Was heißt »an­dern­falls« auf Englisch?

Das Adverb »an­dern­falls« (auch: an­de­ren­falls) lässt sich wie folgt von Deutsch auf Englisch übersetzen:

  • otherwise
  • or else
  • alternatively

Deutsch/Englische Beispielübersetzungen

Er hat hart gearbeitet; andernfalls hätte er die Prüfung nicht bestanden.

He worked hard; otherwise he would have failed in the examination.

Er hat sein bestes gegeben; andernfalls hätte er ja nicht den ersten Preis gewonnen.

He did his best; otherwise he would not have won the first prize.

Er hat die Wahrheit gesagt, andernfalls wäre er bestraft worden.

He told the truth, otherwise he would have been punished.

Beth sagte Chris, dass er ein Bad nehmen solle, andernfalls würde sie keinem Rendezvous zustimmen.

Beth told Chris to bathe or she will not agree to date him.

Synonyme

al­ter­na­tiv:
alternative
an­sons­ten:
apart from that
oder:
else
isn't it
or
sonst:
else

Antonyme

dann:
then
so:
and so

Englische Beispielsätze

  • I've got to go, otherwise they'll start without me.

  • "It is how it is." "But it could be otherwise!"

  • Don't give the tulips too much water, otherwise their heads will droop.

  • Subtle hints get you nowhere with Tom. You have to be frank and blunt with him, otherwise he won't twig.

  • When you come in from outside, take your shoes off, otherwise you'll make my kitchen dirty.

  • Shut the window, otherwise the wee beasties will get in!

  • You'd better use some clothes pegs, otherwise the wind will blow the washing away.

  • Now run, otherwise you'll be late!

  • "Stand and deliver, or else!" threatened the highwayman.

  • "Give us your money, or else!" threatened the robber.

  • Take those football boots off, now, otherwise the studs will ruin the parquet flooring!

  • "Are you sure you're not cold?" "I'm not cold, Nan, I'm boiling. I'm already wearing two coats because you wouldn't let me out the house otherwise."

  • Quiet, otherwise he'll hear us.

  • He left early, otherwise he wouldn't have caught the train.

  • He left early, otherwise he wouldn't have got the train.

  • He set off early, otherwise he wouldn't have caught the train.

  • Drink your coffee, otherwise it'll get cold.

  • Do your shoelaces up properly, otherwise you'll trip up.

  • Luckily he was there, otherwise we wouldn't be here now.

  • You can collect the goods from us if you like; otherwise we'll gladly send them to you.

Andernfalls übersetzt in weiteren Sprachen:

Quellen:
  1. [Übersetzungen] Wiktionary-Autoren: andernfalls. In: Wiktionary – Das freie Wörterbuch, 2022, [online] de.wiktionary.org, CC BY-SA 3.0
  2. [Synonyme] OpenThesaurus-User: andernfalls. In: OpenThesaurus – Das freie Wörterbuch für Synonyme, 2023, [online] openthesaurus.de, CC BY-SA 4.0
  3. [Beispielübersetzungen] User-generated content: Satz Nr. 445911, 933970, 1044132, 1889257, 11550993, 11497748, 11317278, 11307756, 11242462, 11213824, 11209147, 11132277, 10948167, 10948161, 10936267, 10871908, 10794650, 10689605, 10689604, 10689603, 10681939, 10602306, 10534797 & 10534753. In: tatoeba.org, CC BY 2.0 FR