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altrove

elsewhere

adverb ahl-TROH-veh Less Common
Grammar & Structure Adverbs

Also means

somewhere else

Usage Note

Altrove is a simple place adverb meaning 'in/to another place'. It is invariable and does not change form. It pairs naturally with cercare (cercare altrove — to look elsewhere) and andare (andare altrove — to go somewhere else). The related adverbs form a set: qui/qua (here), lì/là (there), altrove (elsewhere).

Examples

"Se non trovi qui, cerca altrove."

Natural Translation

If you don't find it here, look elsewhere.

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