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fallback choice
[/ˈfɔːlbæk tʃɔɪs/]
noun
pl: fallback choices
opção de reserva
1.
An alternative option or plan that is used when the first or preferred choice is not available or fails
If the restaurant is fully booked, we have a fallback choice of ordering takeout instead.
Se o restaurante estiver lotado, temos uma opção de reserva de pedir comida para viagem.
2.
A backup plan or secondary preference kept ready in case the primary option does not work out
The team's fallback choice for the venue was the community center.
A opção de reserva do time para o local do evento era o centro comunitário.
NYC Slang
Plan B
Synonyms
backup choice
alternative option
secondary choice
Plan B
backup plan
Antonyms
primary choice
first choice
preferred option
main option
Regional Variations
General Brazilian
opção de reserva
Most common and widely understood term
General Brazilian
plano B
Informal, commonly used in casual contexts
Portugal
opção alternativa
Preferred in formal contexts
Portugal
escolha de recurso
Less common but more literal translation
Related Idioms & Phrases
Plan B
backup plan
second string
have something up your sleeve
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