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[ɔː(r)]2) (linking two clear alternatives) o, oppureeither... or... — o... o...
rain or no rain, we're going out — pioggia o non pioggia noi usciamo
5) (introducing qualification, correction, explanation) oI knew her, or at least I thought I did! — la conoscevo, o almeno credevo di conoscerla!
my daughter, or rather our daughter — mia figlia, anzi nostra figlia
X, or should I say, Mr X — X, o dovrei dire il signor X
6) (otherwise) o, altrimentibe careful or you'll cut yourself — fai attenzione, se no ti tagli
••do as you're told - or else! — colloq. fai come ti dico, altrimenti o se no (vedrai)!
Note:In most uses or is translated by o or oppure. There are two exceptions to this: when used to link alternatives after a negative verb, the translation is né... né: I can't come today or tomorrow = non posso venire né oggi né domani (for more examples and their translations, see 3 below); when used to indicate consequence or explanation, the translation is (o) altrimenti: it can't be serious or she'd have called us = non dev'essere una cosa seria, altrimenti ci avrebbe chiamati (see 6 below). - Please note the Italian translations of the expressions or something, or somebody and or somewhere: I'd like to eat a sandwich or something = vorrei mangiare un panino, o qualcosa del genere / vorrei mangiare qualcosa, ad esempio un panino; I want to speak to the manager or somebody = vorrei parlare con il direttore o qualcun altro; let's go to the cinema or somewhere = andiamo al cinema, o da qualche altra parte / andiamo da qualche parte, magari al cinema. - For the uses of or after either and whether, see 2 in the entry below and the entries either and whether* * *[o:]1) (used to show an alternative: Is that your book or is it mine?) o2) (because if not: Hurry or you'll be late.) altrimenti•- or so* * *abbr AmPost, (= Oregon)* * *ORsigla* * *[ɔː(r)]2) (linking two clear alternatives) o, oppureeither... or... — o... o...
rain or no rain, we're going out — pioggia o non pioggia noi usciamo
5) (introducing qualification, correction, explanation) oI knew her, or at least I thought I did! — la conoscevo, o almeno credevo di conoscerla!
my daughter, or rather our daughter — mia figlia, anzi nostra figlia
X, or should I say, Mr X — X, o dovrei dire il signor X
6) (otherwise) o, altrimentibe careful or you'll cut yourself — fai attenzione, se no ti tagli
••do as you're told - or else! — colloq. fai come ti dico, altrimenti o se no (vedrai)!
Note:In most uses or is translated by o or oppure. There are two exceptions to this: when used to link alternatives after a negative verb, the translation is né... né: I can't come today or tomorrow = non posso venire né oggi né domani (for more examples and their translations, see 3 below); when used to indicate consequence or explanation, the translation is (o) altrimenti: it can't be serious or she'd have called us = non dev'essere una cosa seria, altrimenti ci avrebbe chiamati (see 6 below). - Please note the Italian translations of the expressions or something, or somebody and or somewhere: I'd like to eat a sandwich or something = vorrei mangiare un panino, o qualcosa del genere / vorrei mangiare qualcosa, ad esempio un panino; I want to speak to the manager or somebody = vorrei parlare con il direttore o qualcun altro; let's go to the cinema or somewhere = andiamo al cinema, o da qualche altra parte / andiamo da qualche parte, magari al cinema. - For the uses of or after either and whether, see 2 in the entry below and the entries either and whether
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