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alternado

alternating, alternated

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Usage Note

Alternado is the past participle of alternar used as an adjective, describing something that follows an alternating pattern — corrientes alternas is 'alternating current' (though the set phrase uses alterno). Un horario alternado is an alternating schedule. The feminine is alternada; the adjective inflects regularly.

Examples

"Trabajan en turnos alternados."

Natural Translation

They work in alternating shifts.

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