autrement
/o.tʁə.mɑ̃/
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Translation
otherwise, differently
Word origin
From autre ('other'), from Latin alter, plus the adverbial suffix -ment, from Latin mente ('with a mind, in a manner').
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- alter + mente
- English cognates
- alter
Examples
Dépêche-, rater .
Hurry up, otherwise we are going to miss the train.
, méthode .
We must do it differently, this method does not work.
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I cannot do otherwise for the moment.
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She sees things differently from me.
, ' '.
In other words, you do not agree.
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