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other ***** oth·er
['ʌðə(r)]
1. adj
altro (-a)

the other one — l'altro (-a)

this one? — no, the other one — questo? - no, l'altro

other people — altri, altre persone fpl

have you got these jeans in other colours? — avete questi jeans in altri colori?

some other people have still to arrive — deve ancora arrivare altra gente

the other day — l'altro giorno

some other time — un'altra volta, un altro momento

if there are no other questions ... — se non ci sono altre domande...

some actor or other — un certo attore

other people's property — la proprietà altrui

2. pron

the other — l'altro (-a)

the others — gli altri (le altre)

the others are going but I'm not — gli altri ci vanno ma io no

one after the other — uno (-a) dopo l'altro (-a)

are there any others? — ce ne sono altri?

one or other of them will come — o uno o l'altro verrà

somebody or other — qualcuno (-a)

no other — (nobody else) nessun altro (nessun'altra), old , (nothing else) nient'altro

3. adv

other (than) — (differently) diversamente (da)

he could not act other than as he did — non poteva agire diversamente (da come fece)

somewhere or other — da qualche parte

4. prep

other (than) — (except) tranne (che)

nothing other than — nient'altro che

she never discussed it with anyone other than David — non ne ha parlato con nessun altro a parte or all'infuori di David

none other than — (no less than) nientemeno che

the car was none other than Roberta's — la macchina era proprio di Roberta


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  • Other — Oth er, pron. & a. [AS. [=o][eth]er; akin to OS. [=a][eth]ar, [=o][eth]ar, D. & G. ander, OHG. andar, Icel. annarr, Sw. annan, Dan. anden, Goth. an[thorn]ar, Skr. antara: cf. L. alter; all orig. comparatives: cf. Skr. anya other. [root]180. Cf.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Other some — Other Oth er, pron. & a. [AS. [=o][eth]er; akin to OS. [=a][eth]ar, [=o][eth]ar, D. & G. ander, OHG. andar, Icel. annarr, Sw. annan, Dan. anden, Goth. an[thorn]ar, Skr. antara: cf. L. alter; all orig. comparatives: cf. Skr. anya other. [root]180 …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Other — Oth er ([u^][th] [ e]r), conj. [See {Or}.] Either; used with other or or for its correlative (as either . . . or are now used). [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Other of chalk, other of glass. Chaucer. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Other — Oth er ([u^][th] [ e]r), adv. Otherwise. It shall none other be. Chaucer. If you think other. Shak. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • oth´er-di|rect´ed|ness — oth|er di|rect|ed «UHTH uhr duh REHK tihd, dy », adjective, noun. –adj. conforming to the practices, ideas, or expectations of one s group or society rather than following personal convictions; practicing conformity: »Your intransigence in this… …   Useful english dictionary

  • oth|er-di|rect|ed — «UHTH uhr duh REHK tihd, dy », adjective, noun. –adj. conforming to the practices, ideas, or expectations of one s group or society rather than following personal convictions; practicing conformity: »Your intransigence in this other directed… …   Useful english dictionary

  • oth|er-di|rec|tion — «UHTH uhr duh REHK shuhn, dy », noun. the tendency to be other directed; other directedness; conformity …   Useful english dictionary

  • oth|er|ness — «UHTH uhr nihs», noun. 1. the quality of being other; difference; diversity. 2. the fact of being other …   Useful english dictionary

  • oth|er|wise — «UHTH uhr WYZ», adverb, adjective, conjunction. –adv. 1. in a different way; differently: »I could not do otherwise. 2. in other ways: »an otherwise satisfactory piece of work. He is noisy, but otherwise a very nice boy. 3. under other… …   Useful english dictionary

  • other — oth|er W1S1 [ˈʌðə US ˈʌðər] determiner, adj, pron ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(the second of two)¦ 2¦(the rest)¦ 3¦(additional)¦ 4¦(different)¦ 5¦(opposite)¦ 6 other than 7 none other than somebody 8 the other way around/round 9 the other day/morning/week etc …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • other — oth|er [ ʌðər ] function word *** Other can be used in the following ways: as a determiner (followed by a plural noun): He doesn t like other people interfering. (after the or a possessive word and followed by a singular or plural noun): the… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

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