"Pay me back for it, or I'm leaving with the cash register!"

Translation: Remboursez-le-moi ou je pars avec la caisse !

[Geoffrey878583]

"Remboursez-le-moi, sinon je m'en vais avec la caisse !" Should be accepted.

[N.Hilary]

Je suis d'accord; 'sinon' works here, too. There is only a slight difference in meaning: 'ou' = 'or'; and 'sinon' = 'or else; otherwise', and is more emphatic. LaRousse defines 'or' as, 'ou' AND, 'sinon'.

[Jeff406235]

As an English speaker it would be very easy for me to forget to include the "le" and say "Remboursez-moi.....". .I'd like to know how a native French speaker would treat an error like that; would it be heard as a horrible clunker or would it pass almost undetected? Thanks

[EvaZelen1]

What's wrong with "Rembourse-le-moi ..."?

[GrahamNdP]

It is accepted! :)

[lucy163354]

Can't we use sinon here?

[Rachel659273]

sinon should be accepted

[UlfPersson3]

'remboursez-le-moi, sinon je pars avec la caisse' I think is the right translation, I suspected that Duo might demand the literal translation of 'or' to 'ou' but I think using 'sinon' is more correct, because this is not a case of two equal alternatives but an explicit threat, if you do A I will do B. However if it had been a sentence like 'Pay it back to me on Monday or just wait until Tuesday, the choices are neutral visavi each other and there is no causal connection, let alone a threat involved, they can be interchanged. Then 'ou' would be the appropriate translation, and 'sinon' would clearly be wrong.

[Kevin968039]

Can someone please explain what the phrase means, and how it would be used ?
Thank you.

[tachyonashley123]

It means if you don't refund my money, i'm literally going to steal the till. Straight up.

It's an extremely Karen sentence.