alternative

/al.tɛʁ.na.tiv/

nounfeminineSing

choice, option (another possibility)

On n'a pas d'autre alternative : il faut qu'on parte tout de suite.

We don't have another option: we have to leave right away.

adjective

non-mainstream, independent (esp. used for music/culture)

alternative (forming another possibility, e.g. 'solution alternative')

Elle écoute beaucoup de musique alternative.

She listens to a lot of alternative/indie music.

Synonyms:indé, non conventionnel, alternatif