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alternative [ɔ:l'tɜ:nətɪv]1 noun∎ you have no other alternative vous n'avez pas d'autre solution ou choix;∎ he had no alternative but to accept il n'avait pas d'autre solution ou choix que d'accepter;∎ you leave me with no alternative vous ne me laissez pas le choix;∎ what's the alternative? quelle est l'autre solution?;∎ there are several alternatives il y a plusieurs possibilités;∎ the country has chosen the democratic alternative le pays a choisi la solution démocratique;∎ there are alternatives to nuclear power le nucléaire n'est pas la seule solution possible;∎ the alternative was starvation c'était ça ou mourir de faim(b) Philosophy terme m d'une alternative(a) (different, other → solution, government) autre, de rechange;∎ you'll have to find an alternative solution il faudra trouver une autre solution;∎ an alternative proposal une contre-proposition;∎ to make alternative arrangements s'arranger autrement;∎ an alternative route un itinéraire bis ou de délestage(b) (not traditional → lifestyle) peu conventionnel, alternatif; (→ press, theatre) parallèle, alternatif(c) Philosophy alternatif►► alternative comedian nouveau(elle) comique mf;alternative comedy nouvelle comédie f;Ecology alternative energy énergies fpl de substitution;British Stock Exchange Alternative Investment Market = marché hors-cote rattaché à la Bourse de Londres;Medicine alternative medicine médecines fpl douces ou parallèles;the alternative society la société alternative;alternative technology technologies fpl douces;alternative tourism tourisme m vertUn panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > alternative
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alternative [ɒlˈtɜ:nətɪv]1. adjectivea. autre• people will be offered alternative employment where possible d'autres emplois seront proposés lorsque cela sera possibleb. ( = non-traditional) [medicine, therapy] parallèle2. noun( = choice) (between two) alternative f ; (among several) choix m ; ( = solution) (only one) alternative f ; (one of several) autre solution f3. compounds* * *[ɔːl'tɜːnətɪv] 1.1) ( specified option) ( from two) alternative f, autre possibilité f; ( from several) possibilité fone alternative is... — une des possibilités serait...
2) ( possible option) choix m2.as an alternative to radiotherapy, you can choose... — outre la radiothérapie, vous pouvez choisir...
1) ( other) [activity, career, date, flight, method, plan] autre; [accommodation, product] de remplacement; [solution] de rechange2) ( unconventional) [comedian, bookshop] also Ecology alternatif/-ive -
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A n1 ( specified option) ( from two) alternative f, autre possibilité f ; ( from several) possibilité f ; one alternative is… une des possibilités serait… ; the alternative is to do l'autre possibilité serait de faire ; the alternative is for sb to do l'autre possibilité serait que qn fasse ; to choose/refuse the alternative of doing choisir/refuser l'autre possibilité qui serait de faire ; there are several alternatives to surgery il y a d'autres possibilités que la chirurgie ; what is the alternative to imprisonment/pesticides? quelle autre possibilité existe-t-il que l'emprisonnement/les pesticides? ;2 ( possible option) choix m ; to have an/no alternative avoir/ne pas avoir le choix ; to have no alternative but to do ne pas avoir d'autre choix que de faire ; to have the alternative of staying or leaving avoir le choix entre rester et partir ; I chose the expensive/political alternative j'ai choisi la solution chère/politique ; as an alternative to the course on offer/to radiotherapy, you can choose… outre le cours proposé/la radiothérapie, vous pouvez choisir…B adj1 ( other) [activity, career, date, design, flight, method, plan, route] autre ; [accommodation, product] de remplacement ; [solution] de rechange ;2 ( unconventional) [comedian, culture, scene, theatre, bookshop] alternatif/-ive ; [lifestyle, therapy] non-conventionnel/-elle ;3 Ecol alternatif/-ive. -
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English-French architecture and construction dictionary > alternative
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[o:l'tə:nətiv] 1. adjective(offering a choice of a second possibility: An alternative arrangement can be made if my plans don't suit you.) autre2. noun(a choice between two (or sometimes more) things or possibilities: You leave me no alternative but to dismiss you; I don't like fish. Is there an alternative on the menu?) alternative -
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1.terme d'une alternative; solution de rechange/de remplacement; variante; autre option envisageable2. adj.de substitution; de remplacement; autre; de rechange; non conventionnelEnglish-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > alternative
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Soc. contre-culture [plutôt que "culture alternative"]English-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > alternative culture
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[d.] médecines parallèles/douces; pf. médecine alternativeEnglish-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > alternative medicine
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Jur. peine de substitution; sanction de rechange; sanction alternative [a l'emprisonnement]English-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > alternative sanction
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de remplacement, de substition, de substition, variante fDictionary of Engineering, architecture and construction > alternative
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