otherwise

otherwise
adverb
1) (in every other way except this: She has a big nose but otherwise she is very good-looking.) ellers, for øvrig
2) (doing, thinking etc something else: I am otherwise engaged this evening.) på annen måte
adv. \/ˈʌħəwaɪz\/
1) annerledes, på annen måte
• I could not have done otherwise
jeg kunne ikke ha gjort det annerledes
• I could do no otherwise
jeg kunne ikke annet gjøre
• he is otherwise engaged
han er opptatt (på annet hold)
• he knew otherwise
han visste bedre
• unless otherwise agreed upon
med mindre (noe) annet er avtalt
• he decided, sensibly or otherwise, to take a chance
han bestemte seg for å ta en sjanse, enten det skulle vise seg å være lurt eller ikke
• he made no further threats, economic or otherwise
han kom ikke med flere trusler, det være seg økonomiske eller andre
• if circumstances were otherwise
hvis omstendighetene var annerledes
2) ellers
• I went at once, otherwise I should have missed him
jeg dro med en gang, ellers ville jeg ikke ha truffet ham
3) for øvrig, i annet henseende
• he has been lax, but is otherwise not to blame
han har vært slapp, men kan for øvrig ikke klandres
otherwise known as også kalt, alias, også kjent som

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