"Otherwise"

Question

How might one say "otherwise" in Spanish?

For example, how might the following sentence be translated into Spanish from English?:

• The rapid advancement of my linguistic skills has given me many unique opportunities that I otherwise would have never been able to obtain.

My guess:

• El progreso rápido de mis habilidades lingüísticas me ha dado muchas oportunidades únicas que de lo contrario nunca habría obtenido.

Corrections, anyone?

Answer 1

•El progreso rápido de mis habilidades lingüísticas me ha dado muchas oportunidades únicas que nunca habría obtenido de lo contrario.

I´d move it to the end of the sentence, because it doesn´t sound right when it´s directly placed after "que."

I think you did an excellent job translating it, though! And I really appreciate the full attempt at trying to translate it before asking for help! Way to go!

Answer 2

El progreso rápido de mis habilidades lingüísticas me ha dado muchas oportunidades únicas, que de lo contrario nunca habría obtenido.

I think your sentence Is totally correct. I wouldn't make any change other than adding a comma after "únicas"..