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Both sinon and ou alors suit your needs, but it has to be at the end of the sentence, and you must somehow pronounce(!) the ellipsis-exclamation mark (you can use either a long-lasting sound or a very sharp stress on the very last sylable):
File-moi le chat, sinon… !
Envoie ce chat par ici, ou alors… !
The threat can as well be specified. Chiefly ...
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I believe that you are looking for 'sinon'.
Example:
Do your work, or else!
Fais ton travail, sinon!
EDIT: Since the 'or else' specifically refers to a threat, the below doesn't apply.
Or:
You should do it that way, or else, it won't work.
Tu dois le faire comme ça, sinon, cela ne marchera pas.
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In this case, I think it would be better described as actionné à distance.
In standard technical jargon, the power source is however specified as follows:
à commande hydraulique (pneumatique, électrique, etc.).
Linguee sometimes reports such occurrences, e.g here and here.
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J'ajoute aux autres propositions, celles-ci, dans un registre un peu plus familier : huiles et grosses légumes.
Je sers les huiles de Stack Exchange en tant que membre de l'équipe CHAOS
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Je sers les grosses légumes de Stack Exchange en tant que membre de l'équipe CHAOS
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