else

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Translation of else into German,

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Adjective

1.

difference

different from what was mentioned
anders anderer
  • Is there anything else you need?Gibt es noch etwas anderes, das du brauchst?
2.

additional

in addition to what was mentioned
weiter sonstig ander
  • Would you like anything else with your meal?Möchten Sie noch etwas Weiteres zu Ihrem Essen?

Adverb

1.

alternative

otherwise, if not
sonst andernfalls ansonsten
  • Hurry up, else you'll miss the bus.Beeil dich, sonst verpasst du den Bus.
2.

additional

in addition to what was mentioned
  • Is there anything else you need?Brauchst du noch etwas?
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Expressions with else: examples in English and translations in German

irgendwo anders
I would rather be anyplace else right now.
wenn gar nichts anderes hilft
If all else fails, we can call customer support.
was gibt's sonst noch Neues
I heard you got a new job, what else is new?
vor allem
an erster Stelle
Above all else, honesty is crucial in a relationship.
zusätzlich zu allem anderen
She lost her keys on top of everything else.
außergewöhnlich
beeindruckend
Her performance in the play was really something else!

Synonyms and analogies of else in English

Examples of else in a sentence

  • The color was something else entirely.
  • Is there anything else you need?
  • Do you want anything else from the store?
  • Finish your homework, else you can't go out.
  • We must leave now, else we'll be late.
  • Who else knows the password?

Translations of "else" in Context ordered by category and frequency

Adverb / Other
andereradv.

She believes anybody else would do the same thing in this situation.

Sie glaubt, dass jemand anderes in dieser Situation dasselbe tun würde.

sonstadv.

She got the promotion in a walk because no one else applied.

Sie bekam die Beförderung spielend, weil sich sonst niemand bewarb.

andersadj./adv.

She didn't mention anybody else in her story about the trip.

Sie hat in ihrer Geschichte über die Reise niemanden anders erwähnt.

nochadv.

That leaves you and Joyce with the house and little else.

Ja, dann bleibt dir und Joyce nur noch das Haus.

woandersadv.

She smiled politely, yet her mind was somewhere else completely.

Sie lächelte höflich, aber sie war völlig mit den Gedanken woanders.

anderswoadv.

He left the family business just to become his own boss somewhere else.

Er verließ den Familienbetrieb nur, um anderswo sein eigener Chef zu sein.

ansonstenadv.

We should leave a good tip, or else the waiter might be disappointed.

Wir sollten ein gutes Trinkgeld geben, ansonsten könnte der Kellner enttäuscht sein.

andernfallsadv.

We need to save our economic system from its abusers, or else.

Wir müssen unser Wirtschaftssystem vor denjenigen retten, die es missbrauchen, andernfalls...

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else: Examples and translations in context

If all else fails, we'll order pizza instead of trying to cook tonight.

Wenn gar nichts anderes hilft, bestellen wir Pizza, statt heute Abend zu kochen.

She worries to excess about minor details nobody else even notices.

Sie sorgt sich im Übermaß um Kleinigkeiten, die sonst niemandem auffallen.

In a flash of genius, she solved the puzzle nobody else could.

In einem Geistesblitz löste sie das Rätsel, das sonst niemand schaffte.

I'll kill you if you ever work for anybody else.

Ich bring dich um, wenn du für jemand anders schreibst.

He marches to his own drum, building gadgets nobody else has imagined yet.

Er macht sein eigenes Ding und baut Geräte, die sich noch keiner ausgedacht hat.

Who else is on board? - I wouldn't know.

Wer ist noch an Bord? - Das weiss ich nicht.

Anybody else? - I was also doing things with dots.

Sonst noch wer? - Ich hatte auch Sachen mit Punkten.

He thought love might be waiting for him somewhere else.

Er dachte, die Liebe könne woanders auf ihn warten.

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