else in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

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else [Brit ɛls, Am ɛls] ADV Else means in addition to, apart from or instead of when it follows such indefinite pronouns as somebody, anything, etc. or such interrogative pronouns as who, what, why, etc.: somebody else did it = l'ha fatto qualcun altro; what else could I do? = che altro potrei fare? - Else means otherwise when it is preceded by or : Hurry up, or else you'll miss the train = sbrigati, o altrimenti perderai il treno.

1. else:

else
altro
somebody else
qualcun altro
nobody, nothing else
nessun altro, nient'altro
something else
qualcos'altro
somewhere or someplace Am, else
da qualche altra parte
where else can it be?
in quale altro posto può essere?
who else is coming?
chi altri viene?
who else's can we borrow?
quello di chi altri possiamo prendere in prestito?
how else can we do it, explain it?
come possiamo farlo, spiegarlo altrimenti?
what else would you like?
cos'altro vorresti?
there's little or not much else to do, say
non c'è molto altro da fare, dire
he talks of little else
parla quasi solamente di questo
everyone else but me went to the football match
tutti sono andati a vedere la partita di calcio tranne me
was anyone else there?
c'era qualcun altro?
anyone else would go to bed early, but you…
chiunque altro andrebbe a letto presto, ma tu…
if it were or was anybody else but him I'd help
di chiunque altro si fosse trattato, lo avrei aiutato
anywhere else it wouldn't matter
da qualsiasi altra parte non avrebbe importanza
he didn't see anybody else
non ha visto nessun altro
she didn't say anything else
non ha detto nient'altro
nothing else but a change of government can save the economy
solo un cambio di governo può salvare l'economia
if nothing else he's polite
se non altro è educato
whatever else he might be he's not a liar
potrebbe essere tutto tranne un bugiardo
she's something else! inf (very nice)
è fantastica!
she's something else! (unusual)
è speciale!
“is that you, David?” - “who else?”
“sei tu, David?” - “e chi altri?”
“so what else is new?” iron
“come se non lo sapessimo!”
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everybody else
tutti gli altri
everybody knows everybody else around here
tutti si conoscono qui
to make sb accountable to sb else
rendere qn responsabile di fronte a qn altro

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sennò
or else
smettila, sennò mi arrabbio!
stop or (else) I'll get cross!
sommamente (più di ogni altra cosa)
above all else
altri potrebbe sostenere il contrario
somebody (else) or others might say the opposite
chi altri avrebbe potuto farlo (se non lui)?
who else could have done it (but him)?
non altri che lui
no-one else but him
fu giocoforza partire
there was nothing else for it but to leave
altrimenti
or else
adesso smettila, altrimenti…!
stop it now, or else…!
mangia questo, altrimenti più tardi avrai fame
eat this or else you'll be hungry later
è un fenomeno!
she's a phenomenon or something else or a stand-out!
ficcanasare nelle faccende altrui
to pry or snoop into sb else's business

else in the PONS Dictionary

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to desert sb (for sb else)
lasciare qn (per un'altra persona)
everywhere else
in qualsiasi altro posto
we saw nobody (else)
non abbiamo visto nessuno (altro)

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else Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

you look like nothing (else) on earth
hai un aspetto terribile
to value sth above and beyond all else
stimare qc sopra tutto
there's no more room for anything else
non c'è più posto m per nient'altro
to reject sth in favor of sth else
respingere qc a favore di qc altro
I can't remember anything/anybody else
non ricordo nient'altro/nessun altro
to change over (from sth) to sth else
passare (da qc) a qualcos'altro
there's no room for anyone else
qui non c'entra più nessuno inf
to get rich at sb else's expense
arricchirsi alle spalle a spese di qu
I took him for someone else
l'ho preso per un altro
to have nothing else to do
non avere altro da fare

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
As painful and painstaking as it can be, a successful sales strategy requires your close attention, so don't leave it entirely to someone else.
www.businessoffashion.com
We must either have no college at all or else have one that may be in all respects worthy of the name.
en.wikipedia.org
When he is unable to find anything else less lethal, he begins to connect the gas containers to a central air pump.
en.wikipedia.org
Either the messages can not be read (i.e., decrypted) or someone else (with the lost grille) may be reading them.
en.wikipedia.org
It is possible that, over the course of her life, she wrote more thank-you letters than anyone else in the history of the world.
www.dailymail.co.uk
These errant owls mainly hunt chickens, though will also take domestic guineafowl, turkeys and anything else available.
en.wikipedia.org
If all else fails, try washing-up liquid.
www.independent.ie
Castor said she had cut herself off while saying antifreeze because she had intended to say something else.
en.wikipedia.org
If nothing else, that reply gives a good idea of the brush-off householders can expect to receive if they complain when the tariff rates they were promised are cut.
blogs.telegraph.co.uk
The growth potential, the ability to evolve this jet over the next 30-40 years, far surpasses anything else on the market.
en.wikipedia.org

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