the first but one

but I did! — hab' ich doch!

not that book but this one — nicht das Buch, sondern dieses

all but three — alle außer dreien

the next but one/two — der/die/das über-/überübernächste

the last but one/two — der/die/das vor-/vorvorletzte

we can but try — wir können es immerhin versuchen

no buts [about it]! — kein Aber!

but you must know that... —

but HE didn't know that — aber er hat das nicht gewusst, er hat das aber nicht gewusst

but he didn't know that — er aber hat das nicht gewusst

they all went but I didn't — sie sind alle gegangen, nur ich nicht

not X but Y — nicht X sondern Y

never a week passes but she is ill —

but then he couldn't have known that — aber er hat das ja gar nicht wissen können

but then you must be my brother! —

but then do you mean to say... — wollen Sie dann etwa sagen...

she's but a child — sie ist doch noch ein Kind

I had no alternative but to leave — mir blieb keine andere Wahl als zu gehen

who but Fred would...? — wer außer Fred würde...?

anything but that! — (alles,) nur das nicht!

it was anything but simple — das war alles andere als einfach

the last house but one/two/three — das vorletzte/vorvorletzte/drittletzte Haus

the first but one — der/die/das Zweite

the next street but one/two/three — die übernächste/überübernächste Straße/vier Straßen weiter

Sue wasn't there, but her sister was — Sue war nicht da, dafür aber ihre Schwester

we tried to do it but couldn't — wir haben es versucht, aber nicht gekonnt

but I did! — hab' ich doch!

not that book but this one — nicht das Buch, sondern dieses

not only... but also — nicht nur..., sondern auch

never a week passes but he phones — keine Woche vergeht, ohne dass er anruft

all but three — alle außer dreien

the next but one/two — der/die/das über-/überübernächste

the last but one/two — der/die/das vor-/vorvorletzte

if I could but talk to her... — wenn ich [doch] nur mit ihr sprechen könnte...

we can but try — wir können es immerhin versuchen

no buts [about it]! — kein Aber!

on the first of May - первого мая

we were the first to arrive - мы прибыли первыми

at first - сначала, сперва

at the first - (в) первое время

from the (very) first - с самого начала

to come in an easy first - прийти к финишу первым /намного раньше других/

the first three years - первые три года

the first turning on the right - первый поворот направо

the first man I saw on arrival - первый, кого я увидел по приезде

I'll call you first thing in the morning - завтра утром первым делом я позвоню вам

Peter the First - Пётр Первый

the first flowers of spring - первые весенние цветы

the first writer of history - первый историк

first performance - первое представление, премьера

to succeed the very first time - добиться успеха с (самого) первого раза /с самого начала/

to wear a new dress for the first time - надеть новое платье (в) первый раз

his first experience under fire - его первое боевое испытание, его боевое крещение

first attempt - первая попытка

first steps - первые шаги

I'll do it at the first opportunity - я сделаю это при первой возможности

ask the first man you meet - спросите любого, кого вы встретите

first field dressing - индивидуальный перевязочный пакет

first tooth - молочный зуб

first tier boxes - ложи первого яруса

the first row of seats - первый ряд (мест)

the first scholar of the day - самый крупный учёный своего времени

articles of first quality - товар первого сорта

it is the first (important) city in the country - это самый крупный город страны

matter of the first importance - дело первостепенной важности

first person - первое лицо

first conjugation - первое спряжение

first wing - надкрылье, первое крыло

the first but one - второй по порядку

in the first place - а) во-первых; прежде всего; б) вообще

why did you speak about it in the first place? - зачем вы вообще об этом говорили?

first and last - в общем и целом

first or last - рано или поздно

first and foremost - в первую очередь

at first sight, at the first blush - с первого взгляда

I haven't the first idea of what you mean - совершенно не представляю себе, что вы имеете в виду

first come, first served - первого первым и обслуживают

first of all - прежде всего

to say first one thing and then another - сначала сказать одно, а потом другое

I'll go there first - сначала я пойду туда

when he first went to war - когда он впервые попал на войну

when did you first see him? - когда ты впервые встретил /увидел/ его?

surrender? We'll die first - сдаться? Да мы скорее умрём

to stand first - быть первым; быть в первых рядах

he arrived first - он прибыл первым

he claimed the right to speak first - он требовал, чтобы ему первому дали слово

you go first - идите первым

ladies first! - проходите, пожалуйста!; сначала дамы!

women and children first - женщин и детей (спасать) в первую очередь

to put first things first - отобрать /выделить/ самое важное

from first to last — з початку до кінця

at first — спершу

on the first of May — першого травня

he was first to arrive — він прибув першим

to obtain a first — скласти екзамени на «відмінно»

first tooth — молочний зуб

articles of first quality — товари першого сорту

it is the first city in the country — це найбільше місто країни

first of all — насамперед

Surrender? We'll die first! — Здатися? — Та ми краще помремо!

he arrived first — він прибув першим

first cause — першопричина

first night — прем'єра, перша вистава

the first but one — другий з краю

first and last — загалом і в цілому

first or last — рано чи пізно

first and foremost — у першу чергу

Eduard the F. — Едуард Перший

at first sight, at the first blust — з першого погляду

at first — спочатку, спершу

first field dressing — індивідуальний перев'язний пакет

first tooth — молочний зуб

first tier boxes — ложі першого ярусу

first person — перша особа

no buts (about it) — il n'y a pas de ‘mais’ qui tienne, pas de discussion

it's not an asset but a disadvantage — non è un pregio, ma uno svantaggio

I'll do it, but not yet — lo farò, ma non subito

cheap but nourishing — economico ma nutriente

but that's wonderful! — ma è meraviglioso!

but we can't afford it! — ma non possiamo permettercelo!

there's no doubt but he'll come — non c'è dubbio che verrà

excuse me, but — mi scusi, ma

I've searched everywhere, but everywhere — ho cercato proprio dappertutto

but to continue... — ma, per continuare...

but first... — ma, prima di tutto

anything but that — tutto tranne ciò

anybody, everybody but him — chiunque, tutti tranne lui

anywhere but Australia — ovunque eccetto in Australia

he's nothing but a coward — non è (altro) che un vigliacco

to do nothing but disturb people — non fare (altro) che disturbare le persone

where but in France? — dove se non in Francia?

and whom should I meet in town but Steven! — e chi ti incontro in città, Steven!

the last but one — il penultimo

the next road but one — la seconda strada

but for you, I would have died — se non fosse stato per te, sarei morto

if I had but known — se solo l'avessi saputo

he's but a child — non è che un bambino

I can but try — posso sempre provare

one can't help but admire her — non si può fare a meno di ammirarla

no buts (about it) — non c'è "ma" che tenga

it's not an asset but a disadvantage — non è un pregio, ma uno svantaggio

I'll do it, but not yet — lo farò, ma non subito

cheap but nourishing — economico ma nutriente

but that's wonderful! — ma è meraviglioso!

but we can't afford it! — ma non possiamo permettercelo!

there's no doubt but he'll come — non c'è dubbio che verrà

excuse me, but — mi scusi, ma

I've searched everywhere, but everywhere — ho cercato proprio dappertutto

but to continue... — ma, per continuare...

but first... — ma, prima di tutto

anything but that — tutto tranne ciò

anybody, everybody but him — chiunque, tutti tranne lui

anywhere but Australia — ovunque eccetto in Australia

he's nothing but a coward — non è (altro) che un vigliacco

to do nothing but disturb people — non fare (altro) che disturbare le persone

where but in France? — dove se non in Francia?

and whom should I meet in town but Steven! — e chi ti incontro in città, Steven!

the last but one — il penultimo

the next road but one — la seconda strada

but for you, I would have died — se non fosse stato per te, sarei morto

if I had but known — se solo l'avessi saputo

he's but a child — non è che un bambino

I can but try — posso sempre provare

one can't help but admire her — non si può fare a meno di ammirarla

no buts (about it) — non c'è "ma" che tenga

he's nearly one — tiene casi un año

it's nearly one — es casi la una

it was interesting in more ways than one — fue interesante en más de un sentido/en muchos sentidos

the chances are one in a million — la probabilidad es de uno en un millón

I only want the one — sólo quiero uno/una

did you see many cows? - one or two — ¿viste muchas vacas? - alguna que otra

one button/pear — un botón/una pera

one hundred — cien

one thousand, three hundred — mil trescientos

one fifth of the population — la quinta parte de la población

one boy was tall, the other short — uno de los niños era alto, el otro era bajo

one window looks out over the park — una de las ventanas da al parque

she was the one person I trusted — era la única persona en quien confiaba

it is too much for any one person — es demasiado para una sola persona

there is not one shred of evidence — no existe ni la más mínima prueba

we drank out of the one glass cup — bebimos del mismo vaso/de la misma taza

Clark Kent and Superman are one and the same — Clark Kent y Superman son la misma persona

you must come over one evening — tienes que venir una noche

I'll get even with you one day — algún día me las pagarás

in the name of one John Smith/Sarah Brown — a nombre de un tal John Smith/una tal Sarah Brown

this one — éste/ésta

that one — ése/ésa

which one? — ¿cuál?

the one on the right/left — el/la de la derecha/izquierda

the ones on the table — los/las que están en la mesa

the blue ones — los/las azules

I want the big one — quiero el/la grande

it's my last one — es el último/la última que me queda

one of the oldest cities in Europe — una de las ciudades más antiguas de Europa

every one of them was broken — todos estaban rotos

he's had one too many — ha bebido de más, ha bebido más de la cuenta

have you heard the one about... ? — ¿has oído el chiste de... ?

the one on the right's my cousin — el/la de la derecha es mi primo/prima

it could be any one of us — podría ser cualquiera de nosotros

our loved ones — nuestros seres queridos

he's a sly one, that Jack Tibbs — es un zorro ese Jack Tibbs

I'm not one to gossip, but... — no me gustan los chismes pero...

it certainly makes one think — le da que pensar a uno

one another — each other, each II 2)

one man — un hombre

one man out of two — uno de cada dos hombres

the baby is one (year old) — el bebé tiene un año

it's one (o'clock) — es la una

one day — un día, cierto día

one cold winter's day — un día frío de invierno

one hot July evening — una tarde de julio de mucho calor

one Pérez — un tal Pérez

his one worry — su única preocupación

the one way to do it — la única forma de hacerlo

the one and only Charlie Chaplin — el único e incomparable Charlot

all in one direction — todos en la misma dirección

it's all one to me — me da igual, me da lo mismo

they are one and the same person — son la misma persona

it is one and the same thing — es la misma cosa

God is one — Dios es uno

to be at one with o.s. — estar en paz consigo mismo

but John went one better — pero Juan lo hizo mejor

it's made all in one — está hecho en una sola pieza

they came in ones and twos — vinieron uno a uno y en parejas

to be one up on sb — llevar ventaja a algn

have you got one? — ¿tienes uno?

there is only one left — queda uno solamente

his message is one of pessimism — su mensaje es pesimista, el suyo es un mensaje pesimista

any one of us — cualquiera de nosotros

he's one of the group — es del grupo, forma parte del grupo

he's one of the family now — ya es de la familia

you can't buy one without the other — no se puede comprar el uno sin el otro

two for the price of one — dos por el precio de uno

this one — este/esta

that one — ese/esa, aquel/aquella

this one is better than that one — este es mejor que ese

which one do you want? — ¿cuál quieres?

the white dress and the grey one — el vestido blanco y el gris

who wants these red ones? — ¿quién quiere estos colorados?

that's a difficult one — esa sí que es difícil

the one who, the one that — el/la que

the ones who, the ones that — los/las que

they were the ones who told us — ellos fueron quienes nos lo dijeron

he looked like one who had seen a ghost — tenía el aspecto del que acababa de ver un fantasma

to one who can read between the lines — para el que sabe leer entre líneas

the one on the floor — el que está en el suelo

one more sensitive would have fainted — una persona de mayor sensibilidad se hubiera desmayado

he's a clever one — es un taimado

he's the troublesome one — él es el revoltoso

he's a great one for chess — es muy bueno al ajedrez

he's a great one for arguing — es de los que les encanta discutir

he's not much of a one for sweets — no le gustan mucho los dulces

• one another, they kissed one another — se besaron (el uno al otro)

they all kissed one another — se besaron (unos a otros)

do you see one another much? — ¿se ven mucho?

it's a year since we saw one another — hace un año que no nos vemos

one never knows — nunca se sabe

one must eat — hay que comer

one has one's pride — uno tiene cierto amor propio

one's life is not really safe — la vida de uno no tiene seguridad

one's opinion does not count — la opinión de uno no cuenta

to cut one's finger — cortarse el dedo

he's nearly one — tiene casi un año

it's nearly one — es casi la una

it was interesting in more ways than one — fue interesante en más de un sentido/en muchos sentidos

the chances are one in a million — la probabilidad es de uno en un millón

I only want the one — sólo quiero uno/una

did you see many cows? - one or two — ¿viste muchas vacas? - alguna que otra

one button/pear — un botón/una pera

one hundred — cien

one thousand, three hundred — mil trescientos

one fifth of the population — la quinta parte de la población

one boy was tall, the other short — uno de los niños era alto, el otro era bajo

one window looks out over the park — una de las ventanas da al parque

she was the one person I trusted — era la única persona en quien confiaba

it is too much for any one person — es demasiado para una sola persona

there is not one shred of evidence — no existe ni la más mínima prueba

we drank out of the one glass cup — bebimos del mismo vaso/de la misma taza

Clark Kent and Superman are one and the same — Clark Kent y Superman son la misma persona

you must come over one evening — tienes que venir una noche

I'll get even with you one day — algún día me las pagarás

in the name of one John Smith/Sarah Brown — a nombre de un tal John Smith/una tal Sarah Brown

this one — éste/ésta

that one — ése/ésa

which one? — ¿cuál?

the one on the right/left — el/la de la derecha/izquierda

the ones on the table — los/las que están en la mesa

the blue ones — los/las azules

I want the big one — quiero el/la grande

it's my last one — es el último/la última que me queda

one of the oldest cities in Europe — una de las ciudades más antiguas de Europa

every one of them was broken — todos estaban rotos

he's had one too many — ha bebido de más, ha bebido más de la cuenta

have you heard the one about... ? — ¿has oído el chiste de... ?

the one on the right's my cousin — el/la de la derecha es mi primo/prima

it could be any one of us — podría ser cualquiera de nosotros

our loved ones — nuestros seres queridos

he's a sly one, that Jack Tibbs — es un zorro ese Jack Tibbs

I'm not one to gossip, but... — no me gustan los chismes pero...

it certainly makes one think — le da que pensar a uno

one another — each other, each II 2)

one more... — noch ein...

one more time — noch einmal

the one thing — das einzige

any one — irgendein

no one — kein

not one [little] bit — überhaupt nicht

one and the same person/thing — ein und dieselbe Person/Sache

we are one — wir sind uns einig

one morning/night — eines Morgens/Nachts

one day next week — irgendwann nächste Woche

for one thing — zum einen

in one — (coll.): (at first attempt) auf Anhieb

got it in one! — (coll.) [du hast es] erraten!

in ones — einzeln

two for the price of one — zwei zum Preis von einem

one of... — ein... (+ Gen.)

one of them/us — etc. einer von ihnen/uns usw.

any one of them — jeder/jede/jedes von ihnen

every one of them — jeder/jede/jedes [einzelne] von ihnen

not one of them — keiner/keine/keines von ihnen

big ones and little ones — große und kleine

the older/younger one — der/die/das ältere/jüngere

my husband is the tall one over there — mein Mann ist der große da

this one — dieser/diese/dieses [da]

that one — der/die/das [da]

which one? — welcher/welche/welches?

which ones? — welche?

all but one — alle außer einem/einer/einem

the last house but one — das vorletzte Haus

I for one — ich für mein[en] Teil

[the] one... the other — der/die/das eine... der/die/das andere

the little one — der/die/das Kleine

[not] one who does or to do or for doing something — [nicht] der Typ, der etwas tut

one's — sein

one man in a thousand — einer von tausend

one girl was pretty, the other was ugly —

she was in one room, he was in the other — sie war im einen Zimmer, er im anderen

(indefinite) one morning/day etc he realized... — eines Morgens/Tages etc bemerkte er...

one morning next week — nächste Woche einmal morgens

one day next week — nächste Woche einmal

one day soon — bald einmal

one sunny summer's day — an einem sonnigen Sommertag

(= a certain) one Mr Smith — ein gewisser Herr Smith

(= sole, only) he is the one man to tell you — er ist der Einzige, der es Ihnen sagen kann

no one man could do it — niemand konnte es allein tun

the one and only Brigitte Bardot — die unvergleichliche Brigitte Bardot

(= same) they all came in the one car — sie kamen alle in dem einen Auto

they are one and the same person — das ist ein und dieselbe Person

it is one and the same thing — das ist ein und dasselbe

it's all one to me — das ist mir alles einerlei

(= united) God is one — Gott ist unteilbar

are they one with us? — sind sie mit uns eins?

we are one on the subject — wir sind uns über dieses Thema einig

they were one in wanting that — sie waren sich darin einig, dass sie das wollten

the crowd rose as one — die Menge erhob sich geschlossen

the one who... — der(jenige), der.../die(jenige), die.../das(jenige), das...

he/that was the one — er/das wars

do you have one? — haben Sie einen/eine/ein(e)s?

the red/big etc one — der/die/das Rote/Große etc

he has some very fine ones — er hat sehr Schöne

not (a single) one of them, never one of them — nicht eine(r, s) von ihnen, kein Einziger/keine Einzige/kein Einziges

no one of these people — keiner dieser Leute

any one — irgendeine(r, s)

every one — jede(r, s)

this one — diese(r, s)