he's the number one there

number [ˈnʌmbə^r]

1. noun

   a. nombre m ; (when written) chiffre m

   b. ( = quantity, amount) nombre m

• a number of people un certain nombre de personnes

• large numbers of people un grand nombre de personnes

• a great number of books/chairs une grande quantité de livres/chaises

• on a number of occasions à plusieurs occasions

• there are a number of things which... il y a un certain nombre de choses qui...

• any number can play le nombre de joueurs est illimité

• I've told you any number of times (inf) je te l'ai dit mille fois

• to win by sheer numbers l'emporter par le nombre

   c. [of bus, page, house, phone, lottery] numéro m

• wrong number faux numéro

• to get a wrong number se tromper de numéro

• that's the wrong number ce n'est pas le bon numéro

• she lives at number four elle habite au numéro quatre

• registration number (of car) (numéro m d')immatriculation f

• to take a car's number relever le numéro d'immatriculation d'une voiture

• I've got his number! (inf) je l'ai repéré !

• his number's up (inf) son compte est bon

   d. [of newspaper, journal] numéro m

   e. [of music hall, circus] numéro m ; [of pianist, band] morceau m ; [of singer] chanson f ; [of dancer] danse f

• there were several dance numbers on the programme le programme comprenait plusieurs numéros de danse

• my next number will be... (singer) je vais maintenant chanter...

2. transitive verb

   a. ( = give a number to) numéroter

• they are numbered from one to ten ils sont numérotés de un à dix

• the houses are not numbered les maisons n'ont pas de numéro

   b. ( = include) compter

• I number him among my friends je le compte parmi mes amis

   c. his days were numbered ses jours étaient comptés

3. compounds

► number one noun

• to be number one (in the charts) être numéro un (au hit-parade)

• he's the number one there c'est lui le numéro un

• the number one English player le meilleur joueur anglais

• to look after number one (inf) penser avant tout à soi ► number plate noun (British) plaque f d'immatriculation

• a car with French number plates une voiture immatriculée en France ► numbers game noun

• to play the numbers game jouer sur les chiffres ► Number 10 noun 10 Downing Street (résidence du Premier ministre) → DOWNING STREET

► number two noun [of political party] numéro deux m

• he's my number two (inf) il est mon second

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1) gen, Linguistics nombre m; ( written figure) chiffre m

2) (of bus, house, page, telephone) numéro m

3) (amount, quantity) nombre m

4) ( issue) (of magazine, periodical) numéro m

5) Music, Theatre ( act) numéro m; ( song) chanson f

6) (colloq) ( object of admiration)

numbers plural noun (in company, school) effectifs mpl; (of crowd, army) nombre m

transitive verb

1) ( allocate number to) numéroter

2) ( amount to) compter

3) ( include) compter ( among parmi)

intransitive verb ( comprise in number)

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number ['nʌmbə(r)]

nombre ⇒ 1 (a), 1 (c) chiffre ⇒ 1 (a) numéro ⇒ 1 (b), 1 (e), 1 (g) numéroter ⇒ 2 (a) compter ⇒ 2 (b)-(d)

1 noun

(a) (gen) & Mathematics nombre m; (figure, numeral) chiffre m;

∎ a six-figure number un nombre de six chiffres;

∎ the numbers on the keyboard les chiffres sur le clavier;

∎ in round numbers en chiffres ronds;

∎ to do sth by numbers faire qch en suivant des instructions précises;

∎ she taught him his numbers elle lui a appris à compter;

∎ even/odd/rational/whole number nombre m pair/impair/rationnel/entier

(b) (as identifier) numéro m;

∎ have you got my work number? avez-vous mon numéro (de téléphone) au travail?;

∎ you're number six vous êtes (le) numéro six;

∎ the winning number le numéro gagnant;

∎ we live at number 80 nous habitons au (numéro) 80;

∎ he's the President's number two il est le bras droit du président;

∎ Military name, rank and number! nom, grade et matricule!;

∎ did you get the car's (registration) number? tu as relevé le numéro d'immatriculation de la voiture?;

∎ familiar I've got your number! toi, je te vois venir!, j'ai repéré ton manège!;

∎ familiar his number's up son compte est bon

(c) (quantity) nombre m;

∎ the number of tourists is growing le nombre de touristes va en augmentant;

∎ any number can participate le nombre de participants est illimité;

∎ they were eight in number ils étaient (au nombre de) huit;

∎ in equal numbers en nombre égal;

∎ to be equal in number être à nombre égal;

∎ we were many/few in number nous étions nombreux/en petit nombre;

∎ a number of people un certain nombre de gens;

∎ a (certain) number of you un certain nombre d'entre vous;

∎ a large number of people un grand nombre de gens, de nombreuses personnes;

∎ a small number of people un petit nombre de gens, peu de gens;

∎ any number of… un grand nombre de…, bon nombre de…;

∎ she is one of a number of people who… elle figure parmi les personnes qui…;

∎ to be present in small numbers/in (great) numbers être présents en petit nombre/en grand nombre;

∎ in a good or fair number of cases dans bon nombre de cas;

∎ times without number à maintes (et maintes) reprises;

∎ they defeated us by force of or by sheer weight of numbers ils l'ont emporté sur nous parce qu'ils étaient plus nombreux

(d) (group)

∎ one of their/our number un des leurs/des nôtres;

∎ she was not of our number elle n'était pas des nôtres ou avec nous

(e) (issue → of magazine, paper) numéro m;

∎ did you read last week's number? avez-vous lu le numéro de la semaine dernière?

(f) familiar (job) boulot m;

∎ a cushy number une planque

(g) (song, dance, act) numéro m;

∎ a dance number un numéro de danse;

∎ for my next number I'd like to sing… j'aimerais vous chanter maintenant…;

∎ they played some new numbers ils ont joué de nouveaux morceaux;

∎ they sang some new numbers ils ont chanté de nouvelles chansons;

∎ they only danced to the slow numbers ils n'ont dansé que les slows

(h) familiar (thing, person)

∎ this number is a hot seller ce modèle se vend comme des petits pains;

∎ she was wearing a little black number elle portait une petite robe noire^□ ;

∎ he was driving a little Italian number il était au volant d'un de ces petits bolides italiens;

∎ who's that blonde number? qui est cette belle blonde?;^□

∎ to do or to pull a number on sb rouler qn;

∎ American to do a number on sth (spoil, ruin) bousiller qch

(i) Grammar nombre m

(j) familiar (cannabis cigarette) joint m

2 transitive verb

(a) (assign number to) numéroter;

∎ don't forget to number the pages n'oubliez pas de numéroter les pages

(b) (include) compter;

∎ I number him among the best jazz musicians je le compte parmi les meilleurs musiciens de jazz;

∎ I'm glad to number her among my closest friends je suis heureux de la compter parmi mes meilleurs amis

(c) (total) compter;

∎ each team numbers six players chaque équipe est composée de ou compte six joueurs;

∎ the crowd numbered 5,000 il y avait une foule de 5000 personnes

(d) (count) compter;

∎ literary who can number the stars? qui peut dire combien il y a d'étoiles?;

∎ now their options are numbered désormais, leur choix est assez restreint;

∎ his days are numbered ses jours sont comptés

3 intransitive verb

∎ she numbers among the great writers of the century elle compte parmi les grands écrivains de ce siècle;

∎ did he number among the ringleaders? faisait-il partie des meneurs?;

∎ the crowd numbered in thousands il y avait des milliers de gens

4 any number of adjective

∎ there were any number of different dishes to choose from un très grand nombre de plats différents furent présentés

►► Banking numbered account compte m numéroté;

American numbers game loterie f clandestine;

Computing number key touche f numérique;

Computing number lock verrouillage m du pavé numérique;

Computing number lock key touche f de verrouillage du clavier numérique;

1 noun

familiar (boss) boss m, patron(onne)^□ mf;

∎ familiar to look out for or to take care of number one penser d'abord à soi^□ ;

∎ her record got to number one son disque a été classé numéro un au hit-parade;

∎ Sport the world number one le numéro un mondial;

∎ familiar (in children's language) to do a number one (urinate) faire pipi

2 adjective

premier;

∎ it's our number one priority c'est la première de nos priorités;

∎ the number one oil exporter le premier exportateur de pétrole;

∎ my number one choice mon tout premier choix;

∎ the number one hit in the charts le numéro un au hit-parade;

∎ the world's number one golfer le numéro un mondial du golf;

British Cars number plate plaque f minéralogique ou d'immatriculation;

∎ the lorry had a foreign number plate le camion était immatriculé à l'étranger;

American number shop ≃ kiosque m de loterie;

Number Ten (Downing Street) = résidence officielle du Premier ministre britannique;

Mathematics number theory théorie f des nombres;

number two (assistant) numéro m deux;

∎ familiar (in children's language) to do a number two (defecate) faire la grosse commission

➲ number off intransitive verb

se numéroter;

∎ number off from the left numérotez-vous en partant de la gauche

1) (in series) Nummer, die

2) (esp. Math.): (numeral) Zahl, die

3) (sum, total, quantity) [An]zahl, die

4) (person, song, turn, edition) Nummer, die

5) (coll.): (outfit) Kluft, die

6) (company)

1) (assign number to) beziffern; nummerieren

2) (amount to, comprise) zählen

3) (include, regard as) zählen, rechnen (among, with zu)

4)

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1) ((sometimes abbreviated to no - plural nos - when written in front of a figure) a word or figure showing eg how many of something there are, or the position of something in a series etc: Seven was often considered a magic number; Answer nos 1-10 of exercise 2.) die Nummer

2) (a (large) quantity or group (of people or things): He has a number of records; There were a large number of people in the room.) die (An)Zahl

3) (one issue of a magazine: the autumn number.) die Ausgabe

4) (a popular song or piece of music: He sang his most popular number.) der Schlager

1) (to put a number on: He numbered the pages in the top corner.) numerieren

2) (to include: He numbered her among his closest friends.) zählen

3) (to come to in total: The group numbered ten.) zählen

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[ˈnʌmbəʳ, AM -bɚ]

I. n

1. MATH Zahl f; (numeral) Ziffer f

to crunch \numbers über Zahlen sitzen

2. (symbol) Zahl f

3. (sums)

▪ \numbers pl Rechnen nt kein pl, Zahlen pl fam

I never was much good at \numbers Zahlen waren noch nie meine Stärke

4. (identifying number) Nummer f

card/house/telephone \number Karten-/Haus-/Telefonnummer [o BRD Rufnummer] f

5. no pl, + sing/pl vb (amount) [An]zahl f

there were only a small \number left es waren nur noch wenige da

a large \number of invitations have [or ( form) has] been sent ein großer Teil der Einladungen ist bereits verschickt worden

a small \number of children are [or ( form) is] educated at home eine kleine Anzahl von Kindern wird zu Hause unterrichtet

letters of complaint were surprisingly few in \number es gab erstaunlich wenig Beschwerdebriefe

any \number of things could go wrong alles Mögliche könnte schiefgehen

in enormous/huge/large \numbers in enormen/riesigen/großen Stückzahlen

these magazines are produced in vast \numbers diese Zeitschriften werden in riesigen Auflagen produziert

6. no pl, + sing/pl vb (several)

I decided not to go for a \number of reasons ich entschied mich aus vielerlei Gründen dagegen, dort hinzugehen

7. (members) Gruppe f

one of our \number eine(r) f(m) aus unserer Gruppe

8. (issue) Ausgabe f, Nummer f

back \number frühere Ausgabe

9. (performance) Auftritt m; (music) Stück nt

he played an old jazz \number on the piano er spielte ein altes Jazzstück auf dem Piano

10. ( fam: clothing) Kluft f fam

11. AM (sl: person) Nummer f fam

he's quite a \number, don't you think? er ist schon 'ne Nummer, findest du nicht?

12. AM (sl: tale) Nummer f fam, Masche f fam

he tried his usual \number but she didn't fall for it er versuchte es auf die übliche Tour, aber sie fiel nicht darauf herein fam

13. AM (game)

▪ the \numbers pl Zahlenlotto nt (bestimmte Art)

14. no pl LING Numerus m

▶ beyond [or without] \number zahllos

▶ by [the] \numbers nach Schema F

▶ to do \number one/two ( euph fam) klein/groß machen fam

▶ to do a \number on sb AM (sl) eine Nummer mit jdm abziehen fam

▶ by [sheer] force [or weight] of \numbers [allein] aufgrund zahlenmäßiger Überlegenheit

▶ to have sb's \number (sl) jdn durchschauen

▶ to look out for \number one ( fam) sich akk nur um sich akk selbst kümmern

▶ \number one ( fam: oneself) die Nummer eins

he only cares about \number one er denkt nur an sich selbst; (bestseller) book Bestseller m; album Kassenschlager m

▶ to be [the] \number one die Nummer eins sein

▶ there's safety in \numbers ( prov) in der Menge ist man sicher

▶ N\number Ten (residence of Prime Minister) Downing Street Nummer 10; (Prime Minister) der britische Premierminister/die britische Premierministerin; (staff) der Stab des britischen Premierministers/der britischen Premierministerin

▶ sb's \number is up ( fam) jds [letztes] Stündlein hat geschlagen fam

II. vt

1. (mark in series)

▪ to \number sth etw nummerieren

to \number sth from... to... etw von... bis... durchnummerieren

2. (count)

▪ to \number sth etw abzählen

3. (comprise)

▪ to \number sth etw zählen

each team \numbers 11 players jede Mannschaft zählt [o hat] elf Spieler

4. ( form: include)

▪ to \number sb among sth jdn zu etw dat zählen

at one time the club \numbered an archbishop among its members der Klub zählte sogar einmal einen Erzbischof zu seinen Mitgliedern

[ˈnʌməʳ, AM ˈnʌmɚ]

adj comp of numb

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1. n

1) (MATH) Zahl f; (= numeral) Ziffer f

2) (= quantity, amount) Anzahl f

3) (of house, room, phone) Nummer f; (of page) Seitenzahl f; (of car) (Auto)nummer f; (MIL, of soldier etc) Kennnummer f

4) (= song, act etc) Nummer f; (= issue of magazine etc) Ausgabe f, Nummer f, Heft nt; (= dress) Kreation f

5) (GRAM) Numerus m

6) (ECCL)

7)

8) pl (= arithmetic) Rechnen nt

2. vt

1) (= give a number to) nummerieren

2) (= include) zählen (among zu)

3) (= amount to) zählen

4) (= count) zählen

3. vi (Brit MIL ETC)

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number [ˈnʌmbə(r)]

A s

1. MATH Zahl f, Ziffer f:

be good at numbers gut im Rechnen sein

2. (Auto-, Haus-, Telefon-, Zimmer- etc) Nummer f:

by numbers nummernweise;

sorry, wrong number falsch verbunden!;

have (got) sb’s number umg jemanden durchschaut haben;

his number is ( oder has come) up umg seine Stunde hat geschlagen, jetzt ist er dran; → dial B 1, number one

3. (An)Zahl f:

beyond number zahllos;

a number of people mehrere Leute;

a great number of people sehr viele Leute;

five in number fünf an der Zahl;

numbers of times zu wiederholten Malen;

times without number unzählige Male;

five times the number of people fünfmal so viele Leute;

in large numbers in großen Mengen, in großer Zahl;

in round numbers rund;

one of their number einer aus ihrer Mitte;

win by (force of) numbers aufgrund zahlenmäßiger Überlegenheit gewinnen

4. WIRTSCH

a) (An)Zahl f, Nummer f:

raise to the full number komplettieren

b) Artikel m, Ware f

5. Heft n, Nummer f, Ausgabe f (einer Zeitschrift etc), Lieferung f (eines Werks):

appear in numbers in Lieferungen erscheinen; → back number

6. LING Numerus m, Zahl f:

in the singular number im Singular, in der Einzahl

7. poet

a) Silben-, Versmaß n

b) pl Verse pl, Poesie f

8. THEAT etc (Programm-)Nummer f:

do a number on bes US sl

a) einen Film etc verreißen, einen Schauspieler etc auch in der Luft zerreißen,

b) einen Antrag etc abschmettern,

c) sich über ein Thema etc (unterhaltsam) auslassen,

d) jemanden bescheißen

9. MUS Nummer f, Stück n

10. umg do number one (two) (besonders Kindersprache) sein kleines (großes) Geschäft machen;

do number three hum Papi und Mami spielen (miteinander schlafen)

11. sl ‚Käfer m, Mieze f (Mädchen)

12. sl → joint A 7

13. Numbers pl (als sg konstruiert) BIBEL die Numeri pl, das Vierte Buch Mose

14. umg schickes Kleidungsstück

15. pl (auch als sg konstruiert) → number pool

B v/t

1. (zusammen)zählen, aufrechnen:

number off abzählen;

his days are numbered seine Tage sind gezählt

2. fig zählen, rechnen ( beide:

among, with zu)

3. nummerieren:

number consecutively durchnummerieren;

numbered account Nummernkonto n

4. sich belaufen auf (akk)

5. Jahre zählen, alt sein

C v/i

1. number in sich belaufen auf (akk)

2. fig zählen (among, with zu)

3. number off MIL bes Br abzählen

n. abk

1. natus, born geb.

2. neuter

3. LING nominative Nom.

4. noon

5. north N

6. northern nördl.

7. note

8. noun Subst.

9. number Nr.

No. abk

1. north N

2. northern nördl.

3. number Nr.

num. abk number; numeral (numerals)

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1) (in series) Nummer, die

2) (esp. Math.): (numeral) Zahl, die

3) (sum, total, quantity) [An]zahl, die

4) (person, song, turn, edition) Nummer, die

5) (coll.): (outfit) Kluft, die

6) (company)

1) (assign number to) beziffern; nummerieren

2) (amount to, comprise) zählen

3) (include, regard as) zählen, rechnen (among, with zu)

4)

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Anzahl - f. (music) n.

Stück -e n. (publication) n.

Nummer -n (Ausgabe) f. n.

Nummer -n f.

Zahl -en (Mathematik) f.

Zahl -en f. v.

beziffern v.

numerieren (alt.Rechtschreibung) v.

nummerieren v.

1) ((sometimes abbreviated to no - plural nos - when written in front of a figure) a word or figure showing eg how many of something there are, or the position of something in a series etc: Seven was often considered a magic number; Answer nos 1-10 of exercise 2.) número

2) (a (large) quantity or group (of people or things): He has a number of records; There were a large number of people in the room.) gran número de, grupo

3) (one issue of a magazine: the autumn number.) número

4) (a popular song or piece of music: He sang his most popular number.) tema

1) (to put a number on: He numbered the pages in the top corner.) numerar

2) (to include: He numbered her among his closest friends.) contar

3) (to come to in total: The group numbered ten.) contar

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number¹ n

1. número

2. número de teléfono

number² vb numerar

tr['nʌmbə^SMALLr/SMALL]

noun

1 número

■ if I give you my number, you can call me si te doy mi número, me puedes llamar

■ a large number of people un gran número de personas

■ I thought my number was on that one! ¡pensé que esa bala era para mí!

■ I thought my number was up! ¡creí que me había llegado la hora!

2 (on car) número de matrícula, matrícula

■ did you get his number? ¿le cogiste la matrícula?

3 (of magazine etc) número

4 (song) tema nombre masculino

■ she sang a few Gershwin numbers cantó algunos temas de Gershwin

5 (group) grupo

■ two of their number died of malaria dos de ellos murieron de malaria

6 SMALLLINGUISTICS/SMALL número

■ adjectives agree with the noun in number and gender los adjetivos concuerdan con el substantivo en número y en género

7 familiar (garment) modelo

■ Vicky turned up in a nice little red leather number Vicky se presentó con un modelito de cuero rojo

transitive verb

1 numerar

■ the tickets are not numbered los billetes no están numerados

■ his days are numbered tiene los días contados

2 (count) contar

■ I number her among my friends la cuento entre mis amigos

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a number of... varios,-as...

any number of... muchísimos,-as...

number one principal, más importante

to be number one ser el número uno, ser el mejor

to look after number one mirar por lo suyo

to have somebody's number tener calado,-a a alguien

... without number un sinfín de...

Number Ten el nº 10 de Downing Street: la residencia oficial del primer ministro británico

number ['nʌmbər] vt

1) count, include: contar, incluir

2) : numerar

number the pages: numera las páginas

3) total: ascender a, sumar

number n

1) : número m

in round numbers: en números redondos

telephone number: número de teléfono

a number of : varios, unos pocos, unos cuantos

• cantidad s.f.

• cifra s.f.

• entrega s.f.

• guarismo s.m.

• número (Matemática) s.m.

• ascender a v.

• contar v.

• numerar v.

• poner número a v.

1) ( digit) número m

2) ( for identification) número m; ( telephone number) número de teléfono

3)

a) (amount, quantity) número m

b) ( group)

4)

a) (song, tune) número m

b) (issue of magazine, journal) número m

c) ( garment) (colloq) modelo m

5) numbers pl (AmE colloq)

a) ( lottery) lotería f clandestina, ≈chance m ( en Col)

b) ( results)

a) ( assign number to) \<\<houses/pages/items\>\> numerar

b) ( amount to)

c) ( count) contar*

vi ( figure) figurar

1. N

1) (Math) número m

2) (=identification number) [of house, room, page] (also Telec) número m; [of car] (also: registration number) matrícula f

- his number is up

3) (in hierarchy)

- look after or look out for number one

4) (=quantity, amount) número m

5) (=group)

6) (=edition) número m

7) (=song, act) número m

- do a number on sb

8) * (=item of clothing) modelo m

9) * (=person)

10) * (=product)

11) * (=job, situation)

12) (Gram) número m

13) Numbers (in Bible)

2. VT

1) (=assign number to) numerar

2) (=amount to)

3) (=include) contar

4) (=count in numbers) contar

- his days are numbered

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1) ( digit) número m

2) ( for identification) número m; ( telephone number) número de teléfono

3)

a) (amount, quantity) número m

b) ( group)

4)

a) (song, tune) número m

b) (issue of magazine, journal) número m

c) ( garment) (colloq) modelo m

5) numbers pl (AmE colloq)

a) ( lottery) lotería f clandestina, ≈chance m ( en Col)

b) ( results)

a) ( assign number to) \<\<houses/pages/items\>\> numerar

b) ( amount to)

c) ( count) contar*

vi ( figure) figurar

1. num·ber [ʼnʌmbəʳ, Am -bɚ] n

1) math Zahl f;

to crunch \numbers über Zahlen sitzen

2) ( symbol) Zahl f

3) ( sums)

\numbers pl Rechnen nt kein pl, Zahlen fpl ( fam)

I never was much good at \numbers Zahlen waren noch nie meine Stärke

4) ( identifying number) Nummer f;

card/ house/telephone \number Karten-/Haus-/Telefonnummer [o Rufnummer]; f

5) no pl, + sing/ pl vb ( amount) [An]zahl f;

there were only a small \number left es waren nur noch wenige da;

a large \number of invitations have [or ( form) has] been sent ein großer Teil der Einladungen ist bereits verschickt worden;

a small \number of children are [or ( form) is] educated at home eine kleine Anzahl von Kindern wird zu Hause unterrichtet;

letters of complaint were surprisingly few in \number es gab erstaunlich wenig Beschwerdebriefe;

any \number of things could go wrong alles Mögliche könnte schiefgehen;

in enormous/ huge/large \numbers in enormen/riesigen/großen Stückzahlen;

these magazines are produced in vast \numbers diese Zeitschriften werden in riesigen Auflagen produziert

6) no pl, + sing/ pl vb ( several)

I decided not to go for a \number of reasons ich entschied mich aus vielerlei Gründen dagegen, dort hinzugehen

7) ( members) Gruppe f;

one of our \number eine(r) f(m) aus unserer Gruppe

8) ( issue) Ausgabe f, Nummer f;

back \number frühere Ausgabe

9) ( performance) Auftritt m; ( music) Stück nt;

he played an old jazz \number on the piano er spielte ein altes Jazzstück auf dem Piano

10) (fam: clothing) Kluft f ( fam)

11) (Am) (sl: person) Nummer f ( fam)

he's quite a \number, don't you think? er ist schon 'ne Nummer, findest du nicht?

12) (Am) (sl: tale) Nummer f ( fam), Masche f ( fam)

he tried his usual \number but she didn't fall for it er versuchte es auf die übliche Tour, aber sie fiel nicht darauf herein ( fam)

13) (Am) ( game)

the \numbers pl Zahlenlotto nt (bestimmte Art)

14) no pl ling Numerus m

by [sheer] force [or weight] of \numbers [allein] aufgrund zahlenmäßiger Überlegenheit;

\number one (fam: oneself) die Nummer eins;

he only cares about \number one er denkt nur an sich selbst;

( bestseller) book Bestseller m; album Kassenschlager m;

to be [the] \number one die Nummer eins sein;

to do \number one/two; ( euph) ( fam) klein/groß machen ( fam)

there's safety in \numbers (in \numbers) in der Menge ist man sicher;

N\number Ten ( residence of Prime Minister) Downing Street Nummer 10;

( Prime Minister) der britische Premierminister/die britische Premierministerin;

( staff) der Stab des britischen Premierministers/der britischen Premierministerin;

to do a \number on sb (Am) (sl) eine Nummer mit jdm abziehen ( fam)

to have sb's \number (sl) jdn durchschauen;

sb's \number is up ( fam) jds [letztes] Stündlein hat geschlagen ( fam)

to look out for \number one ( fam) sich akk nur um sich akk selbst kümmern;

beyond [or without] \number zahllos;

by [the] \numbers nach Schema F ( pej) vt

1) ( mark in series)

to \number sth etw nummerieren;

to \number sth from... to... etw von... bis... durchnummerieren

2) ( count)

to \number sth etw abzählen

3) ( comprise)

to \number sth etw zählen;

each team \numbers 11 players jede Mannschaft zählt [o hat] elf Spieler

4) (form: include)

to \number sb among sth jdn zu etw dat zählen;

at one time the club \numbered an archbishop among its members der Club zählte sogar einmal einen Erzbischof zu seinen Mitgliedern

2. num·ber [ʼnʌməʳ, Am ʼnʌmɚ] adj

comp of → numb

1 ( anche mat.) numero; cifra: cardinal [ordinal] numbers, numeri cardinali [ordinali]; even [odd] numbers, numeri pari [dispari]; in round numbers, in cifra tonda; total number, numero complessivo; We live at No. 42 Oxford Street, abitiamo al numero 42 di Oxford Street; DIALOGO → - On the bus- Take a number 22 to Putney Bridge, then get a 295, prendi il numero 22 fino a Putney Bridge e poi prendi il 295; I was number 5 in the race, nella corsa avevo il numero 5; I wear number 8 shoes, porto scarpe numero 8 (in Italia, 37/38); in number, di numero; They were ten in number, erano dieci di numero; erano in dieci; reference number, numero di riferimento

2 numero; quantità indeterminata: a number of, parecchi, diversi: A number of employees have been sacked lately, di recente sono stati licenziati parecchi dipendenti; to increase the number of members, aumentare il numero dei soci; any number of times, cento (o mille) volte: I've told you any number of times not to do it, te l'ho detto mille volte di non farlo; a large (o a great) number of, un buon numero di, un gran numero di; numerosi, molti; a small number (o small numbers) of, uno scarso numero di; pochi

3 (telef.) numero (telefonico): What's your phone number?, qual è il tuo numero di telefono?; Wrong number!, (Lei) ha sbagliato numero!; It was just a wrong number, era qualcuno che ha sbagliato numero

4 (gramm.) numero ( singolare, plurale o duale)

5 numero ( di giornale o rivista); dispensa; puntata: a back number, un numero arretrato; Novels used to be issued in numbers, una volta i romanzi uscivano a dispense (o a puntate)

6 (teatr.) numero ( di uno spettacolo)

7 (mus.) brano; pezzo; canzone ( di una raccolta): He sang a few numbers from his latest album, ha cantato alcuni brani del suo ultimo album

8 (ind. tess.) titolo ( di un filato)

9 (lett.) ritmo; numero (lett.)

10 (lett.) (pl.) versi; piedi; metri, metrica

11 (pl.) numerose persone; molti: Numbers died in the retreat, molti perirono nella ritirata; There are numbers who live by begging, c'è una quantità di gente che vive di accattonnaggio

12 ( sport) pettorale ( di cavallo da corsa, di sciatore, ecc.): He was number five in the ski race, aveva il cinque come pettorale nella gara di sci

13 (fam.) oggetto, cosa, lavoro, vestito da donna, ecc., piacevole o pregevole ( a seconda dell'antecedente o di quel che segue): This restaurant is really a classy number, questo è proprio un ristorante di classe; Your sister's little number is by Armani, il bel vestitino di tua sorella è di Armani

14 ( slang) tipo; tizio; individuo: Any number in the information office can tell you, qualsiasi impiegato dell'ufficio informazioni te lo sa dire; Who's that cute little number in a red dress?, chi è quel bel tipino vestito di rosso?; a hot number, un uomo (o una donna) sexy; un tipo arrapante (fam.)

15 ( slang) sigaretta di marijuana

16 ( slang USA) – the numbers, (il racket delle) lotterie clandestine: a numbers banker, il gestore di una lotteria clandestina

● (comput.) number code, codice numerico □ (fam.) number-cruncher, grosso computer, grande calcolatore; ( anche) attuario, ragioniere □ (fam.) number-crunching, (agg.) che fa calcoli complessi; (sost.) il fare calcoli complessi; ( anche) materie scientifiche ( a scuola) □ ( rugby) number eight, il numero otto ( il giocatore) □ number on roll, numero delle persone iscritte □ (fam.) number one, (sost.) il numero uno, il capo, il boss; stretto collaboratore, direttore; io stesso, me stesso; ( sport) protagonista assoluto; ( slang USA) omicidio di primo grado; ( slang eufem. USA) la pipì; (volg. USA) «lui», il pene; (agg.) numero uno; principale, preminente; assoluto: After all, you are number one!, dopotutto, sei tu il capo!; I leave these matters to my number one, queste faccende le delego al mio direttore; I'm thinking of number one!, sto pensando a me stesso!; to look after (o to take care of) number one, pensare solo a (o prendersi cura solo di) sé stesso; public enemy number one, il nemico pubblico numero uno; my number one problem, il mio problema principale; number one priority, priorità assoluta □ (autom.) number plate, targa □ (mat., stat.) number series, serie numerica □ ( USA) number sign, simbolo \#; cancelletto □ (mat.) number system, sistema numerico □ (in GB) No. 10 ( Downing Street), il numero 10 di Downing Street; la residenza ufficiale del Primo Ministro, a Londra □ (fig.) Number Ten, il premier (o il governo) britannico □ (fam.) number two, il numero due; il secondo per importanza; il luogotenente; ( slang eufem. USA) la popò: I'm only number two in the firm, non sono che il numero due dell'azienda □ beyond number, innumerevoli □ cushy number, (posto di) lavoro di tutto riposo; grande pacchia (fam.) □ to do a number, fare un numero ( in uno spettacolo, ecc.) □ (fam.) to do one's number, fare il solito numero, la solita tirata (fig.): Keep off the subject of marriage, or he'll start doing his number about the death of love, non toccare l'argomento del matrimonio, se non vuoi che lui faccia la solita menata sulla fine dell'amore! □ ( slang USA) to do a number on sb., fare un brutto tiro a q.; fregare q. (pop.) □ (fam.) to have sb. 's number, prendere (bene) le misure a q.; conoscere il punto debole di q. □ any number of, moltissimi, numerosissimi □ (aeron.) flight number, numero del volo □ in the number, nel novero (lett.); nel gruppo: He isn't in our number, non fa parte del nostro gruppo; non è dei nostri □ times without number, innumerevoli volte □ (fam.) His number is up (o has come up), per lui è finita; è suonata la sua ora ( sarà punito, ecc.); è (già) morto.

1 numerare; dare un numero a: Let's number the pages of our manuscript, numeriamo le pagine del nostro manoscritto!

2 annoverare; contare; includere: to number sb. among one's friends, annoverare q. fra i propri amici; The town numbers 40,000 inhabitants, la città conta 40 000 abitanti

3 ammontare a; essere ( di numero); arrivare a ( un numero): Check-ups number in the hundreds, vi sono centinaia di controlli medici

4 (ind. tess.) titolare

● (mil.) to number off, dire a voce alta il proprio numero di matricola ( in una formazione) □ ( slang eufem. USA) to number one, fare la pipì □ ( slang eufem. USA) to number two, fare la popò; fare la grossa (pop.).

number ⇒ Numbers

A n

1 ( figure) nombre m ; ( written) chiffre m ; the number twelve le nombre douze ; think of a number pensez à un nombre ; a three-figure number un nombre à trois chiffres ; odd/even number nombre impair/pair ; a list of numbers une liste de chiffres ;

2 gen, Telecom ( in series) (of bus, house, account, page, passport, telephone) numéro m ; to live at number 18 habiter au (numéro) 18 ; the number 7 bus le bus numéro 7 ; to take a car's number relever le numéro d'une voiture ; a wrong number un faux numéro ; is that a London number? est-ce un numéro à Londres? ; there's no reply at that number ce numéro ne répond pas ; to be number three on the list être troisième sur la liste ; to be number 2 in the charts être numéro 2 au hit-parade ;

3 (amount, quantity) nombre m, quantité f ; a number of people/times un certain nombre de personnes/fois, plusieurs personnes/fois ; for a number of reasons pour plusieurs raisons ; a large number of un grand nombre de ; to come in large numbers venir nombreux or en grand nombre ; to come in such numbers that venir en si grand nombre que ; large numbers of people beaucoup de gens ; a small number of houses quelques maisons ; in a small number of cases dans un nombre réduit de cas, dans quelques cas ; on a number of occasions plusieurs fois, un certain nombre de fois ; on a large number of occasions maintes fois, souvent ; a fair number un assez grand nombre ; to be due to a number of factors être dû à un ensemble de facteurs ; five people were killed, and a number of others were wounded cinq personnes ont été tuées, et d'autres ont été blessées ; many/few in number en grand/petit nombre ; they were sixteen in number ils étaient (au nombre de) seize ; in equal numbers en nombre égal ; any number of books d'innombrables livres ; any number of times maintes fois, très souvent ; any number of things could happen tout peut arriver, il peut se passer beaucoup de choses ; this may be understood in any number of ways cela peut être entendu de plusieurs façons or de diverses façons ; beyond ou without number littér innombrables, sans nombre ; times without number d'innombrables fois, à maintes reprises ;

4 ( group) one of our number un des nôtres ; three of their number were killed trois d'entre eux or trois des leurs ont été tués ; among their number, two spoke English parmi eux, deux parlaient anglais ;

5 ( issue) (of magazine, periodical) numéro m ; the May number le numéro de mai ;

6 Mus, Theat ( act) numéro m ; ( song) chanson f ; for my next number I would like to sing… maintenant j'aimerais vous chanter… ;

7 ○ ( object of admiration) a little black number ( dress) une petite robe noire ; that car is a neat little number elle est épatante ○ or chouette ○, cette voiture ; a nice little number in Rome ( job) un boulot sympa ○ à Rome ; she's a cute little number elle est mignonne comme tout ;

8 Ling nombre m ; to agree in number s'accorder en nombre.

B numbers npl (in company, school) effectifs mpl ; (of crowd, army) nombre m ; a fall in numbers une diminution des effectifs ; to estimate their numbers estimer leur nombre ; to win by force or weight of numbers gagner parce que l'on est plus nombreux ; to make up the numbers faire le compte.

C Numbers pr n Bible (livre m des) Nombres mpl.

D vtr

1 ( allocate number to) numéroter ; to be numbered [page, house] être numéroté ; they are numbered from 1 to 100 ils sont numérotés de 1 à 100 ;

2 ( amount to) compter ; the regiment numbered 1,000 men le régiment comptait 1 000 hommes ;

3 ( include) compter ; to number sb among one's closest friends compter qn parmi ses amis les plus intimes ; to be numbered among the great novelists compter parmi les plus grands romanciers ;

4 ( be limited) to be numbered [opportunities, options] être compté ; his days are numbered ses jours sont comptés.

E vi

1 ( comprise in number) a crowd numbering in the thousands une foule de plusieurs milliers de personnes ; to number among the great musicians compter parmi les plus grands musiciens ;

2 = number off.

I've got your number ○ ! je te connais! ; your number's up ○ ! ton compte est bon!, tu es fichu ○ ! ; to do sth by the numbers US ou by numbers faire qch mécaniquement ; to colour ou paint by numbers colorier selon les indications chiffrées (dans un album de coloriage) ; to play the numbers ou the numbers game ( lottery) jouer au loto ; to play a numbers game ou racket US péj ( falsify figures) truquer les chiffres ; ( embezzle money) détourner des fonds.

■ number off gen, Mil se numéroter ; they numbered off from the right ils se sont numérotés en commençant par la droite.

one [wʌn]

1. adjective

   a. (number) un, une

• I've got one brother and one sister j'ai un frère et une sœur

• she is one year old elle a un an

• one hundred and twenty cent vingt

• twenty-one cows vingt et une vaches

• it's one o'clock il est une heure

• one day un jour

• one hot summer afternoon she... par un chaud après-midi d'été, elle...

• that's one way of doing it c'est une façon de le faire

• one or two changes une ou deux modifications

► one... the other

• one girl was French, the other was Swiss une des filles était française, l'autre était suisse

• the sea is on one side, the mountains on the other d'un côté, il y a la mer, de l'autre les montagnes► one thing ( = something that)

one thing I'd like to know is where he got the money ce que j'aimerais savoir, c'est d'où lui vient l'argent

• if there's one thing I can't stand it's... s'il y a une chose que je ne supporte pas, c'est...► one person ( = somebody that)

one person I hate is Roy s'il y a quelqu'un que je déteste, c'est Roy

   b. ( = a single) un seul

• with one voice d'une seule voix

• the one man/woman who could do it le seul/la seule qui puisse le faire

► one and only

• my one and only pleasure mon seul et unique plaisir

• the one and only Charlie Chaplin! le seul, l'unique Charlot !

   c. ( = same) même

• they all went in the one car ils y sont tous allés dans la même voiture

• it's one and the same thing c'est la même chose

2. noun

un (e) m(f)

• one, two, three un, deux, trois

• twenty-one vingt et un

• one by one un par un

• chapter one chapitre un

• in ones and twos par petits groupes

• he's president and secretary all in one il est à la fois président et secrétaire général

• I for one don't believe it pour ma part, je ne le crois pas

• the crowd rose as one ils se sont tous levés comme un seul homme

• to get one up (inf) prendre l'avantage

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► When one is in contrast to others, it is translated by l'un(e).

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• one after the other l'un après l'autre

• you can't have one without the other on ne peut pas avoir l'un sans l'autre

► one of them ( = male) l'un d'eux ; ( = female) l'une d'entre elles ; ( = thing) l'un (e)

• he looked at his cards and discarded one of them il a regardé ses cartes et en a jeté une

• any one of them n'importe lequel (or laquelle)

3. pronoun

   a. un (e)

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► Note the use of en in French when one means one of these.

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• would you like one? en voulez-vous un(e) ?

• he's one of my best friends c'est un de mes meilleurs amis

• she's one of my best friends c'est une de mes meilleures amies

• he's one of us il est des nôtres

• he's a teacher and wants me to be one too il est professeur et veux que je le devienne aussi

• the problem is one of money c'est une question d'argent

• he's not one to agree to that sort of thing il n'est pas du genre à accepter ce genre de choses

• I'm not much of a one for sweets (inf) je n'aime pas trop les bonbons

► adjective + one

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► one is not translated.

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• that's a difficult one! ( = question) ça c'est difficile !

• he's a clever one c'est un malin

• the little ones les petits

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► The article and adjective in French are masculine or feminine, depending on the noun referred to.

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• I'd like a big one ( = glass) j'en voudrais un grand

• I'd like the big one ( = slice) je voudrais la grosse

► the one + clause, phrase

• the one who or that... celui qui (or celle qui)...

• the one on the floor celui (or celle) qui est par terre

• he's the one with brown hair c'est celui qui a les cheveux bruns

• is this the one you wanted? c'est bien celui-ci (or celle-ci) que vous vouliez ?► one another l'un (e) l'autre

• separated from one another séparé(e)s l'un(e) de l'autre

• they love one another ils s'aiment

• we write to one another often nous nous écrivons souvent

   b. (impersonal subject) on

• one never knows on ne sait jamais

• shares can bring one an additional income on peut compléter ses revenus avec des actions

4. compounds

► one-armed bandit (inf) noun machine f à sous

► one-day adjective [seminar, course] d'une journée

► one-dimensional adjective unidimensionnel ; [character] carré

► one-handed adverb d'une (seule) main

► one-legged adjective unijambiste

► one-liner noun ( = joke) bon mot m

► one-man adjective [business] individuel ; [canoe] monoplace

► one-man band noun homme-orchestre m

• his company is a one-man band (inf) il fait marcher l'affaire tout seul ► one-man show noun [of performer] spectacle m solo, one-man show m

► one-night stand noun (sex) liaison f sans lendemain

► one-off (inf) (British) adjective unique noun

• it's a one-off (object) il n'y en a qu'un comme ça ; (event) ça ne va pas se reproduire ► one-on-one, one-one (US) adjective= one-to-one

► one-parent family noun famille f monoparentale

► one-party system noun système m à parti unique

► one-piece swimsuit maillot m une pièce

► one-shot (inf) adjective

(US) = one-off

► one-sided adjective [decision] unilatéral ; [contest, game] inégal ; [judgement, account] partial

► one-size adjective taille unique inv

► one-time adjective ancien before n

► one-to-one, one-on-one, one-one (US) adjective [conversation] en tête-à-tête ; [training, counselling] individuel

• to have a one-to-one meeting with sb voir qn en tête-à-tête

• one-to-one tuition leçons fpl particulières ► one-track adjective

• to have a one-track mind n'avoir qu'une idée en tête ► one-upmanship (inf) noun art m de faire mieux que les autres

► one-way adjective [street] à sens unique ; [friendship] non partagé

• one-way trip aller m simple

• a one-way ticket un aller simple

• it's a one-way ticket to disaster (inf) c'est la catastrophe assurée ► one-woman adjective [business] individuel

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1) ( single) un/une

2) (unique, sole) seul

3) ( same) même

4) ( for emphasis)

1) ( indefinite) un/une m/f

2) ( impersonal) ( as subject) on; ( as object) vous

3) ( referring to specific person)

4) ( demonstrative)

5) ( in knitting)

6) ( in currency)

7) (colloq) ( drink)

8) (colloq) ( joke)

9) (colloq) ( blow)

10) (colloq) (question, problem)

1) ( number) un m; ( referring to feminine) une f

2) ( person)

as one adverbial phrase [rise] comme un seul homme; [shout, reply] tous ensemble

one by one adverbial phrase [pick up, wash] un par un/une par une

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A a. num. card. e a. indef.

1 un, uno: one million, un milione; a hundred and one, cento uno; one pound eleven, ( un tempo) una sterlina e undici scellini; ( ora) una sterlina e undici penny; forty-one, quarantuno; one in ten, uno su dieci; one day only, soltanto un giorno; One is my lucky number, l'uno è il mio numero fortunato; I'll stay one night, mi fermo per una notte; a one-metre rise in sea level, un aumento del livello del mare di un metro; To read a foreign language is one thing; to speak it is another, leggere una lingua straniera è una cosa; parlarla, un'altra; from one end of the street to the other, da un capo all'altro della strada; Only one soldier out of a hundred is a graduate, solo un soldato su cento è laureato

2 solo; unico; stesso: I have one friend here, ho un solo amico qui; We all gave one answer, demmo tutti la stessa risposta; That's the one way to do it, questo è l'unico modo di farlo; No one man could do it, nessuno potrebbe farlo da solo

3 ( talora) primo: «Iliad», book one, l'«Iliade», libro primo

B n.

1 uno; numero uno: Write down a one, scrivi un uno!; Half of two is one, uno è la metà di due

2 un anno ( di età): His son is one, suo figlio ha un anno; a one-year-old, un bambino (o una bambina) di un anno

3 l'una ( ora): at one o'clock, all'una; half ( past) one, l'una e mezza

4 (fam. ingl.) bel tipo; birbante; birbantello, birba; bricconcello: Oh, you are a one!, sei proprio un bel tipo!; va là che la sai lunga!

5 (filos.) – the One, l'Uno; il Principio Primo; l'Assoluto

C pron. indef.

1 uno, una; un certo, una certa: One came running, uno è venuto correndo; one of these days, uno di questi giorni; un giorno o l'altro; one of the richest women in Italy, una delle donne più ricche d'Italia; I bought the house from one Mr Jones, comprai la casa da un certo (signor) Jones

2 (costruzione impers.) uno; si: One has to do one's best, si deve fare del proprio meglio NOTA D'USO: - you o one?-

D pron. dimostr.

1 quello, quella: I don't want the black pencil; I want the red one, non voglio la matita nera; voglio quella rossa; I prefer large ones, preferisco quelli grandi

2 (idiom.) this one or that one, questo o quello; Which one do you prefer?, quale ( di questi, di quelli) preferisci?; I don't want these; I'd like the ones over there, non voglio questi; vorrei quelli laggiù; His father was a doctor and he wants to be one too, suo padre era medico e anche lui vuole diventarlo; He worked like one possessed, lavorava come un ossesso

● the one about, quella ( la barzelletta) di (o su): Have you heard the one about the parrot and the cat?, la sai quella del pappagallo e del gatto? □ (relig.) the One above (o the Holy One), l'Essere Supremo; Dio □ one after another, l'uno dopo l'altro □ ( sport) one all, ( calcio, ecc.) uno a uno; ( tennis) uno pari □ one and all, tutti; tutti quanti □ (enfat.) one and the same, identico; uguale; medesimo □ one another (pron. recipr.), l'un l'altro; tra di noi (o voi, loro); reciprocamente: Love one another, amatevi (l'un l'altro) NOTA D'USO: - each other o one another?- □ one-armed, monco; con un braccio solo □ (fig. fam.) one-armed bandit, macchina mangiasoldi; slot machine □ (fam. USA) one bagger = one-base hit ► sotto □ ( baseball) one-base hit, battuta che consente di raggiungere la prima base □ one by one, a uno a uno; uno per uno; uno alla volta □ (naut., tur.) one-class liner, piroscafo a classe unica □ ( ciclismo) one-day race, corsa in linea; gara in linea □ one-dimensional, (mat.) unidimensionale; (fig.) noioso, tedioso □ (mat.) one-dimensionality, unidimensionalità □ one-directional, unidirezionale □ to be one down, avere fatto un punto in meno; (fig.) essere in (posizione di) svantaggio; ( sport) essere sotto (o in svantaggio) di un gol (di un canestro, ecc.) □ one-eyed, che ha un occhio solo, guercio, monocolo; (fig.) parziale, prevenuto, miope (fig.) □ ( pallavolo) one-foot takeoff, stacco su un piede solo □ ( calcio, ecc.) one-footed player, giocatore ‘unipiede’ ( che usa solo il destro o il sinistro) □ one-hand, eseguito con una mano sola: ( pallavolo) one-hand dig, recupero con una mano sola; ( basket, ecc.) one-hand pass, passaggio con una mano; one-hand shot, tiro con una mano sola □ one-handed, che ha una mano sola, monco; eseguito con una mano sola: one-horse, tirato da un solo cavallo, a un cavallo; (fig.) antiquato, piccolo, provinciale; (fig., scherz.) male in arnese: a one-horse sleigh, una slitta trainata da un solo cavallo; a one-horse town, un piccolo paese insignificante □ a one-horse race, una corsa (un'elezione politica, ecc.) che ha già il vincitore; una gara già vinta in partenza □ (mat.) one hundred, cento; 100 □ ( atletica) the 110-metre hurdles, i centodieci a ostacoli □ ( nuoto) the 100-metre backstroke, i cento (metri) dorso □ ( atletica) the 100-metre dash, i cento metri; i cento □ ( atletica) 100-metre runner, centometrista; centista □ ( nuoto) 100-metre swimmer ( freestyle), centometrista; centista (stile libero) □ one-idea'd (o one-idead), fissato in un'idea; che ha una sola idea fissa in testa □ (fam.) one in the eye, delusione; smacco; scorno □ one in a million, (mat., stat.) uno su un milione; (fig.) (agg.) unico, eccezionale □ one-legged, che ha una gamba sola; mutilato d'una gamba; (fig.) difettoso, zoppicante □ ( USA) one-liner, battuta di spirito; spiritosaggine; freddura □ ( tennis) one love, uno a zero □ one-man, individuale, di un singolo, fatto da un solo uomo: (leg., fin.) one-man business (o company), azienda (o ditta) individuale; società autocratica (o unipersonale); one-man job, lavoro fatto da un uomo solo □ one-man band, suonatore ambulante che suona vari strumenti che porta addosso; (fig.) attività svolta per conto proprio, da solo □ one-man show, ( arte) (mostra) personale; (mus.) recital; (fig.) attività svolta per conto proprio, da solo □ (polit.) one man, one vote, ogni cittadino, un voto; il suffragio universale □ ( atletica) the one-mile run, il miglio □ a one-minute silence, un minuto di silenzio (o di raccoglimento) □ one-night stand, (teatr.) serata unica; (fam.) avventura (amorosa) di una notte sola; notte d'amore (fam.) □ one of a kind, unico □ one-off, (agg.) fatto in esemplare unico; unico, straordinario; (sost.) caso del tutto unico, risultato atipico; pezzo unico, modello esclusivo; artista (attore, giocatore, ecc.) straordinario, unico al mondo: a one-off performance, una rappresentazione (o esecuzione) straordinaria □ a one-off job, un lavoro su commissione □ (econ.) one-off production, produzione singola (o su commessa) □ (fam. USA) one-on-one, a confronto diretto, faccia a faccia, a tu per tu, a quattr'occhi □ ( sport) one-on-one defence, difesa a uomo □ one or two, uno o due; ( per estens.) pochi, pochissimi □ (demogr.) one-parent family, famiglia monoparentale □ (demogr.) one-person household, famiglia mononucleare; famiglia composta da una persona sola □ ( sport) a one-piece suit, una tuta monopezzo □ a one-piece swimsuit, un (costume da bagno) monopezzo □ (market.) one-price, a prezzo unico □ «One price» ( cartello), «Prezzi fissi» □ (fam. USA) one-shot = one-off ► sopra □ one-sided, unilaterale; (fig.) parziale; ineguale, impari: (stat.) one-sided test, test unilaterale; one-sided judgement, giudizio parziale; ( sport) one-sided match, incontro impari (o sbilanciato) □ one-sidedness, unilateralità; (fig.) parzialità; inegualità, l'essere impari □ (market.) one size ( fits all), misura unica ( di guanti di lana, ecc.) □ (tur.: di un albergo) one-star, a una stella □ (mus.) one-step, one-step ( ballo) □ one-stop, che fornisce beni e servizi correlati nello stesso luogo: one-stop shop, negozio o ufficio che fornisce tutto il necessario ( per un determinato scopo) □ (stat.) one-tailed test, test a una coda □ (mat.) one thousand, mille; 1000 □ (comput.) one-time password, password monouso □ (comput.) one-to-many, (relazione) uno a molti □ (mat., comput.) one to one, uno a uno; biunivocamente □ one-to-one, (mat., comput.) (relazione) uno a uno, biunivoca; (fig.) faccia a faccia, individuale: ( sport e fig.) one-to-one challenge, sfida faccia a faccia; (mat., comput.) one-to-one correspondence, corrispondenza biunivoca; a one-to-one interview, un'intervista faccia a faccia □ ( sport) one-two, ( boxe) uno-due, doppietta; ( calcio) uno-due, triangolazione; ( scherma) uno-due, finta e cavazione □ one-track, ( di ferrovia) a un solo binario; ( di un nastro magnetico) a una (sola) pista □ a one-track mind, una mente fissata in una sola idea: You have a one-track mind!, allora hai il chiodo fisso! □ (fam.) to be one up, avere fatto un punto in più; (fig.) essere in (posizione di) vantaggio; ( sport) essere sopra (o in vantaggio) di un gol (di un canestro, ecc.) □ (fam.) one-upmanship, arte di procurarsi (o di mantenere) un vantaggio sugli altri; il voler surclassare q. a tutti i costi □ (autom.) «One way» ( cartello), «senso unico» □ one-way, ( di strada e fig.) a senso unico; (elettr., comput.) unidirezionale; (stat.) a un'entrata, monovalente: a one-way street, una strada a senso unico; un senso unico; one-way admiration, ammirazione a senso unico; (comput.) one-way communication, comunicazione unidirezionale; (stat.) one-way classification, classificazione a un'entrata □ one-way media, ‘media’ semplici ( non interattivi) □ one-way mirror, vetro specchiato; finto specchio □ (trasp., USA) one-way ticket, biglietto di sola andata □ (comm. est.) one-way trade, scambio unidirezionale □ one-woman, ( di lavoro, ecc.) fatto da una donna sola; individuale □ to be all one, essere tutti uniti (o d'accordo) □ ( all) in one, tutt'insieme; al tempo stesso: He is chairman and treasurer in one, è al tempo stesso presidente e cassiere □ an all-in-one knife, un coltello multiuso ( cacciavite, cavaturaccioli, ecc.) □ to be at one, essere uniti: We are at one now, ora noi siamo uniti (o d'accordo) □ to become one, ( di oggetti, ecc.) essere unificati; ( di persone) essere uniti in matrimonio □ by ones and twos, a uno o due alla volta; alla spicciolata □ every one of you, ciascuno di voi □ for one, quanto a me (a te, ecc.); per esempio; per fare un caso; intanto: I, for one, don't believe it, quanto a me, non ci credo; Smith, for one, will not agree, Smith, per esempio, non sarà d'accordo □ for one thing, tanto per dirne una; tanto per cominciare; in primo luogo: For one thing, he drinks, tanto per dirne una, è un beone □ to go one better, offrire (o rischiare) un po' di più ( di un altro) □ (fig.) in the year one, molti anni fa □ no one, nessuno □ (fam.) never a one, nessuno; non uno □ I'm not ( the) one to do that, non sono tipo da farlo □ (fam.) You're a sly one!, sei un furbacchione, tu! □ They answered with one voice, risposero a una (sola) voce (o in coro) □ It is one too many for him, è un po' troppo (troppo difficile, ecc.) per lui □ It's all one to me what you do, qualunque cosa tu faccia, mi è indifferente □ (market.) Buy one, get one free, compri due, paghi uno.