alternative Signification, définition

Signification de alternative en français

• 0 one of several possibilities -- alternative [ feminine ]

  • the alternative to using this method l’alternative à l’utilisation de cette méthode

  • I had to leave. I had no alternative. Je devais partir. Je n’avais pas le choix.

• 1 not using traditional methods -- alternatif/-ive

  • alternative medicine/music médecine douce / musique alternative

• 2 used instead of sth -- de rechange

  • an alternative plan/route un plan/itinéraire de rechange

• 3 offering a choice of a second possibility -- autre, alternatif

  • An alternative arrangement can be made if my plans don’t suit you.

• 4 a choice between two (or sometimes more) things or possibilities -- alternative

  • You leave me no alternative but to dismiss you

  • I don’t like fish. Is there an alternative on the menu?