if not
Indicates that a statement is true in the event that a condition is not satisfiedIndicates that a statement is true in the event that a condition is not satisfied.
» Most, if not all, people enjoy eating.
Большинство людей, если не все, любят поесть.
Більшість людей, якщо не всі, полюбляють попоїсти.
Значення
значень: 3Indicates that a statement is true in the event that a condition is not satisfied.
The plant will die if not watered.
Indicates that one statement at least is true, and possibly a second, stronger statement is true; perhaps even.
He did as well as expected, if not better.
Indicates that one statement is true, but a second is not; but not.
I saw that he had improved his manners if not his scruffy appearance.
е́сли неjésli ne
Приклади
речень: 850Most, if not all, people enjoy eating.
Більшість людей, якщо не всі, полюбляють попоїсти. — deniko
ruБольшинство людей, если не все, любят поесть. — marafon
If it's not one thing, it's another.
Як не срачка, то пердячка. — deniko
ruНе одно, так другое. — marafon
You're going to break it if you're not careful.
Ти зламаєш це, якщо не будеш обережною. — oromashka
ruВы его сломаете, если не будете осторожны. — marafon
I'd like to invite you to lunch, if you're not busy.
Я хотів би запросити вас на обід, якщо ви не зайняті. — deniko
If it were not for water, no one could live on earth.
Якби не було води, ніхто не жив би на Землі. — deniko
deOhne Wasser könnte niemand auf der Erde leben. — MUIRIEL