"on the other hand" meaning in English

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Prepositional phrase

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  1. (sequence, idiomatic) From another point of view. Tags: idiomatic, sequence Synonyms: but, however, still, then again, yet, conversely, vice versa, on the flipside, OTOH Coordinate_terms: on the one hand, on the gripping hand (english: fanspeak slang), on the third hand [humorous] Translations (from another point of view): nga ana tjetër (Albanian), من ناحية أخرى (Arabic), من جهة أخرى (Arabic), d'atra man (Aragonese), մյուս կողմից (myus koġmicʻ) (Armenian), от дру́га страна́ (ot drúga straná) (Bulgarian), per altra banda (Catalan), d'altra banda (Catalan), 另一方面 (lìngyī fāngmiàn) (Chinese Mandarin), 反過來 (Chinese Mandarin), 反过来 (fǎnguòlái) (Chinese Mandarin), na druhou stranu (Czech), z druhé strany (Czech), på den anden side (Danish), daarentegen (Dutch), anderzijds (Dutch), гын (gyn) (Eastern Mari), aliflanke (Esperanto), toisaalta (Finnish), d’un autre côté (French), en revanche (French), par contre (French), cela dit (French), por outra banda (Galician), en troques (Galician), მეორე მხრივ (meore mxriv) (Georgian), auf der anderen Seite (German), andererseits (German), hingegen (German), zum anderen (German), από την άλλη (apó tin álli) (Greek), από την άλλη πλευρά (apó tin álli plevrá) (Greek), αφετέρου (afetérou) (Greek), מֵאִידָךְ גִּיסָא (meiydákh gisá) (Hebrew), מִצַּד שֵׁנִי (mitsád shení) (Hebrew), másrészt (Hungarian), másfelől (Hungarian), viszont (Hungarian), hins vegar (Icelandic), os a choinne sin (Irish), ar an lámh eile (Irish), dall'altro (Italian), dall'altro lato (Italian), その反面 (sono hanmen) (alt: そのはんめん) (Japanese), 他方 (tahō) (alt: たほう) (Japanese), 또 한편 (tto hanpyeon) (Korean), 반면에 (banmyeone) (Korean), contra (Latin), autem (Latin), од друга страна (od druga strana) (Macedonian), manohi (Maori), manohi anō (Maori), kāpā (Maori), på den annen side (Norwegian), d'autra banda (Occitan), از طرف دیگر (az taraf-e digar) (Persian), از سویی دیگر (az suyi digar) (Persian), z drugiej strony (Polish), natomiast (Polish), por outro lado (Portuguese), pe de altă parte (Romanian), с друго́й стороны́ (s drugój storoný) (Russian), зато́ (zató) (note: somewhat) (Russian), air an làimh eile (Scottish Gaelic), с друге стране [Cyrillic] (Serbo-Croatian), у другу руку [Cyrillic] (Serbo-Croatian), s druge strane [Roman] (Serbo-Croatian), u drugu ruku [Roman] (Serbo-Croatian), por otro lado (Spanish), por otra parte (Spanish), por contra (Spanish), å andra sidan (Swedish), däremot (Swedish), sa kabilang banda (Tagalog), diğer taraftan (Turkish), ancak (Turkish), diğer yandan (Turkish), ne var ki (Turkish), gel gelelim (Turkish), з і́ншого боку (z ínšoho boku) (Ukrainian), mặt khác (Vietnamese), ar y llaw arall (Welsh)
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          "text": "1950, Bertrand Russell, acceptance speech for Nobel Prize in Literature\nI maintain, however, on the one hand, that there are few occasions upon which large bodies of men, such as politics is concerned with, can rise above selfishness, while, on the other hand, there are a very great many circumstances in which populations will fall below selfishness, if selfishness is interpreted as enlightened self-interest."
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          "word": "but"
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          "lang": "Albanian",
          "sense": "from another point of view",
          "word": "nga ana tjetër"
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          "word": "من ناحية أخرى"
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          "code": "ar",
          "lang": "Arabic",
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          "sense": "from another point of view",
          "word": "d'atra man"
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          "roman": "myus koġmicʻ",
          "sense": "from another point of view",
          "word": "մյուս կողմից"
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          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "ot drúga straná",
          "sense": "from another point of view",
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          "code": "ca",
          "lang": "Catalan",
          "sense": "from another point of view",
          "word": "per altra banda"
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          "code": "ca",
          "lang": "Catalan",
          "sense": "from another point of view",
          "word": "d'altra banda"
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          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "lìngyī fāngmiàn",
          "sense": "from another point of view",
          "word": "另一方面"
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          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "sense": "from another point of view",
          "word": "反過來"
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        {
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "fǎnguòlái",
          "sense": "from another point of view",
          "word": "反过来"
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          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "from another point of view",
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          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "from another point of view",
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          "code": "da",
          "lang": "Danish",
          "sense": "from another point of view",
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          "sense": "from another point of view",
          "word": "daarentegen"
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          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "from another point of view",
          "word": "anderzijds"
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          "sense": "from another point of view",
          "word": "aliflanke"
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          "sense": "from another point of view",
          "word": "toisaalta"
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          "sense": "from another point of view",
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          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "from another point of view",
          "word": "en revanche"
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        {
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "from another point of view",
          "word": "par contre"
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        {
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "from another point of view",
          "word": "cela dit"
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        {
          "code": "gl",
          "lang": "Galician",
          "sense": "from another point of view",
          "word": "por outra banda"
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          "lang": "Galician",
          "sense": "from another point of view",
          "word": "en troques"
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          "sense": "from another point of view",
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          "code": "he",
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          "roman": "meiydákh gisá",
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          "word": "מֵאִידָךְ גִּיסָא"
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          "code": "he",
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          "roman": "mitsád shení",
          "sense": "from another point of view",
          "word": "מִצַּד שֵׁנִי"
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          "code": "hu",
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          "sense": "from another point of view",
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          "sense": "from another point of view",
          "word": "os a choinne sin"
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        {
          "code": "ga",
          "lang": "Irish",
          "sense": "from another point of view",
          "word": "ar an lámh eile"
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          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "from another point of view",
          "word": "dall'altro"
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          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "from another point of view",
          "word": "dall'altro lato"
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        {
          "alt": "そのはんめん",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "sono hanmen",
          "sense": "from another point of view",
          "word": "その反面"
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        {
          "alt": "たほう",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "tahō",
          "sense": "from another point of view",
          "word": "他方"
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          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "tto hanpyeon",
          "sense": "from another point of view",
          "word": "또 한편"
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        {
          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "banmyeone",
          "sense": "from another point of view",
          "word": "반면에"
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        {
          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "from another point of view",
          "word": "contra"
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          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "from another point of view",
          "word": "autem"
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          "code": "mk",
          "lang": "Macedonian",
          "roman": "od druga strana",
          "sense": "from another point of view",
          "word": "од друга страна"
        },
        {
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "from another point of view",
          "word": "manohi"
        },
        {
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "from another point of view",
          "word": "manohi anō"
        },
        {
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "from another point of view",
          "word": "kāpā"
        },
        {
          "code": "mhr",
          "lang": "Eastern Mari",
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          "word": "гын"
        },
        {
          "code": "no",
          "lang": "Norwegian",
          "sense": "from another point of view",
          "word": "på den annen side"
        },
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          "code": "oc",
          "lang": "Occitan",
          "sense": "from another point of view",
          "word": "d'autra banda"
        },
        {
          "code": "fa",
          "lang": "Persian",
          "roman": "az taraf-e digar",
          "sense": "from another point of view",
          "word": "از طرف دیگر"
        },
        {
          "code": "fa",
          "lang": "Persian",
          "roman": "az suyi digar",
          "sense": "from another point of view",
          "word": "از سویی دیگر"
        },
        {
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "from another point of view",
          "word": "z drugiej strony"
        },
        {
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "from another point of view",
          "word": "natomiast"
        },
        {
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "from another point of view",
          "word": "por outro lado"
        },
        {
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "from another point of view",
          "word": "pe de altă parte"
        },
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          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
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          "sense": "from another point of view",
          "word": "с друго́й стороны́"
        },
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          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
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          "roman": "zató",
          "sense": "from another point of view",
          "word": "зато́"
        },
        {
          "code": "gd",
          "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
          "sense": "from another point of view",
          "word": "air an làimh eile"
        },
        {
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "from another point of view",
          "tags": [
            "Cyrillic"
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          "word": "с друге стране"
        },
        {
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "from another point of view",
          "tags": [
            "Cyrillic"
          ],
          "word": "у другу руку"
        },
        {
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "from another point of view",
          "tags": [
            "Roman"
          ],
          "word": "s druge strane"
        },
        {
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "from another point of view",
          "tags": [
            "Roman"
          ],
          "word": "u drugu ruku"
        },
        {
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "from another point of view",
          "word": "por otro lado"
        },
        {
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "from another point of view",
          "word": "por otra parte"
        },
        {
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "from another point of view",
          "word": "por contra"
        },
        {
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "from another point of view",
          "word": "å andra sidan"
        },
        {
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "from another point of view",
          "word": "däremot"
        },
        {
          "code": "tl",
          "lang": "Tagalog",
          "sense": "from another point of view",
          "word": "sa kabilang banda"
        },
        {
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "from another point of view",
          "word": "diğer taraftan"
        },
        {
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "from another point of view",
          "word": "ancak"
        },
        {
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "from another point of view",
          "word": "diğer yandan"
        },
        {
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "from another point of view",
          "word": "ne var ki"
        },
        {
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "from another point of view",
          "word": "gel gelelim"
        },
        {
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "z ínšoho boku",
          "sense": "from another point of view",
          "word": "з і́ншого боку"
        },
        {
          "code": "vi",
          "lang": "Vietnamese",
          "sense": "from another point of view",
          "word": "mặt khác"
        },
        {
          "code": "cy",
          "lang": "Welsh",
          "sense": "from another point of view",
          "word": "ar y llaw arall"
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        "Terms with Catalan translations",
        "Terms with Czech translations",
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        "Terms with Dutch translations",
        "Terms with Eastern Mari translations",
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        "Terms with Finnish translations",
        "Terms with French translations",
        "Terms with Galician translations",
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        "Terms with Greek translations",
        "Terms with Hebrew translations",
        "Terms with Hungarian translations",
        "Terms with Icelandic translations",
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        "Terms with Japanese translations",
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        "Terms with Mandarin translations",
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        "Terms with Persian translations",
        "Terms with Polish translations",
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        "Terms with Romanian translations",
        "Terms with Russian translations",
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        "Terms with Spanish translations",
        "Terms with Swedish translations",
        "Terms with Tagalog translations",
        "Terms with Turkish translations",
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        "Terms with Vietnamese translations",
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          "text": "1950, Bertrand Russell, acceptance speech for Nobel Prize in Literature\nI maintain, however, on the one hand, that there are few occasions upon which large bodies of men, such as politics is concerned with, can rise above selfishness, while, on the other hand, there are a very great many circumstances in which populations will fall below selfishness, if selfishness is interpreted as enlightened self-interest."
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          "ref": "1961 January, “The North-East London electrification of the Great Eastern Line”, in Trains Illustrated, page 19:",
          "text": "The host of business travellers between Bishops Stortford and London would scarcely take kindly to devious routing via the Southbury line; on the other hand, it is not desirable that they should overcrowd the business trains to and from Cambridge.",
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    {
      "word": "but"
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    {
      "word": "however"
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    {
      "word": "still"
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    {
      "word": "then again"
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    {
      "word": "yet"
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    {
      "word": "conversely"
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    {
      "word": "vice versa"
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    {
      "word": "on the flipside"
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      "word": "OTOH"
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    {
      "code": "sq",
      "lang": "Albanian",
      "sense": "from another point of view",
      "word": "nga ana tjetër"
    },
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "sense": "from another point of view",
      "word": "من ناحية أخرى"
    },
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "sense": "from another point of view",
      "word": "من جهة أخرى"
    },
    {
      "code": "an",
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      "sense": "from another point of view",
      "word": "d'atra man"
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    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "myus koġmicʻ",
      "sense": "from another point of view",
      "word": "մյուս կողմից"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "ot drúga straná",
      "sense": "from another point of view",
      "word": "от дру́га страна́"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "from another point of view",
      "word": "per altra banda"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "from another point of view",
      "word": "d'altra banda"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "lìngyī fāngmiàn",
      "sense": "from another point of view",
      "word": "另一方面"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "from another point of view",
      "word": "反過來"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "fǎnguòlái",
      "sense": "from another point of view",
      "word": "反过来"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "from another point of view",
      "word": "na druhou stranu"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "from another point of view",
      "word": "na druhou stranu"
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    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "from another point of view",
      "word": "z druhé strany"
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    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "from another point of view",
      "word": "på den anden side"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "from another point of view",
      "word": "daarentegen"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "from another point of view",
      "word": "anderzijds"
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      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "from another point of view",
      "word": "aliflanke"
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      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "from another point of view",
      "word": "toisaalta"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "from another point of view",
      "word": "d’un autre côté"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "from another point of view",
      "word": "en revanche"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "from another point of view",
      "word": "par contre"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "from another point of view",
      "word": "cela dit"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "from another point of view",
      "word": "por outra banda"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "from another point of view",
      "word": "en troques"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "meore mxriv",
      "sense": "from another point of view",
      "word": "მეორე მხრივ"
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    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "from another point of view",
      "word": "auf der anderen Seite"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "from another point of view",
      "word": "andererseits"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "from another point of view",
      "word": "hingegen"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "from another point of view",
      "word": "zum anderen"
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    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "apó tin álli",
      "sense": "from another point of view",
      "word": "από την άλλη"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "apó tin álli plevrá",
      "sense": "from another point of view",
      "word": "από την άλλη πλευρά"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "afetérou",
      "sense": "from another point of view",
      "word": "αφετέρου"
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    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "meiydákh gisá",
      "sense": "from another point of view",
      "word": "מֵאִידָךְ גִּיסָא"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "mitsád shení",
      "sense": "from another point of view",
      "word": "מִצַּד שֵׁנִי"
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    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "from another point of view",
      "word": "másrészt"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "from another point of view",
      "word": "másfelől"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "from another point of view",
      "word": "viszont"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "from another point of view",
      "word": "hins vegar"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "from another point of view",
      "word": "os a choinne sin"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "from another point of view",
      "word": "ar an lámh eile"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "from another point of view",
      "word": "dall'altro"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "from another point of view",
      "word": "dall'altro lato"
    },
    {
      "alt": "そのはんめん",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "sono hanmen",
      "sense": "from another point of view",
      "word": "その反面"
    },
    {
      "alt": "たほう",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "tahō",
      "sense": "from another point of view",
      "word": "他方"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "tto hanpyeon",
      "sense": "from another point of view",
      "word": "또 한편"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "banmyeone",
      "sense": "from another point of view",
      "word": "반면에"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "from another point of view",
      "word": "contra"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "from another point of view",
      "word": "autem"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "od druga strana",
      "sense": "from another point of view",
      "word": "од друга страна"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "from another point of view",
      "word": "manohi"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "from another point of view",
      "word": "manohi anō"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "from another point of view",
      "word": "kāpā"
    },
    {
      "code": "mhr",
      "lang": "Eastern Mari",
      "roman": "gyn",
      "sense": "from another point of view",
      "word": "гын"
    },
    {
      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "sense": "from another point of view",
      "word": "på den annen side"
    },
    {
      "code": "oc",
      "lang": "Occitan",
      "sense": "from another point of view",
      "word": "d'autra banda"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "az taraf-e digar",
      "sense": "from another point of view",
      "word": "از طرف دیگر"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "az suyi digar",
      "sense": "from another point of view",
      "word": "از سویی دیگر"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "from another point of view",
      "word": "z drugiej strony"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "from another point of view",
      "word": "natomiast"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "from another point of view",
      "word": "por outro lado"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "from another point of view",
      "word": "pe de altă parte"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "s drugój storoný",
      "sense": "from another point of view",
      "word": "с друго́й стороны́"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "note": "somewhat",
      "roman": "zató",
      "sense": "from another point of view",
      "word": "зато́"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "from another point of view",
      "word": "air an làimh eile"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "from another point of view",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic"
      ],
      "word": "с друге стране"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "from another point of view",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic"
      ],
      "word": "у другу руку"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "from another point of view",
      "tags": [
        "Roman"
      ],
      "word": "s druge strane"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "from another point of view",
      "tags": [
        "Roman"
      ],
      "word": "u drugu ruku"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "from another point of view",
      "word": "por otro lado"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "from another point of view",
      "word": "por otra parte"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "from another point of view",
      "word": "por contra"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "from another point of view",
      "word": "å andra sidan"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "from another point of view",
      "word": "däremot"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "from another point of view",
      "word": "sa kabilang banda"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "from another point of view",
      "word": "diğer taraftan"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "from another point of view",
      "word": "ancak"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "from another point of view",
      "word": "diğer yandan"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "from another point of view",
      "word": "ne var ki"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "from another point of view",
      "word": "gel gelelim"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "z ínšoho boku",
      "sense": "from another point of view",
      "word": "з і́ншого боку"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "from another point of view",
      "word": "mặt khác"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "from another point of view",
      "word": "ar y llaw arall"
    }
  ],
  "word": "on the other hand"
}

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