What does autrement in French mean?
What is the meaning of the word autrement in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use autrement in French.
The word autrement in French means differently, otherwise, much more, in other words, put another way, be quite the opposite, be a different story altogether, do differently, the same is not true, it is different, the same is not true of, the same cannot be said of, the situation differs with respect to, the same cannot be said with respect to. To learn more, please see the details below.
Meaning of the word autrement
differentlyadverbe (d'une autre manière) (adverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down.") On n'y arrivera pas comme ça, il faut s'y prendre autrement. We won't get anywhere like this; we need to go about it differently. |
otherwiseadverbe (familier (sinon) (adverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down.") Ils ont dû bien arriver, autrement ils nous auraient appelées. They must have arrived, otherwise they would have called us. |
much moreadverbe (bien plus) (adverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down.") Ta blessure est autrement plus grave que la mienne. Your injury is more serious by far than mine. |
in other words, put another waylocution adverbiale (dit d'une autre façon) (expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.") Ce travail est incomplet, mal fait et irrattrapable, autrement dit nul. This work is unfinished, poorly done, and impossible to put right; in other words it is rubbish. |
be quite the opposite, be a different story altogetherlocution verbale (différer) |
do differentlylocution verbale (faire différemment) |
the same is not true, it is different(c'est différent pour) |
the same is not true of, the same cannot be said of(Ce n'est pas la même chose pour) (expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.") |
the situation differs with respect to, the same cannot be said with respect to(Ce n'est pas la même chose pour) |
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