No. 27 in Slovenian
sicer
"Otherwise" or "although."
In a sentence
Rad gledam filme, sicer pa imam raje knjige.
I like watching movies, otherwise I prefer books.
Here, "sicer" is used to contrast two preferences.
Čeprav je danes oblačno, je sicer toplo.
Although it is cloudy today, otherwise it is warm.
Here, "sicer" is used to indicate a general condition despite a specific exception.
Pohitite, sicer bomo zamudili vlak.
Hurry up, otherwise we will miss the train.
Here, "sicer" introduces a consequence of not performing the previous action.
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