Meaning of alteriĝi | Babel Free
alteˈrid͡ʒiDefinitions
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to land (a boat, airplane, spaceship, etc.) transitive
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to land; to go on shore intransitive
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to land (a fish) transitive
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to bring down to the ground (a building or other structure) transitive
Examples
“Cecil Bean (translator), La Naiveco de Pastro Brown (The Innocence of Father Brown) by G. K. Chesterton, [li] manpremis sian amikon per du manoj fojon post fojo, kiu kaŭzis al tiu sportemulo grandan miron, dum li alteriĝis kun siaj fiŝkaptiloj. [he] shook his friend by both hands again and again, much to the astonishment of that sportsman, as he came on shore with his fishing tackle.”
“Andreas Nordström (translator), “La granda vojaĝo” by Tove Jansson,”
an airplane is dangerous for old people: they can have a stroke when the airplane lands. If it lands too quickly…
“Jurij Finkel (translator), La Nebulozo de Andromedo (Туманность Андромеды / Andromeda: A Space-Age Tale) by Ivan Yefremov, Chapter 6,”
Erg Noor landed the spaceship at the appointed place at the satellite’s pole, far from the broad domes of the station buildings. (George Hanna translation)
“G. Badash (translator), Tri Viroj en Boato (Three Men in a Boat) by Jerome K. Jerome, Chapter 17, Mi bezonis duonhoron—duonhoron, sinjoro!—por alterigi tiun fiŝon; ĉiumomente mi kredis, ke la ŝnureto tuj rompiĝos! It took me half-an-hour—half-an-hour, sir!—to land that fish; and every moment I thought the line was going to snap!”
“L. L. Zamenhof, Hebrew Scriptures, Psalmo (Psalm) 74.7, Ili bruligis per fajro Vian sanktejon, Malhonore alterigis la loĝejon de Via nomo. They have cast fire into thy sanctuary, they have defiled by casting down the dwelling place of thy name to the ground.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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