one way or another

English

Adverb

one way or another (not comparable)

1. (informal) Somehow, but certainly.

   Synonyms: one way or other, one way or the other, by hook or by crook, somehow or other

   • 1978, Debbie Harry, Nigel Harrison (lyrics and music), “One Way or Another”, in Parallel Lines, performed by Blondie:

     One way or another, I'm going to find ya / I'm gonna get ya, get ya, get ya, get ya

Translations

somehow, but certainly

• Catalan: sigui com vulgui, de tronc o de bronc
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: please add this translation if you can

• Finnish: tavalla tai toisella
• French: d’une manière ou d’une autre (fr)
• German: auf die eine oder andere Art, so oder so
• Greek: ούτως ή άλλως (el) (oútos í állos), έτσι κι αλλιώς (el) (étsi ki alliós)
• Italian: in un modo o nell'altro
• Japanese: please add this translation if you can
• Polish: tak czy inaczej
• Romanian: într-un fel sau altul
• Russian: так и́ли ина́че (ru) (tak íli ináče)
• Scottish Gaelic: mar siud no mar seo, a dh'olc no a dh'èiginn
• Spanish: de un modo u otro, por h o por b
• Swedish: på ett sätt eller ett annat, på ett eller annat sätt, på ett eller ett annat sätt
• Turkish: öyle ya da böyle
• Ukrainian: так чи іна́кше (tak čy inákše)