on the other hand en · ADP
Pronunciation
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(idiomatic, sequence) From another point of view.
Its external relations, on the one hand to dynamics, and on the other to heat, light, chemical action, and the constitution of bodies, seem to indicate the special importance of electrical science as an aid to the interpretation of nature.
1873, James Clerk Maxwell, A Treatise on Electricity and Magnetism:The host of business travellers between Bishops Stortford and London would scarcely take kindly to devious routing via the Southbury line; on the other hand, it is not desirable that they should overcrowd the business trains to and from Cambridge.
1961 January, “The North-East London electrification of the Great Eastern Line”, in Trains Illustrated, page 19:Thus the study of the language he is supposed to use, to the average American, takes on a sort of bilingual character. On the one hand, he is grounded abominably in a grammar and syntax that have always been largely artificial, even in the country where they are supposed to prevail, and on the other hand he has to pick up the essentials of his actual speech as best he may.
[1921 [1919], H. L. Mencken, chapter 1, in The American Language, 2nd edition, New York: Alfred A. Knopf, →ISBN, →OCLC:In the Southern Region of British Railways, most of the damage was caused by earthslips which blocked one or both roads. Obstructions occurred at 21 places in the London Eastern District, and at 18 places in London Central District. On the other hand, the London Western District escaped comparatively lightly.
1958 November 14, “Storm Damage in the Home Counties”, in Railway Magazine, page 746:1950, Bertrand Russell, acceptance speech for Nobel Prize in Literature I maintain, however, on the one hand, that there are few occasions upon which large bodies of men, such as politics is concerned with, can rise above selfishness, while, on the other hand, there are a very great many circumstances in which populations will fall below selfishness, if selfishness is interpreted as enlightened self-interest.
Well yes, it was quite a good bargain; on the other hand, do we really need one?
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| OTOH | alternative | lexicographic |
Coordinates
on the one hand · on the gripping hand · on the third hand
Synonyms
on the flipside · vice versa · yet · however · then again · but · conversely · still
Translations (89)
ur دُوسْرِی اور (from another point of view) · pl natomiast (from another point of view) · an d'atra man (from another point of view) · is hins vegar (from another point of view) · fa از سویی دیگر (from another point of view) · cs z druhé strany (from another point of view) · or କଅଁଣ ନାଁ (from another point of view) · sh у другу руку (from another point of view) · mi manohi (from another point of view) · gl en troques (from another point of view) · hy մյուս կողմից (from another point of view) · ga ar an lámh eile (from another point of view) · pl z drugiej strony (from another point of view) · de hingegen (from another point of view) · cy ar y llaw arall (from another point of view) · fr par contre (from another point of view) · ru зато́ (from another point of view) · fr en revanche (from another point of view) · sh с друге стране (from another point of view) · fa از طرف دیگر (from another point of view) · mhr гын (from another point of view) · fi toisaalta (from another point of view) · ro pe de altă parte (from another point of view) · ga os a choinne sin (from another point of view) · gd air an làimh eile (from another point of view) · bg от дру́га страна́ (from another point of view) · vi mặt khác (from another point of view) · cmn 另一方面 (from another point of view) · sh s druge strane (from another point of view) · uk з і́ншого боку (from another point of view) · hu viszont (from another point of view) · la contra (from another point of view) · is á hinn bóginn (from another point of view) · it dall'altro lato (from another point of view) · ja 他方 (from another point of view) · el από την άλλη πλευρά (from another point of view) · tr gel gelelim (from another point of view) · ar من ناحية أخرى (from another point of view) · is aftur á móti (from another point of view) · pt por outro lado (from another point of view) · sh u drugu ruku (from another point of view) · de andererseits (from another point of view) · tr diğer yandan (from another point of view) · ar من جهة أخرى (from another point of view) · ko 반면에 (from another point of view) · sq nga ana tjetër (from another point of view) · de auf der anderen Seite (from another point of view) · nl anderzijds (from another point of view) · tr ne var ki (from another point of view) · he מֵאִידָךְ גִּיסָא (from another point of view) · fr cela dit (from another point of view) · es por otro lado (from another point of view) · es por contra (from another point of view) · fr d'un autre côté (from another point of view) · sv å andra sidan (from another point of view) · ur دُوسْرِی طَرَف (from another point of view) · tr diğer taraftan (from another point of view) · da på den anden side (from another point of view) · oc d'autra banda (from another point of view) · ko 또 한편 (from another point of view) · ka მეორე მხრივ (from another point of view) · is að hinu leytinu (from another point of view) · mk од друга страна (from another point of view) · es por otra parte (from another point of view) · sv däremot (from another point of view) · he מִצַּד שֵׁנִי (from another point of view) · tr ancak (from another point of view) · hi दूसरी ओर (from another point of view) · ja その反面 (from another point of view) · ca d'altra banda (from another point of view) · la autem (from another point of view) · no på den annen side (from another point of view) · ca per altra banda (from another point of view) · udm соласянь (from another point of view) · gl por outra banda (from another point of view) · el αφετέρου (from another point of view) · ru с друго́й стороны́ (from another point of view) · hu másfelől (from another point of view) · el από την άλλη (from another point of view) · hu másrészt (from another point of view) · it dall'altro (from another point of view) · de zum anderen (from another point of view) · cmn 反過來 /反过来 (from another point of view) · mi manohi anō (from another point of view) · nl daarentegen (from another point of view) · eo aliflanke (from another point of view) · cs na druhou stranu (from another point of view) · mi kāpā (from another point of view) · tl sa kabilang banda (from another point of view)