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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.) drugačen2. 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?) (druga) izbira* * *I [ɔ:ltɜ:nətiv]adjective ( alternatively adverb)izmeničen, alternativenII [ɔ:ltɜ:nətiv]nounizbira (med dvema možnostma); ( with) alternativa, druga možnostthere is no other alternative but... — nič drugega ne preostane, razen... -
2 either ... or
(introducing alternatives: Either go to see him or send an apology.) ali... ali -
3 neither ... nor
(used to introduce alternatives which are both negative: Neither John nor David could come; He can neither read nor write.) niti... niti -
4 the best of both worlds
(the advantages of both the alternatives in a situation etc in which one can normally only expect to have one: A woman has the best of both worlds when she has a good job and a happy family life.) uspeh na obeh frontah -
5 trial and error
(the trying of various methods, alternatives etc until the right one happens to appear or be found: They didn't know how to put in a central-heating system, but they managed it by trial and error.) preizkušanje -
6 whether ... or
(introducing alternatives: He can't decide whether to go or not / whether or not to go; Whether you like the idea or not, I'm going ahead with it; Decide whether you're going or staying.) ali (...) ali; če (...) ali
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