When visiting a French library, you are expected to follow strict rules. To express "otherwise" or "if not," use the connector sinon. It links a required action—like a rule or obligation—to the negative consequence of not following it.
| Put away your mobile phone, otherwise you disturb everyone. | Range ton portable, sinon tu déranges tout le monde. |
| We must whisper, otherwise we are expelled by the librarian. | Il faut chuchoter, sinon on est exclu par le bibliothécaire. |
You will often see sinon used after an imperative (a command) to issue a strict warning.
| Read silently without speaking, otherwise you receive a warning. | Lisez silencieusement sans parler, sinon vous recevez un avertissement. |
| Listen to the warning, otherwise you leave the reading room. | Écoutez l'avertissement, sinon vous quittez la salle de lecture. |
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