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conjunction1) (used to show an alternative: Is that your book or is it mine?) o2) (because if not: Hurry or you'll be late.) sino•- or soor conj1. owould you like meat or fish? ¿quieres carne o pescado?2. o / si nohurry up, or we'll miss the train date prisa, o se nos escapará el tren3. nihe doesn't smoke or drink ni fuma ni bebeortr[ɔːSMALLr/SMALL]conjunction1 (alternative - gen) o; (- before word beginning with o or ho) u■ tea or coffee té o café■ seven or eight siete u ocho2 (with negative) ni■ she can't sing or dance no sabe cantar ni bailar3 (otherwise) o■ come on, or we'll be late! ¡date prisa o llegaremos tarde!\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLor rather o mejor dichoor so más o menos■ five pounds or so unas cinco librasor ['ɔr] conj1) (indicating an alternative) : o u before words beginning with o or hocoffee or tea: café o téone day or another: un día u otro2) (following a negative) : nihe didn't have his keys or his wallet: no llevaba ni sus llaves ni su billeteraor (After -o)conj.• u conj.conj.• de otro modo conj.• o conj.• u conj.= Oregon[ɔː(r)]CONJ1) (giving alternative) o; (before o-, ho-) u; (between numerals) ó
would you like tea or coffee? — ¿quieres té o café?
seven or eight — siete u ocho
men or women — mujeres u hombres
15 or 16 — 15 ó 16
let me go or I'll scream! — ¡suélteme, o me pongo a gritar!
hurry up or you'll miss the bus — date prisa, que vas a perder el autobús
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rain or no rain, you've got to go — con lluvia o sin lluvia, tienes que ir•
not... or ... — no ... ni ...he didn't write or telephone — no escribió ni telefoneó
I don't eat meat or fish — no como carne ni pescado
she can't dance or sing — no sabe bailar ni cantar
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20 or so — unos veinte, veinte más o menosan hour or so — una hora más o menos
either 3., else•
without relatives or friends — sin parientes ni amigos2) (=that is) es decirbotany, or the science of plants — botánica, es decir la ciencia que estudia las plantas
ORor rather ... — o mejor dicho ..., o más bien ...
"U" and "ó" instead of "o"
► While or is usually translated by o, use u instead before words beginning with o and ho:
... two or three photos ... ... dos o tres fotos ...
... for one reason or another ... ... por un motivo u otro ...
She was accused of parricide or homicide Se le acusó de parricidio u homicidio ► Write ó instead of o between numerals to prevent confusion with zero:
... 5 or 6 ... ... 5 ó 6 ... NOTE: Remember to use ni with negatives. For further uses and examples, see main entry* * *= Oregon
English-spanish dictionary. 2013.
