alter

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alter
[ˈɔːltə(r)]
verbo transitivo
1cambiar, alterar (person, design, plan); arreglar (garment)
  • he altered his opinion -> cambió de opinión
  • that doesn't alter the fact that… -> eso no cambia el hecho de que…
verbo intransitivo
2cambiar, alterarse

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alter [ál-tar]
  • To alter one’s condition -> tomar estado, casarse, -vn
  • To alter course -> cambiar de rumbo
verbo neutro (intransitivo)
1Cambiar. (n)
  • To alter for the worse -> ir cada vez peor, empeorar
va. Alterar, mudar. Mudarse o cambiarse, alterarse.(Mar.)

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alter [ˈɒltəʳ]
verb:transitive
1 (change) [+text] modificar; cambiar; (esp for the worse) alterar; [+painting, speech] retocar; [+opinion, course] cambiar de; (Archit) reformar; (Cos) arreglar
then that alters things entonces la cosa cambia; it has altered things for the better ha cambiado las cosas para mejor; ha mejorado las cosas; circumstances alter cases el caso depende de las circunstancias; I see no need to alter my view no veo ninguna necesidad de cambiar mi opinión
2 (falsify) [+evidence] falsificar; [+document] alterar
3 (US) (castrate) castrar
verb:intransitive
[+person, place] cambiar
I find him much altered le veo muy cambiado; to alter for the better mejorar; cambiar para mejor; to alter for the worse empeorar; cambiar para peor

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Verb Conjugation for "alter"

Imperative
  • alter
  • you alter
  • he/she alters
  • we alter
  • you alter
  • they alter
Preterite
  • I altered
  • you altered
  • he/she altered
  • we altered
  • you altered
  • they altered
Present Continuous
  • I am altering
  • you are altering
  • he/she is altering
  • we are altering
  • you are altering
  • they are altering
Present Perfect
  • I have altered
  • you have altered
  • he/she has altered
  • we have altered
  • you have altered
  • they have altered
Past Continuous
  • I was altering
  • you were altering
  • he/she was altering
  • we were altering
  • you were altering
  • they were altering
Past Perfect
  • I had altered
  • you had altered
  • he/she had altered
  • we had altered
  • you had altered
  • they had altered
Future
  • I will alter
  • you will alter
  • he/she will alter
  • we will alter
  • you will alter
  • they will alter
Future Perfect
  • I will have altered
  • you will have altered
  • he/she will have altered
  • we will have altered
  • you will have altered
  • they will have altered
Future Continuous
  • I will be altering
  • you will be altering
  • he/she will be altering
  • we will be altering
  • you will be altering
  • they will be altering
Present Perfect Continuous
  • I have been altering
  • you have been altering
  • he/she has been altering
  • we have been altering
  • you have been altering
  • they have been altering
Future Perfect Continuous
  • I will have been altering
  • you will have been altering
  • he/she will have been altering
  • we will have been altering
  • you will have been altering
  • they will have been altering
Past Perfect Continuous
  • I had been altering
  • you had been altering
  • he/she had been altering
  • we had been altering
  • you had been altering
  • they had been altering
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hearty laughter, raucous laughter, guffaw