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97 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Amharic: ያለዚያ (yaläziya) — as an alternative
• Arabic: بِطَرِيقَة أُخْرَى (bi-ṭarīqa ʔuḵrā) — as an alternative
• Arabic: وَإِلَّا (wa-ʔillā) — as an alternative
• Armenian: այլապես (aylapes) — as an alternative
• Armenian: թե չէ (tʻe čʻē) — as an alternative
• Azerbaijani: əks təqdirdə — as an alternative
• Azerbaijani: yoxsa — as an alternative
• Azerbaijani: ya da — as an alternative
• Chinese Mandarin: 要不然 (yàobùrán) — as an alternative
• Chinese Mandarin: 要不 (yàobù) — as an alternative
• Chinese Mandarin: 不然 (bùrán) — as an alternative
• Chinese Mandarin: 否則 /否则 (fǒuzé) — as an alternative
• Danish: ellers — as an alternative
• Estonian: või muidu — as an alternative
• Estonian: vastasel juhul — as an alternative
• Finnish: tai muuten — as an alternative
• Finnish: muutoin — as an alternative
• French: sinon — as an alternative
• French: autrement — as an alternative
• Georgian: თუარადა (tuarada) — as an alternative
• Georgian: თორემ (torem) — as an alternative
• Georgian: წინააღმდეგ შემთხვევაში (c̣inaaɣmdeg šemtxvevaši) — as an alternative
• German: sonst — as an alternative
• German: anders — as an alternative
• German: andernfalls — as an alternative
• Greek: ειδάλλως (eidállos) — as an alternative
• Ancient Greek: εἰ δὲ μή γε (ei dè mḗ ge) — as an alternative
• Hebrew: אוֹ שֶׁ — as an alternative
• Hebrew: וָלֹא (való) — as an alternative
• Hebrew: אַחֶרֶת (aẖéret) — as an alternative
• Hindi: वरना (varnā) — as an alternative
• Hungarian: vagy pedig — as an alternative
• Hungarian: máskülönben — as an alternative
• Hungarian: különben — as an alternative
• Hungarian: ellenkező esetben — as an alternative
• Icelandic: annars — as an alternative
• Icelandic: ella — as an alternative
• Ingrian: muites — as an alternative
• Ingrian: too — as an alternative
• Italian: altrimenti — as an alternative
• Italian: sennò — as an alternative
• Japanese: そうでなければ (sō de wa nakereba) — as an alternative
• Japanese: 或いは (arui wa) — as an alternative
• Japanese: もしくは (moshiku wa) — as an alternative
• Japanese: さもないと (samonai to) — as an alternative
• Central Kurdish: دەنا (dena) — as an alternative
• Latin: aliōquī — as an alternative
• Lithuanian: arba — as an alternative
• Lithuanian: nes kitaip — as an alternative
• Marathi: नाहीतर (nāhītar) — as an alternative
• Marathi: अन्यथा (anyathā) — as an alternative
• Eastern Mari: ато (ato) — as an alternative
• Norwegian: ellers — as an alternative
• Norwegian: hvis ikke — as an alternative
• Persian: وگرنه (vagarna) — as an alternative
• Polish: bo inaczej — as an alternative
• Polish: bo — as an alternative
• Polish: inaczej — as an alternative
• Portuguese: senão — as an alternative
• Portuguese: caso contrário — as an alternative
• Romanian: că — as an alternative
• Romanian: că de nu — as an alternative
• Romanian: (sau) altfel — as an alternative
• Russian: ина́че (ináče) — as an alternative
• Russian: и́наче (ínače) — as an alternative
• Russian: а то — as an alternative
• Russian: а не то́ (a ne tó) — as an alternative
• Russian: в проти́вном слу́чае (v protívnom slúčaje) — as an alternative
• Spanish: de lo contrario — as an alternative
• Spanish: otramente — as an alternative
• Swedish: annars — as an alternative
• Swedish: annars så — as an alternative
• Tibetan: དེ་མིན (de min) — as an alternative
• Tibetan: ཡང་ན (yang na) — as an alternative
• Urdu: ورنہ (varnā) — as an alternative
• Urdu: وگرنہ (vagarnā) — as an alternative
• Dutch: of anders — implies an unspecified threat
• Finnish: tai muuten — implies an unspecified threat
• Finnish: muutoin — implies an unspecified threat
• French: ou ça va barder — implies an unspecified threat
• Hungarian: mert ha nem (akkor baj lesz) — implies an unspecified threat
• Hungarian: (mert) különben (megnézheted magad) — implies an unspecified threat
• Indonesian: kalau tidak — implies an unspecified threat
• Khiamniungan Naga: tǖtîkǜ nāitō — implies an unspecified threat
• Polish: bo inaczej — implies an unspecified threat
• Portuguese: senão — implies an unspecified threat
• Spanish: o verás (tú) — implies an unspecified threat
• Spanish: o verés — implies an unspecified threat
• Spanish: o te vas a enterar (tú / vos) — implies an unspecified threat
• Spanish: u os vais a enterar — implies an unspecified threat
• Spanish: o vosotros os vais a enterar — implies an unspecified threat
• Spanish: o te enterarás (tú) — implies an unspecified threat
• Spanish: o te enterarés — implies an unspecified threat
• Spanish: o os enteraréis (vosotros) — implies an unspecified threat
• Swedish: annars — implies an unspecified threat
• Urdu: ورنہ (varnā) — implies an unspecified threat
• Urdu: وگرنہ (vagarnā) — implies an unspecified threat