or else

Definition und Bedeutung von „or else“ im Englischen

or else
01

used to imagine how things would be if the situation was different

example
Beispiele
I ’m sure they ’re safe, or else we ’d have heard something.
They ca n't want it, or else they'd request it.
02

used to threaten someone or seriously warn them

IdiomIdiom
InformalInformal
example
Beispiele
Hand over the money, or else!
Confess to what you did, or else!
03

used for suggesting an alternative

example
Beispiele
Either he ’s asleep, or else he ’s just ignoring me.
You could drive across France, or else fly to Geneva and hire a car.
01

sonst, andernfalls

used to give warning to someone that bad things will happen if something does not happen the way one expects or they do not do something as one says
IdiomIdiom
InformalInformal
example
Beispiele
Finish your homework now, or else you wo n't be allowed to go out with your friends.
Beende jetzt deine Hausaufgaben, sonst darfst du nicht mit deinen Freunden ausgehen.
Pay your bills on time, or else you'll incur late fees.
Bezahlen Sie Ihre Rechnungen rechtzeitig, ansonsten fallen Verspätungsgebühren an.
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