Alternative
Concise Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary © 2009 Oxford University Press:
alternative /ɔːlˈtɜːnətɪv/
- noun
- (specified option) (from two) alternative f, autre possibilité f;
(from several) possibilité f;
one ~ is‥ une des possibilités serait‥;
the ~ is to do l'autre possibilité serait de faire;
- (possible option) choix m;
to have no ~ ne pas avoir le choix;
I chose the expensive ~ j'ai choisi la solution chère;
as an ~ to radiotherapy, you can choose‥ outre la radiothérapie, vous pouvez choisir‥
- (specified option) (from two) alternative f, autre possibilité f;
- adjective
- (other) (activity, career, date, flight, method, plan) autre;
(accommodation, product) de remplacement;
(solution) de rechange;
- (unconventional) (comedian, bookshop) also Ecol alternatif/-ive.
- (other) (activity, career, date, flight, method, plan) autre;
alternative : alternative medicine ~ medicine noun (noncountable)médecines fpl parallèles or douces;
alternative technology ~ technology, AT noun technologie f alternative.
alternative technology ~ technology, AT noun technologie f alternative.
'Alternative' found in these Oxford entries:
English:
French:
alternatif
- alternative
- autrement
- Bison Futé
- de
- itinéraire
- là
- manière
- médecine
- non
- off
- parallèle
- passer
- rechange
- soit

