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alterare

alter

verb ahl-teh-RAH-reh Less Common
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Origin: from Latin 'alterare'

Also means

tamper with

Usage Note

Alterare means to change something, often for the worse, and the reflexive alterarsi can mean to lose one's temper or for food to go off. Note alterare i dati ('to falsify the data').

Examples

"Non alterare i risultati del test."

Natural Translation

Don't alter the test results.

Literal Translation

Not alter the results of-the test.

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