or

Signification

Conj

1. Connects at least two alternative words, phrases, clauses, sentences, etc., each of which could make a passage true.
2. An operator denoting the disjunction of two propositions or truth values. There are two forms, the inclusive or and the exclusive or.
3. Counts the elements before and after as two possibilities.
4. Otherwise (a consequence of the condition that the previous is false).
5. Connects two equivalent names.

Noun

Alternative form of OR

Noun

The gold or yellow tincture on a coat of arms.

Adj

Of gold or yellow tincture on a coat of arms.

Adv

1. (obsolete) Early (on).
2. (obsolete) Earlier, previously.

Prep

Before; ere. Followed by "ever" or "ere".

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ɔː(ɹ)/

Étymologie

From Middle English or; partially contracted from other, auther, from Old English āþor, āwþer, āhwæþer ("some, any, either"; > either); and partially from Middle English oththe, from Old English oþþe, from Proto-Germanic *efþau (“or”).

Phrases

The Flying Corps owed to this man much more than they know or think .

Le Flying Corps devait à cet homme beaucoup plus qu'ils ne le savent ou ne le pensent.

It could have been steel , silver or platinum .

Il aurait pu être en acier, en argent ou en platine.

There seems to be a sentence or paragraph missing on page three .

Il semble y avoir une phrase ou un paragraphe manquant à la page trois.

The plan may be to die together , or separately and closely timed .

Le plan peut être de mourir ensemble, ou séparément et étroitement chronométré.

It was no more exciting than an overturned carriage or a tree blown across the road .

Ce n'était pas plus excitant qu'une voiture renversée ou un arbre soufflé sur la route.

Some or all of this ballast would then be discarded when cargo was loaded .

Une partie ou la totalité de ce ballast serait ensuite rejetée lorsque la cargaison était chargée.

There is no heir to the barony or baronetcy .

Il n'y a aucun héritier à la baronnie ou à la baronnety.

This creates an aerofoil enabling them to glide or more .

Cela crée un aérofilage leur permettant de glisser ou plus.