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ALTER
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alter verb A. tranzitiv
1. a schimba, a altera, a modifica; a deforma;
to alter one's mind a-şi schimba gândul, a-şi muta gândul, a se răzgândi;
to alter one's address a-şi schimba domiciliul, a se muta.
2. (amer., austr.) a scopi, a jugăni, a castra.
alter verb B. intranzitiv
a se schimba, a se modifica;
to alter for the better a se schimba în bine.
Exemple de propoziții și/sau fraze:
However, it was too late to alter the matter now, so I locked it up in my private safe and turned once more to my work.
(The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, de Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
Neglecting the boats that remained to her, she had altered her course so as to anticipate ours.
(The Sea-Wolf, de Jack London)
But people themselves alter so much, that there is something new to be observed in them for ever.
(Pride and Prejudice, de Jane Austen)
The circumstances that distressed me are not changed, since I came into this room; but an influence comes over me in that short interval that alters me, oh, how much for the better!
(David Copperfield, de Charles Dickens)
The CD40-CD40L interaction induces cytokine production and expression of other genes and alters the fate of the B cell involved in the interaction.
(Antigen Dependent B Cell Activation Pathway, NCI Thesaurus/BIOCARTA)
The detection by physical, chemical, or biological means of an altered DNA sequence.
(Mutation Detection, NCI Thesaurus)
I had determined at one time that the memory of these evils should die with me, but you have won me to alter my determination.
(Frankenstein, de Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley)
It is not his fault, of course, but that does not alter his nature.
(Martin Eden, de Jack London)
I think very differently, answered Elizabeth, shortly; an agreeable manner may set off handsome features, but can never alter plain ones.
(Persuasion, de Jane Austen)
Three months ago had seen her all this; and now, how altered a being did she return!
(Northanger Abbey, de Jane Austen)