse, variar
    become different in some particular way, without permanently losing one's or its former characteristics or essence
  3. verb
    reverse (a direction, attitude, or course of action)
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    type of:
    invertir
    change to the contrary
  4. verb
    exchange people temporarily to fulfill certain jobs and functions
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    type of:
    cambiar, cambiarse, canjear, conmutar, intercambiar, permutar, trocar
    hand over one and receive another, approximately equivalent
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