or else
01
used to imagine how things would be if the situation was different
例
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
Idiom
Informal例
Hand over the money, or else!
Confess to what you did, or else!
03
used for suggesting an alternative
例
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.
or else
01
さもないと, でなければ
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
IdiomInformal例
Finish your homework now, or else you wo n't be allowed to go out with your friends.
今すぐ宿題を終わらせなさい、さもないと友達と出かけることを許されません。
Pay your bills on time, or else you'll incur late fees.
請求書は時間通りに支払ってください、そうしないと遅延料金がかかります。
