alterare
alter
verb ahl-teh-RAH-reh Less Common
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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