other

• Utilisé pour désigner une personne ou une chose qui diffère de celle déjà mentionnée ou connue.

Used to refer to a person or thing that is different or distinct from the one already mentioned or known.

1. Different or distinctA1formal

   Not the same as the one or ones already mentioned or implied.

   autre (différent, distinct)

   • I don't like this color; show me the other one.
   • She has other plans for the weekend.
   • We need to consider other options.

   Synonymesalternativeanotherdifferentdissimilardistinctdivergentseparateunlike

   Antonymesidenticalsame

2. Recently pastB1formal

   Referring to a time not long ago.

   autre, dernier (récent)

   • I saw him the other day at the market.
   • She visited us the other week.
   • The other night, we had a wonderful dinner.

   Synonymespastrecent

3. Belonging to the distant pastB2formal

   Referring to a time long ago.

   D'un autre temps

   • In other times, people traveled by horse.
   • The customs of other ages seem strange to us now.
   • He spoke of other eras with great nostalgia.

   Synonymesancientbygoneerstwhileformeroldpastquondamsometime

4. Very unusual or differentB2formal

   Having a character or quality that is very different from the normal or expected.

   autre, étrange, hors du commun

   • Her art is truly other, unlike anything I've seen.
   • The landscape had an otherworldly, other quality.
   • He possessed an other kind of intelligence, rare and profound.

   Synonymesalienbizarrecuriousdifferentexoticextraordinaryoddoutlandishpeculiarsingularstrangeuncannyuncommonunfamiliarunusual

   Antonymescommonconventionalnormalordinarystandardtypicalusual

• Pronom ou adjectif indéfini désignant une personne ou une chose supplémentaire ou différente de celles déjà mentionnées ; se rencontre comme 'the other' (singulier, précis), 'others' (pluriel, général) ou 'other' (avec un nom sous-entendu).

An indefinite pronoun used to refer to an additional or different person or thing from those already mentioned; appears as 'the other' (singular, specific), 'others' (plural, general), or 'other' (with implied noun).

1. Singular pronoun 'the other' referring to the second of twoA2formal

   Used to refer to the second of two people or things when one has already been mentioned; implies a specific, known alternative within a pair.

   l'autre (deuxième d'un ensemble de deux)

   • I have two keys; one is for the house, the other is for the office.
   • She held a book in each hand; one was red, the other was blue.
   • One twin is shy, but the other is very outgoing.
   • He offered me two options: I chose one and rejected the other.
   • One hand washes the other.

2. Plural pronoun 'others' referring to additional people or thingsA2formal

   Used to refer to additional or different people or things beyond those already mentioned; often contrasts a specific group with a more general remainder.

   autres (pronom pluriel)

   • Some people prefer tea; others prefer coffee.
   • Be kind to others, and they will be kind to you.
   • A few students passed the test; the others will retake it.
   • She always thinks of others before herself.
   • These apples are fresh; the others in the basket are rotten.

3. Indefinite 'other' meaning 'different' or 'additional' (with implied noun)B1informal

   Used without a following noun to refer to an unspecified different or additional person/thing, often after 'any', 'some', 'no', or 'every'.

   autre (pronom indéfini)

   • I don't like this shirt; do you have any other?
   • Some guests arrived early; other came later.
   • No other could have solved the problem so quickly.
   • Every other day, she goes for a run.
   • He's like no other I've ever met.