on the other hand

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on the other hand

phrase OTOH

  1. idiomatic, sequence From another point of view. Well yes, it was quite a good bargain; on the other hand, do we really need one?

    Similar: but, however, still, then again, yet, conversely, vice versa, on the flipside

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prep_phrase from another point of view

Españolpor otro lado, por otra parte, por contra
한국어또 한편 tto hanpyeon, 반면에 banmyeone
日本語その反面 sono hanmen, 他方 tahō
中文另一方面 lìngyī fāngmiàn, 反過來 /反过来 fǎnguòlái
हिन्दीदूसरी ओर dūsrī or
Portuguêspor outro lado
Françaisd'un autre côté, en revanche, par contre, cela dit
Deutschauf der anderen Seite, andererseits, hingegen, zum anderen
Italianodall'altro, dall'altro lato
Ελληνικάαπό την άλλη apó tin álli, από την άλλη πλευρά apó tin álli plevrá, αφετέρου afetérou
Românăpe de altă parte
Русскийс друго́й стороны́ s drugój storoný, зато́ zató
Tiếng Việtmặt khác
العربيةمن ناحية أخرى, من جهة أخرى
עבריתמֵאִידָךְ גִּיסָא meiydákh gisá, מִצַּד שֵׁנִי mitsád shení

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@misc{on_the_other_hand_2026,
  title = {on the other hand},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/on%20the%20other%20hand},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}