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or else en · CCONJ

Pronunciation

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Meanings

1. Otherwise or as an alternative.
   • If you wil willingly remaine with me, You ſhall haue honors, as your merits be: Or els you ſhal be forc’d with ſlauerie. c. 1587–1588 (date written), [Christopher Marlowe], Tamburlaine the Great. […] The First Part […], 2nd edition, part 1, London: […] [R. Robinson for] Richard Iones, […], published 1592, →OCLC; reprinted as Tamburlaine the Great (A Scolar Press Facsimile), Menston, Yorkshire; London: Scolar Press, 1973, →ISBN, Act (please specify |act=I or II), scene ii:
   • He shall do this, or else I do recant / The pardon that I late pronounced here. c. 1596–1598 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Merchant of Venice”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act IV, scene i]:
   • Go now, or else you'll have to stay all night.

Translations (76)

ar وَإِلَّا (as an alternative) · is ella (as an alternative) · ckb دەنا (as an alternative) · la aliōquī (as an alternative) · pl bo inaczej (as an alternative) · pl bo (as an alternative) · sv annars (as an alternative) · ro că (as an alternative) · pl inaczej (as an alternative) · az yoxsa (as an alternative) · it sennò (as an alternative) · no ellers (as an alternative) · grc εἰ δὲ μή γε (as an alternative) · hu különben (as an alternative) · cmn 要不 (as an alternative) · he אוֹ שֶׁ (as an alternative) · ur وگرنہ (as an alternative) · fa وگرنه (as an alternative) · bo ཡང་ན (as an alternative) · he אַחֶרֶת (as an alternative) · hy այլապես (as an alternative) · de sonst (as an alternative) · ru а то (as an alternative) · ro (sau) altfel (as an alternative) · de andernfalls (as an alternative) · no hvis ikke (as an alternative) · ru и́наче (as an alternative) · he וָלֹא (as an alternative) · ka წინააღმდეგ შემთხვევაში (as an alternative) · izh too (as an alternative) · fr autrement (as an alternative) · hy թե չէ (as an alternative) · da ellers (as an alternative) · az ya da (as an alternative) · hu máskülönben (as an alternative) · ka თუარადა (as an alternative) · pt caso contrário (as an alternative) · mhr ато (as an alternative) · am ያለዚያ (as an alternative) · ja さもないと (as an alternative) · ka თორემ (as an alternative) · sv annars så (as an alternative) · bo དེ་མིན (as an alternative) · it altrimenti (as an alternative) · es de lo contrario (as an alternative) · fi muutoin (as an alternative) · fr sinon (as an alternative) · ja そうでなければ (as an alternative) · is annars (as an alternative) · mr अन्यथा (as an alternative) · ur ورنہ (as an alternative) · cmn 否則 /否则 (as an alternative) · et vastasel juhul (as an alternative) · ru в проти́вном слу́чае (as an alternative) · ru а не то́ (as an alternative) · es otramente (as an alternative) · ja もしくは (as an alternative) · el ειδάλλως (as an alternative) · ru ина́че (as an alternative) · pt senão (as an alternative) · ar بِطَرِيقَة أُخْرَى (as an alternative) · de anders (as an alternative) · cmn 要不然 (as an alternative) · hu ellenkező esetben (as an alternative) · ja 或いは (as an alternative) · et või muidu (as an alternative) · az əks təqdirdə (as an alternative) · hi वरना (as an alternative) · cmn 不然 (as an alternative) · fi tai muuten (as an alternative) · mr नाहीतर (as an alternative) · ro că de nu (as an alternative) · izh muites (as an alternative) · hu vagy pedig (as an alternative) · lt arba (as an alternative) · lt nes kitaip (as an alternative)

or else en · X

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Meanings

1. (idiomatic) Implies an unspecified threat if a preceding command is not fulfilled.
   • "You’d better not" "Or else?"
   • Elon Musk to Workers: Spend 40 Hours in the Office, or Else [title] 2022 June 1, Ryan Mac, “Elon Musk to Workers: Spend 40 Hours in the Office, or Else”, in The New York Times, →ISSN:
   • Joy Behar, who has called the MAGA movement a cult, poked her head into the room and demonstrated how invested she was in Ms. Farah Griffin’s success by offering some advice aimed squarely at me: “Be nice — or else.” 2024 March 9, Jacob Bernstein, “A Former Trump Aide Becomes a Liberal Favorite”, in The New York Times, →ISSN:
   • Clean up your room, or else!

Translations (21)

es o te vas a enterar (tú / vos) (implies an unspecified threat) · pt senão (implies an unspecified threat) · id kalau tidak (implies an unspecified threat) · hu mert ha nem (implies an unspecified threat) · es o vosotros os vais a enterar (implies an unspecified threat) · ur ورنہ (implies an unspecified threat) · es o verás (implies an unspecified threat) · es o te enterarés (implies an unspecified threat) · ur وگرنہ (implies an unspecified threat) · sv annars (implies an unspecified threat) · es u os vais a enterar (implies an unspecified threat) · es o os enteraréis (vosotros) (implies an unspecified threat) · nl of anders (implies an unspecified threat) · es o te enterarás (tú) (implies an unspecified threat) · fi muutoin (implies an unspecified threat) · pl bo inaczej (implies an unspecified threat) · hu (mert) különben (implies an unspecified threat) · fi tai muuten (implies an unspecified threat) · es o verés (implies an unspecified threat) · kix tǖtîkǜ nāitō (implies an unspecified threat) · fr ou ça va barder (implies an unspecified threat)