or in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for or in the English»Italian Dictionary (Go to Italian»English)

or1 [Brit ɔː, Am ɔr] CONJ In most uses or is translated by o or oppure. There are two exceptions to this: when used to link alternatives after a negative verb, the translation is né… né: I can't come today or tomorrow = non posso venire né oggi né domani (for more examples and their translations, see 3 in this entry); when used to indicate consequence or explanation, the translation is (o) altrimenti: it can't be serious or she'd have called us = non dev'essere una cosa seria, altrimenti ci avrebbe chiamati (see 6, and 7 in this entry). - Please note the Italian translations of the expressions or something, or somebody and or somewhere: I'd like to eat a sandwich or something = vorrei mangiare un panino, o qualcosa del genere vorrei mangiare qualcosa ad esempio un panino; I want to speak to the manager or somebody = vorrei parlare con il direttore o qualcun altro; let's go to the cinema or somewhere = andiamo al cinema o da qualche altra parte andiamo da qualche parte, magari al cinema. - For the uses of or after either and whether, see 2, in this entry and the entries either, and whether.

or2 [Brit ɔː, Am ɔr] N HERALD

either/or [Brit iːðəˈ(r)ɔː, Am ˌiðərˈɔr, ˌaɪðərˈɔr] ADJ

common-or-garden [Brit ˌkɒmənɔːˈɡɑːd(ə)n, Am ˌkɑmənərˈɡɑrd(ə)n] ADJ

all-or-nothing [Brit ˌɔːlɔːˈnʌθɪŋ, Am ˌɔlərˈnəθɪŋ] ADJ

kill or cure [Brit ˌkɪl ɔː ˈkjʊə] ADJ

trick or treat [ˌtrɪkɔːrˈtriːt] N

Translations for or in the Italian»English Dictionary (Go to English»Italian)

or in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for or in the English»Italian Dictionary (Go to Italian»English)

Translations for or in the Italian»English Dictionary (Go to English»Italian)

or Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

it's a question of life or death a. fig

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