no queda otra

there's no other choice

Expressing Obligation / Necessity

Notes & Usage:

Fixed expressions related to obligation/necessity.

No queda otra, tendremos que cancelar el viaje.

There is no other choice, we will have to cancel the trip.

—¿Podemos esperar más? —No, no queda otra que decidir ya.

—Can we wait longer? —No, there is no other choice but to decide now.

Si no llega el material, no queda otra que posponer la obra.

If the material does not arrive, there is no other choice but to postpone the project.

No queda otra, tendremos que cancelar el viaje.

There is no other choice, we will have to cancel the trip.

—¿Podemos esperar más? —No, no queda otra que decidir ya.

—Can we wait longer? —No, there is no other choice but to decide now.

Si no llega el material, no queda otra que posponer la obra.

If the material does not arrive, there is no other choice but to postpone the project.

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