/o/
Translation
or
Word origin
From Latin aut ('or'), the disjunctive conjunction.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- aut
Examples
¿ ?
Do you prefer coffee or tea in the mornings?
: .
You have to decide: either you stay or you leave.
Llámame escríbeme .
Call me or write to me when you can.
.
We can walk or catch the bus.
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I speak two or three languages quite well.
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