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I.another [Brit əˈnʌðə, Am əˈnəðər] DET When another is used as a determiner it is translated by un autre or une autre according to the gender of the noun that follows: another ticket = un autre billet; another cup = une autre tasse. However, when another means an additional, encore can also be used: another cup of tea? = une autre tasse de thé or encore une tasse de thé? For more examples and particular usages, see I. below.
When another is used as a pronoun it is translated by un autre or une autre according to the gender of the noun it refers to: that cake was delicious, can I have another? = ce gâteau était délicieux, est-ce que je peux en prendre un autre?; I see you like the peaches—have another = je vois que tu aimes les pêches—prends-en une autre. Note that en is always added in French when un/une autre are used as pronouns. For more examples and particular usages, see II. below.

1. another (an additional):

another
un/-e autre, encore un/-e
would you like another drink?
est-ce que tu veux un autre verre?, encore un verre?
they want to have another child
ils veulent avoir un autre enfant
we have received yet another letter
nous avons reçu encore une nouvelle lettre
that will cost you another £5
cela vous coûtera 5 livres sterling de plus
they stayed another three hours
ils sont restés encore trois heures or trois heures de plus
without another word
sans rien dire de plus
in another five weeks
dans cinq semaines
it was another ten years before they met again
dix ans se sont écoulés avant qu'ils se rencontrent de nouveau
and another thing, …
et de plus, …
not another programme about seals!
encore une émission sur les phoques!

II.another [Brit əˈnʌðə, Am əˈnəðər] PRON

another
un/-e autre
can I have another?
est-ce-que je peux en avoir un/-e autre?
he loved another liter
il était amoureux d'un/-e autre, il aimait quelqu'un d'autre
another of the witnesses said that …
un autre témoin a dit que …
one after another
l'un/l'une après l'autre
she tried on one hat after another
elle a essayé tous les chapeaux les uns après les autres
of one kind or another
d'une sorte ou d'une autre
for one reason or another
pour une raison ou une autre
in one way or another
d'une façon ou d'une autre
ignorance is one thing, vulgarity is quite another
l'ignorance est une chose, mais la vulgarité en est une autre
imagining things is one thing, creating them is quite another
l'imagination est une chose, la création en est une autre
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that's another nail in their coffin
cela va encore plus les enfoncer
to be on another planet inf (dreaming)
être dans les nuages
to be on another planet (weird)
marcher à côté de ses pompes inf

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I.another [əˈnʌðəʳ, Am -ɚ] PRON

II.another [əˈnʌðəʳ, Am -ɚ] ADJ

one another → each other

See also each other

each other reciprocal pron, after verb

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to sing another tune
chanter sur un autre ton
to sing another tune (change what you think)
changer d'avis

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another Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to skip from one subject to another
passer du coq à l'âne
one man's meat is another man's poison prov
le malheur des uns fait le bonheur des autres
one man's meat is another man's poison prov
le malheur des uns fait le bonheur des autres
to have another string to one's bow
avoir plus d'une corde à son arc
to talk about one thing and another
parler de choses et d'autres
to kiss each another on the cheek
se faire la bise
to leap from one subject to another
sauter d'un sujet à l'autre
would you like another cup of tea?
voulez-vous encore une tasse de thé?
to change the conversation to another subject
brancher la conversation sur un autre sujet
to jump from one subject to another
passer [ou sauter] du coq à l'âne
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The groundings were ordered after a battery caught fire and another melted on the planes.
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For the second goal, one dead PLO operative was as good as another.
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However, she failed to take another wicket in the remaining four matches at an economy rate over five.
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During continuous contact printing, the raw stock and the negative are placed next to one another around the sprocket wheel of the printer.
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Next, a woman hanging up the laundry in another yard is handed clothes pins by the elephant.
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However, another chartered bank then occupied the unused financial space, and the 1929 structure continued in use for banking purposes as of 2012.
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Pollen carried on their bodies may be carried to another flower where a small portion can rub off onto the pistil, resulting in cross pollination.
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The high mutual respect that the stepbrothers developed for one another was one of the most important developments that knit the blended family together.
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There is another trail to the top of the volcano, but this is long, steep and strenuous.
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But in his few leisure hours another ego gradually emerges from his subconscious.
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