o lo

or else

→ o

phrase Common #7,636

or else Often introduces an alternative or consequence, especially in the pattern “o lo tomas o lo dejas” (“take it or leave it”). Depending on context, it can also literally mean “or it.”

SP: Date prisa, o lo perderás.

EN: Hurry up, or else you'll miss it.

No vuelvas, o lo pasarás mal.

Don't come back, or you'll have a bad time.

— Fearless - Sin miedo (2006)

Esto o lo otro.

This or that.

Ella está viva, o lo estaba hace una hora.

She is alive, or she was an hour ago.

— La princesa prometida (1987)

Lo toman o lo dejan.

Take it or leave it.

— Zeta (2026)

Harvey tiene la tendencia de ver lo negativo o lo ácido.

Harvey has a tendency to see the negative or the acerbic side of things.

— American Splendor (2003)

O lo tomas o lo dejas.

Take it or leave it.

Pero no le mires las piernas o lo pondrá en tu expediente.

But don't look at his legs or he'll put it on your record.

— Los cuatrocientos golpes (1959)

Así que, o lo sacas o buscas un nuevo fotógrafo.

So, either you take it out or you find a new photographer.

— Ahora me ves 3 (2025)

Vende ahora o lo perderás todo.

Sell now or you'll lose everything.

— Campo de sueños (1989)

Espero que no, o lo vamos a ver morir en televisión.

I hope not, or we're going to see him die on television.

— GOAT: Como cabras (2026)

Lo tomas o lo dejas.

Take it or leave it.

— Marty Supreme (2025)

O la chica era muy amigable o lo conocía.

Either the girl was very friendly or she knew him.

O lo era.

Or it was.

O lo pagaremos en cuotas.

Or we'll pay for it in installments.

— Broker (2022)

O lo toma o lo deja.

Take it or leave it.

Mejor te lo doy ahora, o lo olvidaré.

I'd better give it to you now, or I'll forget it.

— Una segunda madre (2015)

No se mueva, o lo arrestaré.

Don't move, or I'll arrest you.

— Mi amigo Ivan Lapshin (1985)

O lo cogieron.

Or they caught him.

— Sin amor (2017)

O lo devuelve o habrá un preso muerto cada día.

Either he returns it or there will be a prisoner dead every day.

— Carandiru (2003)

O lo matas o yo te mato a ti.

Either you kill him or I'll kill you.

— Ciudad de Dios (2002)