альтэрнаты́ўны adj (relating to a choice)
альтэрнаты́ўны adj (other)
альтэрнаты́ва noun (a situation which allows a choice between two or more possibilities)
альтэрнаты́ва noun (one of several things which can be chosen)

Bulgarian

4 entries

алтернати́вен adj (relating to a choice)
алтернати́вен adj (other)
алтернативен adj (not traditional, outside the mainstream, underground)
друг adj (other)

Catalan

3 entries

alternatiu adj (relating to a choice)
alternatiu adj (other)
alternatiu adj (not traditional, outside the mainstream, underground)

Czech

2 entries

alternativní adj (relating to a choice)
alternativa noun (a situation which allows a choice between two or more possibilities)

Danish

2 entries

alternativ adj (relating to a choice)
alternativ adj (other)

Dutch

1 entries

alternatief adj (relating to a choice)

Esperanto

4 entries

anstataŭa adj (relating to a choice)
anstataŭa adj (other)
alternativo noun (a situation which allows a choice between two or more possibilities)
alternativo noun (one of several things which can be chosen)

Finnish

4 entries

vaihtoehtoinen adj (relating to a choice)
vaihtoehtoinen adj (other)
vaihtoehto noun (a situation which allows a choice between two or more possibilities)
vaihtoehto noun (one of several things which can be chosen)

French

4 entries

alternatif adj (relating to a choice)
autre adj (other)
alternative noun (a situation which allows a choice between two or more possibilities)
alternative noun (one of several things which can be chosen)

Galician

2 entries

alternativo adj (relating to a choice)
alternativo adj (other)

German

4 entries

alternativ adj (relating to a choice)
alternativ adj (other)
Alternative noun (a situation which allows a choice between two or more possibilities)
Alternative noun (one of several things which can be chosen)

Greek

4 entries

εναλλακτικός adj (relating to a choice)
εναλλακτικός adj (other)
προαιρετικός adj (relating to a choice)
διέξοδος noun (a situation which allows a choice between two or more possibilities)

Hebrew

2 entries

אַלְטֶרְנָטִיבָה noun (one of several things which can be chosen)
חֲלוּפָה noun (one of several things which can be chosen)

Hindi

3 entries

वैकल्पिक adj (relating to a choice)
वैकल्पिक adj (other)
विकल्प noun (one of several things which can be chosen)

Hungarian

4 entries

alternatív adj (other)
alternatív adj (not traditional, outside the mainstream, underground)
más adj (other)
másik adj (other)

Irish

2 entries

rogha noun (a situation which allows a choice between two or more possibilities)
rogha noun (one of several things which can be chosen)

Italian

4 entries

alternativo adj (relating to a choice)
alternativo adj (other)
alternativa noun (a situation which allows a choice between two or more possibilities)
alternativa noun (one of several things which can be chosen)

Japanese

3 entries

代替 adj (other)
選択肢 noun (a situation which allows a choice between two or more possibilities)
選択肢 noun (one of several things which can be chosen)

Kazakh

1 entries

балама adj (relating to a choice)

Malay

1 entries

alternatif adj (relating to a choice)

Malayalam

4 entries

പകരം adj (relating to a choice)
പകരം adj (other)
ബദൽ adj (relating to a choice)
പകരം noun (one of several things which can be chosen)

Mirandese

3 entries

alternatibo adj (relating to a choice)
alternatiba noun (a situation which allows a choice between two or more possibilities)
alternatiba noun (one of several things which can be chosen)

Norwegian

4 entries

alternativ adj (relating to a choice)
alternativ adj (other)
alternativ noun (a situation which allows a choice between two or more possibilities)
alternativ noun (a situation which allows a choice between two or more possibilities)

Polish

4 entries

alternatywny adj (relating to a choice)
alternatywny adj (other)
alternatywny adj (not traditional, outside the mainstream, underground)
alternatywa noun (a situation which allows a choice between two or more possibilities)

Portuguese

4 entries

alternativo adj (relating to a choice)
alternativo adj (other)
alternativo adj (not traditional, outside the mainstream, underground)
alternativa noun (a situation which allows a choice between two or more possibilities)

Russian

4 entries

альтернати́вный adj (relating to a choice)
альтернати́вный adj (other)
альтернати́ва noun (a situation which allows a choice between two or more possibilities)
альтернати́ва noun (one of several things which can be chosen)

Serbo-Croatian

4 entries

ȁlternatīvan adj (relating to a choice)
ȁlternatīvan adj (other)
а̏лтернатӣван adj (relating to a choice)
а̏лтернатӣван adj (other)

Slovak

1 entries

alternatívny adj (relating to a choice)

Spanish

4 entries

alternativo adj (relating to a choice)
alternativo adj (not traditional, outside the mainstream, underground)
alternativa noun (a situation which allows a choice between two or more possibilities)
alternativa noun (one of several things which can be chosen)

Swedish

4 entries

alternativ adj (relating to a choice)
alternativ adj (other)
alternativ noun (a situation which allows a choice between two or more possibilities)
alternativ noun (one of several things which can be chosen)

Telugu

2 entries

ప్రత్యామ్నాయం adj (relating to a choice)
ప్రత్యామ్నాయం adj (other)

Turkish

4 entries

başka adj (other)
farklı adj (other)
seçenek noun (a situation which allows a choice between two or more possibilities)
seçenek noun (one of several things which can be chosen)

Ukrainian

4 entries

альтернати́вний adj (relating to a choice)
альтернати́вний adj (other)
альтернати́ва noun (a situation which allows a choice between two or more possibilities)
альтернати́ва noun (one of several things which can be chosen)

Yiddish

1 entries

ברירה noun (one of several things which can be chosen)

Sample sentences

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Is there no alternative to what you propose?

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We are faced with the alternative of resistance or slavery.

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We have the alternative of going or staying.

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We had no alternative but to fight.

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