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EngelsNederlands
else adj (thing other than)anders bn
 I can't wear that pink dress! Have you got anything else?
else adj (in addition to)nog meer bw
  verder bw
 I'll take the apples, but what else do you have?
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Aanvullende vertalingen
EngelsNederlands
else adv (if not)anders bw
  (literair)zoniet bw
 Will red suit you? Else I can only offer blue.
else adv (otherwise)of, anders bw
 Say something useful or else stay quiet.
else adv (at another time)dan bw
  dan wel bw
 If not now, when else?
else adv (threat)anders bw
 Write good sentences, or else!
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anders bw (op een andere manier)in another way expr
  otherwise adv
  else adv
  alternatively adv
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Samengestelde woorden:
NederlandsEngels
als niets anders bw (uniek)like nothing else adv
ergens anders bw (elders)somewhere else, elsewhere adv
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WordReference English-Dutch Dictionary © 2026:

Samengestelde woorden:
EngelsNederlands
anything else n (any other thing)nog iets anders, nog iets woordgr.
 Do you want me to get anything else from the shops?
 Wil je dat ik nog iets anders meeneem uit de winkel?
anywhere else adv (in, at, to any other place)overal behalve hier uitdr.
  overal elders uitdr.
 I'd rather be anywhere else right now.
like nothing else adv (in a unique way)als niets anders bw
  buitengewoon bw
 The sound of babies crying irritates me like nothing else.
like nothing else adj (unique)ongeëvenaard, uniek bn
 The train ride through the Swiss Alps was like nothing else.
mistake,
mistake [sb] for [sb] else vtr		 (identify wrongly)iemand verkeerd aanzien voor
  verwarren met ww+vz
 I didn't recognize her voice and mistook her for Jenny.
mistake,
mistake [sth] for [sth] else vtr		 (choose wrongly)iets verkeerd aanzien voor
 I mistook the car for a newer model and paid too much for it.
or else adv (otherwise, if not)of anders, anders bw
 Choose ham and eggs, or else ham and cheese.
or else interj informal (expressing a threat) (informeel)Of anders! En anders! tw
 You will do as I say, or else!
so what else is new interj informal (not surprised)niets nieuws onder de zon tw
  (informeel)vertel eens wat nieuws! tw
 Yes, you're late again—so what else is new?
something else n literal ([sth] different)iets anders vnw + bn
 Sam wanted shrimp for dinner but had to settle for something else.
something else n literal ([sth] additional)nog iets bw + vnw
 Would you like something else to drink?
something else n figurative, slang ([sth] very impressive) (informeel, fig.)andere koek bn + nw
 His new car's something else! - it´s amazing! Wow! - now that painting is really something else!
somewhere else adv (in, at, to another location)elders bw
  ergens anders woordgr.
 When they saw the menu they decided to go somewhere else for lunch.
 My keys must be someplace else, as they are not where I normally leave them.
switch,
switch [sth],
switch [sth] for [sth] else vtr		 (exchange)ruilen, omruilen overg.ww
 I switched the small shirt for a larger one at the store.
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Collocatie: do you [need, want] anything else?, can I help you with anything else?, what else [can, could] we do?, meer...

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