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or¹ [Brit ɔː, Am ɔr] CONJ In most uses or is translated by o or oppure. There are two exceptions to this: when used to link alternatives after a negative verb, the translation is né… né: I can't come today or tomorrow = non posso venire né oggi né domani (for more examples and their translations, see 3 in this entry); when used to indicate consequence or explanation, the translation is (o) altrimenti: it can't be serious or she'd have called us = non dev'essere una cosa seria, altrimenti ci avrebbe chiamati (see 6, and 7 in this entry). - Please note the Italian translations of the expressions or something, or somebody and or somewhere: I'd like to eat a sandwich or something = vorrei mangiare un panino, o qualcosa del genere vorrei mangiare qualcosa ad esempio un panino; I want to speak to the manager or somebody = vorrei parlare con il direttore o qualcun altro; let's go to the cinema or somewhere = andiamo al cinema o da qualche altra parte andiamo da qualche parte, magari al cinema. - For the uses of or after either and whether, see 2, in this entry and the entries either, and whether.

1. or (linking two or more alternatives):

or

o

with or without sugar?

con o senza zucchero?

would you like to eat here or in town?

vorresti mangiare qui o in città?

it can be roasted, grilled or fried

può essere arrostito, grigliato o fritto

any brothers or sisters?

fratelli o sorelle?

2. or (linking two clear alternatives):

or

o

or

oppure

will you or won't you be coming?

vieni o non vieni?

either… or…

o… o…

essays may be either handwritten or typed

le dissertazioni possono essere (o) scritte a mano o battute a macchina

they'll stay either here or at Dave's

staranno o qui o da Dave

whether he likes it or not

che gli piaccia o no

he wants to know whether or not you're free

vuole sapere se sei libero o meno

I didn't know whether to laugh or cry

non sapevo se ridere o piangere

rain or no rain, we're going out

pioggia o non pioggia noi usciamo

car or no car, you've got to get to work

macchina o non macchina, devi andare a lavorare

3. or (linking alternatives in the negative):

I can't come today or tomorrow

non posso venire né oggi né domani

don't tell Mum or Dad!

non dirlo né a mamma né a papà or non dirlo a mamma e a papà!

without food or lodgings

senza cibo né un posto per dormire

I couldn't eat or sleep

non potevo né mangiare né dormire

she doesn't drink or smoke

non beve e non fuma

4. or (indicating approximation, vagueness):

or

o

once or twice a week

una o due volte a settimana

I'll buy him a tie or something

gli comprerò una cravatta o qualcosa del genere

someone or other from Personnel

qualcuno dell'ufficio personale

in a week or so

in una settimana circa

5. or (introducing qualification, correction, explanation):

or

o

I knew her, or at least I thought I did!

la conoscevo, o almeno credevo di conoscerla!

my daughter, or rather our daughter

mia figlia, anzi nostra figlia

X, or should I say, Mr X

X, o dovrei dire il signor X

Rosalind, or Ros to her friends

Rosalind, (o) Ros per gli amici

6. or (indicating consequence: otherwise):

or

o

or

altrimenti

be careful or you'll cut yourself

fai attenzione, se no ti tagli

do as you're told - or else! inf

fai come ti dico, altrimenti, se no!

7. or (in explanation, justification):

or

o

or

altrimenti

it can't have been serious or she'd have called us

non doveva essere una cosa seria, altrimenti ci avrebbe chiamati

or² [Brit ɔː, Am ɔr] N HERALD

or

oro m

or

giallo m oro

OR

OR → Oregon

OR

Oregon

Oregon [Brit ˈɒrɪɡ(ə)n, Am ˈɔrəɡən, ˈɔrəˌɡɑn]

Oregon

Oregon m

either/or [Brit iːðəˈ(r)ɔː, Am ˌiðərˈɔr, ˌaɪðərˈɔr] ADJ

it's an either/or situation, you have to decide

è un bel dilemma, spetta a te decidere

common-or-garden [Brit ˌkɒmənɔːˈɡɑːd(ə)n, Am ˌkɑmənərˈɡɑrd(ə)n] ADJ

1. common-or-garden variety, plant, animal:

common-or-garden

comune

2. common-or-garden:

common-or-garden event

banale

common-or-garden item, object

ordinario

life-or-death [ˌlaɪfɔːˈdeθ] ADJ

life-or-death → life-and-death

life-and-death [Brit, Am ˈˌlaɪf ən ˈdɛθ] ADJ

life-and-death decision

cruciale

life-and-death issue

di vita o di morte

all-or-nothing [Brit ˌɔːlɔːˈnʌθɪŋ, Am ˌɔlərˈnəθɪŋ] ADJ

all-or-nothing approach, policy, judgment:

all-or-nothing

estremista

all-or-nothing

manicheo

kill or cure [Brit ˌkɪl ɔː ˈkjʊə] ADJ

kill or cure methods, approach:

kill or cure

radicale

trick or treat [ˌtrɪkɔːrˈtriːt] N

trick or treat

= frase pronunciata dai bambini che bussano alle porte dei vicini il giorno di Halloween

“trick or treat!”

“dolcetto o scherzetto!”

italijanski

engleski

ovverosia (per meglio dire)

or rather

u rečniku PONS

engleski

italijanski

or [ɔ:r] CONJ

or

o

seven or eight

sette o otto

either … or …

o… o…

to ask whether or not sb is coming

chiedere se qu viene o no

I can't read or write

non so né leggere né scrivere

OR N

1. OR → operating room

OR

sala f operatoria

2. OR → Oregon

OR

Oregon m

Oregon N

Oregon

Oregon m

make-or-break ADJ

this is a make-or-break situation

qui o la va o la spacca

hit-or-miss ADJ

hit-or-miss

casuale

italijanski

engleski

od

or

o

or

o

or

o … o

either … or

oppure

or

grossomodo

more or less

volente o nolente

willing or not

cioè

or rather

Jednojezični primeri (nisu ih verifikovali PONS urednici)

As the worker and the one remaining robot are locked in a life-or-death struggle, they see the boss robot threatening to push the trapdoor button.

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The attentional lapses also extend into more critical domains in which the consequences can be life-or-death; car crashes and industrial disasters can result from inattentiveness attributable to sleep deprivation.

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Among the court's current caseload is thought to be 30 life-or-death cases.

www.dailymail.co.uk

Tell him this is the biggest challenge of his gaming career and there is a life-or-death choice to be made.

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Twenty mushers and more than a hundred dogs were organized to make the life-or-death run.

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