altern

I v/i (ist)

1. grow old, age, advance in years lit.

2. Wein: mature; Käse: ripen, mature

II v/t (hat) TECH. age; (Holz) season

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to grow old

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ạl|tern ['altɐn]

1. vi aux sein or (rare) haben

to age; (Mensch auch) to get older; (Wein) to mature

vorzeitig altern — to grow old before one's time

alternd — ageing

2. vt

to age; Wein to mature; Metall to age-harden

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(to (cause to) grow old or look old: He has aged a lot since I last saw him; His troubles have aged him.) age

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al·tern

[ˈaltɐn]

vi Hilfsverb: sein o (selten) haben

1. (älter werden) to age

▪ \alternd ageing

▪ das Altern the process of aging

2. (sich abnutzen) to age

▪ das Altern the aging-process

3. (reifen) to mature

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1.

intransitives Verb; mit sein

1) age

2) (reifen) mature

2.

transitives Verb age, mature <wine, spirits>

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altern

A. v/i (ist)

1. grow old, age, advance in years liter

2. Wein: mature; Käse: ripen, mature

B. v/t (hat) TECH age; (Holz) season

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1.

intransitives Verb; mit sein

1) age

2) (reifen) mature

2.

transitives Verb age, mature <wine, spirits>

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adj.

olden adj. v.

to age v.

to grow old expr.