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Summary

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alternatively:
- au lieu de
alternative:
- non adapté
- option; alternative; choix
Wiktionary:
- alternative → alternative
- alternative → alternatif, non conventionnel
- alternative → variante, alternative, alternatif

English

Detailed Translations for alternatively from English to French

alternatively:

alternatively adv

alternatively (instead of; instead; or else)

– in place of, or as an alternative to ¹
au lieu de
- au lieu de adj

Translation Matrix for alternatively:

Modifier	Related Translations	Other Translations
au lieu de	alternatively; instead; instead of; or else	in place of; instead of

Synonyms for "alternatively":

as an alternative; instead; or else

Related Definitions for "alternatively":

in place of, or as an alternative to¹
- alternatively we could buy a used car¹

alternative:

alternative adj

alternative
non adapté
- non adapté adj

alternative [the ~] nom

the alternative (option; choice)
l'option; l'alternative; le choix
- option [la ~] nom
- alternative [la ~] nom
- choix [le ~] nom

Translation Matrix for alternative:

Noun	Related Translations	Other Translations
alternative	alternative; choice; option	choice; possibility of making choices
choix	alternative; choice; option	assortment; choice; election; fancy; hallmark; impress; imprint; liking; museum collection; preference; seal; selection; stamp; taste
option	alternative; choice; option	choice; possibility of making choices
-	choice; option
Adjective	Related Translations	Other Translations
-	alternate; substitute
Not Specified	Related Translations	Other Translations
choix		choice
Modifier	Related Translations	Other Translations
non adapté	alternative

Related Words for "alternative":

alternatives, alternatively, alternate

Synonyms for "alternative":

alternate; secondary
mutually exclusive; disjunctive
unconventional
option; choice; decision making; deciding

Related Definitions for "alternative":

necessitating a choice between mutually exclusive possibilities¹
- alternative possibilities were neutrality or war¹
pertaining to unconventional choices¹
- an alternative life style¹
serving or used in place of another¹
- an alternative plan¹
one of a number of things from which only one can be chosen¹
- there no other alternative¹

Wiktionary Translations for alternative:

alternative

noun

one of several things which can be chosen
- alternative → alternative
a situation which allows a choice between two or more possibilities
- alternative → alternative

adjective

Relating to a choice
- alternative → alternatif
other
- alternative → alternatif

alternative

adjective

Qui se produire tour à tour, en parlant de deux choses.
- alternatif → alternating; alternative
- médecine
- non conventionnel → alternative

noun

succession de deux choses qui revenir tour à tour.
- alternative → alternative

Cross Translation:

From	To	Via
• alternative	→ variante; alternative	↔ alternatief — een andere mogelijkheid of methode
• alternative	→ alternatif	↔ alternativ — eine weitere Möglichkeit darstellend
• alternative	→ alternative	↔ Alternative — eine von mehreren Möglichkeiten oder eine Ausweichsmöglichkeit (siehe auch ausweichen)

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