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woanders

somewhere else, elsewhere

adverb vo-AN-ders Rare
Grammar & Structure Adverbs

Usage Note

Woanders is the everyday spoken-language word for 'elsewhere'. More formal equivalents include anderswo or andernorts. It is common in conversational German: Das machen wir woanders. Can also follow a preposition: von woanders.

Examples

"Wenn es hier zu laut ist, können wir uns woanders treffen."

Natural Translation

If it's too noisy here, we can meet somewhere else.

Literal Translation

If it here too loud is, can we us elsewhere meet.

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