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ина́че

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  • 1.

    otherwise, or else

    Поторопи́сь, ина́че мы опозда́ем.

    Hurry up, otherwise we'll be late.

    Introduces the unwanted result of not doing something; often after an imperative.

  • 2.

    in a different way, differently

    Он ду́мает совсе́м ина́че.

    He thinks quite differently.

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  • Rephrasing (in other words)

    • ина́че говоря́

      in other words

  • Otherwise / or else

    • ..., ина́че ...

      otherwise

    • а ина́че ...

      or else

  • Except / only way

    • ина́че как ..., не ...

      no other way than; except by

    • ни́как ина́че (не ...)

      in no other way

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