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['ʌðə(r)] 1. adjinny; ( opposite) przeciwny, drugi2. pronothers — ( other people) inni; ( other ones) inne
the others — ( the other people) pozostali; ( the other ones) pozostałe
there is no choice other than to… — nie ma innego wyjścia jak tylko +infin
* * *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).) (ten)drugi2) (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.) inny3) ( adjective (with day, week etc) recently past: I saw him just the other day/morning.) któryś, niedawno•2. conjunction(or else; if not: Take a taxi - otherwise you'll be late.) inaczej- other than
- somehow or other
- someone/something or other
- somewhere or other
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