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alternativa

/alteɾnaˈtiba/, [al̪.t̪eɾ.naˈt̪i.β̞a]

alternative

Adjective alternativa

  1. feminine singular of alternativo

Noun alternativa f (plural alternativas)

  1. alternative, option
  2. alternation
  3. (bullfighting) ceremony in which a novillero becomes a matador for the first time, when the padrino allows him to make his first kill

Source: Wiktionary available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License

Examples

  • No quiero hacer esto, pero no me dejas más alternativa.

    I don't want to do this, but you leave me no choice.

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  • Tom no tuvo más alternativa que ayudar a Mary a limpiar el establo.

    Tom had no other choice than to help Mary clean out the stable.

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  • Ya que es la boda de mi hermano menor, no tengo más alternativa que asistir.

    As it is the wedding of my younger brother I have no other choice but to attend it.

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  • Tom no tiene alternativa.

    Tom has no alternative.

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  • Estaba indispuesto a aceptar la propuesta, pero parecía que no tenía alternativa.

    I was unwilling to agree to the proposal, but it seemed that I had no choice.

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  • Tom no tuvo más alternativa que ayudar a Mary a limpiar la cochera.

    Tom had no other choice but to help Mary clean out the garage.

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  • Ellos vieron que no tenían alternativa.

    They saw they had no choice.

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  • Los libros son mi realidad alternativa.

    Books are my alternate reality.

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  • Escuchen y elijan la mejor alternativa.

    Listen and choose the best answer.

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  • No tenían fuentes de energía alternativa.

    They had no alternative energy sources.

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