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['ʌðə(r)] 1.1) (what is left, the rest) altro2) (alternative, additional) altro3) (alternate)every other Saturday — ogni due sabati, un sabato sì e uno no
4) (different, not the same) altrosome other time, perhaps — un'altra volta, forse
at all other times, phone Paul — fuori da quelle ore, telefona a Paul
the other woman — (mistress) l'altra
5) (opposite) altro6) (recent)7) (in lists)he will visit Italy, amongst other places — visiterà, tra gli altri posti, l'Italia
I have no choice other than to fire her — non ho altra scelta che licenziarla; (anything or anyone but)
2.it was none the other than the prime minister (himself) — non era altri che il primo ministro (in persona)
some like red wine, others prefer white — ad alcuni piace il vino rosso, altri preferiscono il bianco
somebody o someone or other recommended Paul qualcuno ha raccomandato Paul; I read it in some book or other l'ho letto in un (qualche) libro; somehow or other in un modo o nell'altro; he's called Bob something or other — si chiama Bob qualcosa
••my other half — colloq. la mia (dolce) metà
* * *1.1) (adjective, pronoun the second of two: I have lost my other glove; I've got one of my gloves but I can't find the other (one).) altro2) (adjective, pronoun those people, things etc not mentioned, present etc; additional: Some of them have arrived - where are the others?; The baby is here and the other children are at school.) altro3) ( adjective (with day, week etc) recently past: I saw him just the other day/morning.)•2. conjunction(or else; if not: Take a taxi - otherwise you'll be late.) altrimenti, se no- other than
- somehow or other
- someone/something or other
- somewhere or other* * *['ʌðə(r)] 1.1) (what is left, the rest) altro2) (alternative, additional) altro3) (alternate)every other Saturday — ogni due sabati, un sabato sì e uno no
4) (different, not the same) altrosome other time, perhaps — un'altra volta, forse
at all other times, phone Paul — fuori da quelle ore, telefona a Paul
the other woman — (mistress) l'altra
5) (opposite) altro6) (recent)7) (in lists)he will visit Italy, amongst other places — visiterà, tra gli altri posti, l'Italia
I have no choice other than to fire her — non ho altra scelta che licenziarla; (anything or anyone but)
2.it was none the other than the prime minister (himself) — non era altri che il primo ministro (in persona)
some like red wine, others prefer white — ad alcuni piace il vino rosso, altri preferiscono il bianco
somebody o someone or other recommended Paul qualcuno ha raccomandato Paul; I read it in some book or other l'ho letto in un (qualche) libro; somehow or other in un modo o nell'altro; he's called Bob something or other — si chiama Bob qualcosa
••my other half — colloq. la mia (dolce) metà
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