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oth·er  (r)

adj.

1.

a. Being the remaining one of two or more: the other ear.

b. Being the remaining ones of several: His other books are still in storage.

2. Different from that or those implied or specified: Any other person would tell the truth.

3. Of a different character or quality: "a strange, other dimension . . . where his powers seemed to fail" (Lance Morrow).

4. Of a different time or era either future or past: other centuries; other generations.

5. Additional; extra: I have no other shoes.

6. Opposite or contrary; reverse: the other side.

7. Alternate; second: every other day.

8. Of the recent past: just the other day.

n.

1.

a. The remaining one of two or more: One took a taxi, and the other walked home.

b. others The remaining ones of several: After her departure the others resumed the discussion.

2.

a. A different person or thing: one hurricane after the other.

b. An additional person or thing: How many others will come later?

pron.

1. A different or an additional person or thing: We'll get someone or other to replace him.

2. others People aside from oneself: "the eyes of others our prisons; their thoughts our cages" (Virginia Woolf).

adv.

In another way; otherwise; differently: The car performed other than perfectly.

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[Middle English, from Old English ther; see al-¹ in Indo-European roots.]

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other [ˈʌðə]

determiner

1.

a.  (when used before a singular noun, usually preceded by the) the remaining (one or ones in a group of which one or some have been specified) I'll read the other sections of the paper later

b. 

the other (as pronoun; functioning as sing) one walks while the other rides

2. (a) different (one or ones from that or those already specified or understood) he found some other house no other man but you other days were happier

3. additional; further there are no other possibilities

4. (preceded by every) alternate; two it buzzes every other minute

other than

a.  apart from; besides a lady other than his wife

b.  different from he couldn't be other than what he is Archaic form other from

no other Archaic nothing else I can do no other

or other (preceded by a phrase or word with some) used to add vagueness to the preceding pronoun, noun, noun phrase, or adverb some dog or other bit him he's somewhere or other

other things being equal conditions being the same or unchanged

the other day, night, etc. a few days, nights, etc., ago

the other thing an unexpressed alternative

pron

1. another show me one other

2. (plural) additional or further ones the police have found two and are looking for others

3. (plural) other people or things

the others the remaining ones (of a group) take these and leave the others

5. (plural) different ones (from those specified or understood) they'd rather have others, not these See also each other, one another

adv

(usually used with a negative and foll by than) otherwise; differently they couldn't behave other than they do

[Old English ōther; related to Old Saxon āthar, ōthar, Old High German andar]

Usage: See at otherwise

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	other - not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied; "today isn't any other day"- the White Queen; "the construction of highways and other public works"; "he asked for other employment"; "any other person would tell the truth"; "his other books are still in storage"; "then we looked at the other house"; "hearing was good in his other ear"; "the other sex"; "she lived on the other side of the street from me"; "went in the other direction" separate - independent; not united or joint; "a problem consisting of two separate issues"; "they went their separate ways"; "formed a separate church" same - same in identity; "the same man I saw yesterday"; "never wore the same dress twice"; "this road is the same one we were on yesterday"; "on the same side of the street"
	2.	other - recently past; "the other evening" past - earlier than the present time; no longer current; "time past"; "his youth is past"; "this past Thursday"; "the past year"
	3.	other - belonging to the distant past; "the early inhabitants of Europe"; "former generations"; "in other times" early, former past - earlier than the present time; no longer current; "time past"; "his youth is past"; "this past Thursday"; "the past year"
	4.	other - very unusual; different in character or quality from the normal or expected; "a strange, other dimension...where his powers seemed to fail"- Lance Morrow strange, unusual - being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird; "a strange exaltation that was indefinable"; "a strange fantastical mind"; "what a strange sense of humor she has"

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other

adjective

1. additional, more, further, new, added, extra, fresh, spare, supplementary, auxiliary No other details are available at the moment.

2. different, alternative, contrasting, distinct, diverse, dissimilar, separate, alternative, substitute, alternate, unrelated, variant Try to find other words and phrases to give variety to your writing.

3. remaining, left-over, residual, extant The other pupils were taken to an exhibition.

Translations

other [ˈʌðəʳ]

A. ADJ → otro
all the other books have been sold → todos los otros or los demás libros se han vendido
the other five → los otros cinco
the other day → el otro día
every other day → cada dos días
together with every other woman → así como todas las mujeres
if there are no other questions → si no hay más preguntas ...
the other one → el otro/la otra
some actor or other → un actor cualquiera
other people → los otros, los demás
other people have done it → otros lo han hecho
some other people have still to arrive → todavía no han llegado todos, aún tienen que llegar algunos más
other people's property → la propiedad ajena
other people's ideas → las ideas ajenas
on the other side of the street → al otro lado de la calle
among other things she is a writer → entre otras cosas es escritora
some other time → en otro momento, en otra ocasión
there must be some other way of doing it → debe haber alguna otra forma de hacerlo

B. PRON the other → el otro/la otra
the others → los otros/las otras, los/las demás
the others are going but I'm not → los demás van, pero yo no
some do, others don't → algunos sí, otros no
and these five others → y estos otros cinco
we must respect others' rights → hay que respetar los derechos ajenos
one after the other → uno tras otro
among others → entre otros
are there any others? (gen) → ¿hay algún otro?; (= any unaccounted for) → ¿falta alguno?; (= anybody unaccounted for) → ¿falta alguien?
you and no other → solamente tú
no book other than this → ningún libro que no sea éste
he had no clothes other than those he stood up in → no tenía más ropa que la que llevaba puesta
it was no other than the bishop → fue el obispo en persona
none other than → el mismísimo/la mismísima
one or other of them will come → uno de ellos vendrá
somebody or other → alguien, alguno
some fool or other → algún tonto
see also every 1

C. ADV
somewhere or other → en alguna parte, en algún lado
other than him → aparte de él
he could not have acted other than he did → no le quedaba otro recurso que hacer lo que hizo
I wouldn't wish him other than he is → no quisiera que fuera distinto de como es

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other [ˈʌðə^r]

adj

(gen) → autre
among other things → entre autres choses
other people → les autres
Some other people have still to arrive → On attend encore quelques personnes.
every other (= all others) → tous les autres or toutes les autres
This is the case in every other country → C'est le cas dans tous les autres pays.
every other day → tous les deux jours
every other week → toutes les deux semaines
any other → n'importe quel or n'importe quelle
They were just like any other young couple → Ils étaient juste comme n'importe quel autre jeune couple.
the other one → l'autre
This one? - No, the other one → Celui-ci? - Non, l'autre.
no other ... than → nul autre ... que or nulle autre ... que

(= some other) → d'autres
Have you got these jeans in other colours? → Est-ce que vous avez ce jean dans d'autres couleurs?
That's true for Italy, and also for other European countries → C'est vrai pour l'Italie et aussi pour d'autres pays européens.
Calls are cheaper in the evening than at other times → Les communications sont moins chères le soir qu'à d'autres moments.
toys, paints, books and other equipment
BUT jouets, peintures, livres et autres articles.

the other (of two) → l'autre
on the other side of the street → de l'autre côté de la rue

(expressions of time) the other day → l'autre jour
the other week (= a few weeks ago) → l'autre semaine

pron

(gen) → autre
one other → un(e) autre
the other → l'autre
the others (people, things) → les autres
The others are going but I'm not → Les autres y vont mais pas moi.
others (= other people) → les autres
a brave man who died helping others → un homme courageux qui est mort en aidant les autres (= other ones) → d'autres
in our family, as in many others → dans notre famille comme dans beaucoup d'autres
... and others
Copernicus, Galileo, and others → Copernic, Galilée et autres
among others → parmi d'autres

some actor or other → je ne sais quel acteur
somebody or other → quelqu'un
something or other → une chose ou une autre

the car was none other than John's → la voiture n'était autre que celle de John

adv

other than (= apart from) → à part
there's no choice other than to reopen his case → il n'y a pas d'autre choix que de rouvrir son procès

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other

adj

→ andere(r, s); other people → andere (Leute); some other people will come later → später kommen noch ein paar; there were 6 other people there as well → es waren auch noch 6 andere (Leute) da; do you have any other questions? → haben Sie sonst noch Fragen?; he had no other questions → er hatte sonst keine Fragen; he could be no other than strict → er konnte nicht anders als streng sein, er konnte nur streng sein; the man was none other than my father → der Mann war niemand anders als mein Vater; the other day → neulich; the other world → das Jenseits, jene andere Welt (liter); some other time (in future) → ein andermal; (in past) → ein anderes Mal; other people’s property → fremdes Eigentum; to see how the other half lives → sehen, wie andere leben

every other … (= alternate) → jede(r, s) zweite …

other than (= except) → außer (+dat); (= different to) → anders als

some time or other → irgendwann (einmal); some writer/house etc or other → irgend so ein or irgendein Schriftsteller/Haus etc

pron → andere(r, s); he doesn’t like hurting others → er mag niemanden verletzen, er mag niemandem wehtun; there are 6 others → da sind noch 6 (andere); are there any others there? → sind noch andere or sonst noch welche da?; there were no others there → es waren sonst keine da; something/someone or other → irgendetwas/-jemand; one or other of them will come → einer (von ihnen) wird kommen; can you tell one from the other? → kannst du sie auseinanderhalten?; he fancied a bit of the other (inf) → ihm war nach ein bisschen - na ja, du weißt schon (inf), → er wollte ein bisschen bumsen (inf) ? each, one

adv he could do no other (than come) → er konnte nicht anders (als kommen), er konnte nichts anderes tun (als kommen); I’ve never seen her other than with her husband → ich habe sie immer nur mit ihrem Mann gesehen; somehow or other → irgendwie, auf die eine oder andere Weise; somewhere or other → irgendwo

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other [ˈʌðəʳ]

1. adj → altro/a
the other one → l'altro/a
other people → altri, altre persone fpl
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
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 [ˈʌðəʳ]

1. adj → altro/a
the other one → l'altro/a
other people → altri, altre persone fpl
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
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 [ˈaðə]

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).

2  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.

3  adjective (withday, ~weeketc) recently past I saw him just the other day/morning.

adv otherwise

1 in every other way except this She has a big nose but otherwise she is very good-looking. andersins, in ander opsigte وعدا ذلِك иначе jinak ellers ansonsten κατά τα άλλα aparte de eso, por lo demás muidu از جهات دیگر muuten autrement מִבְּחִינוֹת אַחֶרוֹת नहीं तो inače egyébként dalam hal lainnya annars altrimenti, per il resto それ以外は 다른 점에서는 šiaip, apskritai imant citādi selain daripada itu verder ellers, for øvrig poza tym fora disso altminteri в остальном inak sicer osim toga annars, för övrigt มิฉะนั้น bunun dışında 其他方面 в інших відношеннях ورنہ، ليکن ngoài ra 其它方面

2 doing, thinking etc something else I am otherwise engaged this evening. andersins, op ʼn ander manier عَكْسَ ذلك، خِلاف ذلك така или иначе jinak, jinde på anden måde anderweitig αλλιώτικα, διαφορετικά de otra manera, de manera distinta teisiti جور دیگر muuten à autre chose אַחֶרֶת अन्यथा inače másképp(en) melakukan lainnya hafa annað að gera/hugsa diversamente, in altro modo 別の事に 다른 경우라면 kitaip, kitoniškai, kitu būdu citādi; citādā veidā melakukan hal yg lain op een andere manier på annen måte inaczej, w inny sposób de maneira diferente altfel другим inak drugače na drugi način på annat sätt มิฉะนั้น başka şekilde 另外 інакше وگرنہ mặt khác 另外

conj

or else; if not Take a taxi – otherwise you'll be late. anders وَإلاّ иначе jinak ellers sonst αλλιώς si no, de no ser así, de lo contrario vastasel korral, muidu وگرنه muuten sinon, autrement וָלא नहीं तो u protivnom (más)különben kalau tidak annars, eða altrimenti, se no さもなければ 그렇지 않으면 kitaip vai arī kalau tidak anders ellers inaczej senão altfel иначе inak sicer ili annars มิฉะนั้น yoksa, aksi takdirde 否則 або ж, а то بصورت ديگر nếu không 否则

no/none other than

the very same person as The man who had sent the flowers was none other than the man she had spoken to the night before. niks/niemand anders as لَيْسَ غَيْر، لَيْسَ إلاّ، نَفْس الشَّخْص не кой да е nikdo jiný než ingen anden end niemand anders als ο ίδιος, όχι άλλος από ni más ni menos ei keegi muu kui همان kukapa muukaan kuin nul autre que מִי אִם לא और कोई नहीं बल्कि nitko drugi doli nem más, mint tidak lain enginn annar en nientedimeno che まさに 다름 아닌 ne kas kitas, kaip neviens cits kā tdk lain dan tdk bukan niemand anders ingen annen enn nikt inny tylko nem mais nem menos nimeni altul decât не кто иной, как nikto iný než nihče drug kot niko drugi do ingen annan (mindre) än บุคคลสำคัญ ...-den başkası değil, ...-in ta kendisi 不是別人而正是 не хто інший, як بعينہ وہي آدمي không thể là ai khác 不是别人而正是

other than

except There was no-one there other than an old woman. behalwe ما عَدا، غَيْر друг освен kromě ud over außer εκτός από aparte de, salvo peale به جز paitsi autrement que חוץ מ- सिवाय, छोड़कर osim, izuzev kivéve kecuali nema eccetto, se non 以外は 제외하고 išskyrus izņemot; vienīgi selain daripada behalve bortsett fra poza excepto în afară de кроме okrem razen osim annat än, utom นอกจาก ...-den başka 除了 крім کے علاوہ ngoại trừ 除了

somehow or other

in some way or by some means not known or decided I'll finish this job on time somehow or other. op die een of ander manier/wyse بِصورةٍ أو بأُخْرى по един или друг начин tak či onak på en eller anden måde auf irgendeine Weise με τον έναν ή τον άλλο τρόπο sea como sea nii või teisiti هر جوری که شده tavalla tai toisella d'une manière ou d'une autre בְּדֶרֶך זוּ אוֹ אַחֶרֶת इस या उस प्रकार से na bilo koji način valahogy(an) bagai manapun á einn eða annan hátt in un modo o nell'altro どうにかして 어떻게 해서든 kokiu nors būdu, kaip nors tā vai citādi dgn apa cara sekalipun op de een of andere manier på en eller annen måte w ten czy inny sposób de qualquer maneira într-un fel sau în altul так или иначе tak či onak tako ali drugače na ovaj ili onaj način på ett eller annat sätt ด้วยวิธีใดก็ตาม öyle ya da böyle 以某種方法，設法 так чи інакше کسي نہ کسي طرح bằng cách này hay cách khác 以某种方法，设法

someone/something or other

a person or thing that is not known Someone or other broke that window. iets dergeliks أحَدُهُم، بَعْضُهُم някой или нещо kdosi/cosi en eller anden irgendeiner κάποιος, κάτι (για κπ. ή κτ. που δε γνωρίζουμε) alguien/algo keegi یک کسی joku tai jokin quelqu'un/quelque chose דָבַר זֶה אוֹ אָחֶר कोई एक, कोई अन्य netko valaki seseorang einhver/eitthvað qualcuno; qualcosa 誰[]かが 무엇인가 kažkas, kas nors kāds seseorang de een of ander en eller annen ten czy ów alguém/alguma coisa cineva; ceva кто-то/что-то ktosi / čosi nekdo neko nepoznat någon/något บางคน; บางสิ่ง birisi ya da bir şey 某個人，某種東西 хтось نا معلوم ai đó 某个人，某种东西

somewhere or other

in one place if not in another; in some place not known or decided He must have hidden it somewhere or other. iewers, êrens في مَكانٍ أو آخَر някъде, не тук někde tady či jinde et eller andet sted irgendwo κάπου en algún lugar kuskil یک جایی jonnekin quelque part אֵיפֹה שֶׁהוּא कहीं और negdje, na nekom mjestu valahol di suatu tempat einhvers staðar da qualche parte どこかで 어디엔가 kur nors kaut kur di suatu tempat op de een of andere plek et eller annet sted gdzieś tam em qualquer parte pe undeva где-то niekde tu či inde nekje negde någonstans, på ett eller annat ställe บางแห่ง oraya ya da buraya 某個地方 десь کہيں نہ کہيں không nơi này thì nơi kia 某个地方

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other → أٌخر ostatní andre anderer άλλος otro toinen autre drugi altro ほかの 다른 overig annen inny outro другой annan อื่นๆ diğer khác 其他的