he's not the only one

Религия: "Евангелие от Иоанна"

Пословица: свет не клином сошёлся (a way out will be found, there are many other things I persons)

only [ˈəʊnlɪ]

1. adjective

• you're the only one to think of that vous êtes le seul (or la seule) à y avoir pensé

• I'm tired! -- you're not the only one! je suis fatigué ! -- vous n'êtes pas le seul !

• it's the only one left c'est le seul qui reste

• the only book he has le seul livre qu'il ait

• his only answer was to sigh deeply pour toute réponse il a poussé un profond soupir

• the only thing is that it's too late seulement il est trop tard

2. adverb

• he's only ten il n'a que dix ans

• I'm only the secretary je ne suis que le secrétaire

• only Paul can come il n'y a que Paul qui puisse venir

• a ticket for one person only un billet pour une seule personne

• "ladies only" « réservé aux dames »

• he can only wait il ne peut qu'attendre

• I can only say how sorry I am tout ce que je peux dire c'est que je suis désolé

• I only looked at it je n'ai fait que jeter un coup d'œil

• you've only to ask vous n'avez qu'à demander

• only to think of it rien que d'y penser

• it's only that I thought he might... c'est que je pensais qu'il pourrait...

• it's only too true ce n'est que trop vrai

• not only Paris but also Rome non seulement Paris mais aussi Rome

• only yesterday, he... hier encore il...

• I received it only yesterday je ne l'ai reçu qu'hier

► only just

• he has only just arrived il vient tout juste d'arriver

• I caught the train but only just j'ai eu le train mais de justesse

3. conjunction

• I would buy it, only it's too expensive je l'achèterais bien, seulement c'est trop cher

• if only si seulement

• only if seulement si

4. compounds

► only child noun enfant mf unique

* * *

conjunction ( but) mais

1) ( sole) seul

2) (best, preferred)

1) ( exclusively)

2) ( nothing more than)

3) ( in expressions of time)

4) ( merely)

5) ( just)

only just adverbial phrase

1) ( very recently)

2) ( barely)

only too adverbial phrase

••

1) (not more than: We have only two cups left; He lives only a mile away.) sólo, solamente

2) (alone: Only you can do it.) sólo, solamente, únicamente

3) (showing the one action done, in contrast to other possibilities: I only scolded the child - I did not smack him.) sólo

4) (not longer ago than: I saw him only yesterday.) sólo

5) (showing the one possible result of an action: If you do that, you'll only make him angry.) sólo, solamente, únicamente

- only too

only¹ adj único

only² adv solamente / sólo

I only just caught the bus cogí el autobús por los pelos only just con el presente perfecto se traduce por acabar de más infinitivo

only³ conj sólo que / pero

tr['əʊnlɪ]

adjective

1 (sole) único,-a

■ the only problem is that... el único problema es que...

■ Marbella is the only place to go on honeymoon Marbella es el único sitio para pasar la luna de miel

adverb

1 (just, merely) sólo, solamente

■ he's only a child sólo es un niño

■ it only cost a pound sólo costó una libra

■ they arrived home, only to discover that they'd been burgled llegaron a casa y se encontraron con que habían entrado a robar

2 (exclusively) sólo, solamente, únicamente

■ we only want to know where you were yesterday sólo queremos saber dónde estuviste ayer

■ only my mother knows mi madre es la única que lo sabe

conjunction

1 pero

■ it's like yoghurt, only better es como el yogur, pero mejor

\

not only... but also no solamente... sino también

only just (a moment before) acabar de 2 (almost not, scarcely) por poco

■ I've only just arrived justo acabo de llegar

■ he only just caught the plane por poco se le escapa el avión

only too... muy...

■ I'd be only too pleased to go me encantaría ir

only child hijo,-a único,-a

only ['o:nli] adv

1) merely: sólo, solamente, nomás

for only two dollars: por tan sólo dos dólares

only once: sólo una vez, no más de una vez

I only did it to help: lo hice por ayudar nomás

2) solely: únicamente, sólo, solamente

only he knows it: solamente él lo sabe

3) (indicating a result)

it will only cause him problems: no hará más que crearle problemas

if only : ojalá, por lo menos

if only it were true!: ¡ojalá sea cierto!

if he could only dance: si por lo menos pudiera bailar

only adj

: único

an only child: un hijo único

the only chance: la única oportunidad

only conj

but: pero

I would go, only I'm sick: iría, pero estoy enfermo

• uno, -a adj.

• únicamente adj.

• único, -a adj.

• nada más adv.

• no más que adv.

• solamente adv.

• sólo adv.

• únicamente adv.

• pero conj.

• sólo que conj.

a) (merely, no more than) sólo, solamente

b) ( exclusively) sólo, solamente, únicamente

c) ( no earlier than) sólo, recién (AmL)

d) ( no longer ago than)

e) (in phrases)

adjective (before n) único

conjunction (colloq) pero

ADJ único

2. ADV

1) (=no more than) solo, sólo, solamente

2) (=merely)

3) (=exclusively) solo

4) (=not until)

5) (=no longer ago than)

6) (in phrases)

CONJ solo que, pero

* * *

a) (merely, no more than) sólo, solamente

b) ( exclusively) sólo, solamente, únicamente

c) ( no earlier than) sólo, recién (AmL)

d) ( no longer ago than)

e) (in phrases)

adjective (before n) único

conjunction (colloq) pero

aggettivo (sole) solo, unico

1) (exclusively)

2) (nothing more than)

3) (in expressions of time)

4) (merely) solo

5) (just)

6)

7)

congiunzione (but) ma, però, solo

••

* * *

1) (not more than: We have only two cups left; He lives only a mile away.) solo, solamente

2) (alone: Only you can do it.) solo

3) (showing the one action done, in contrast to other possibilities: I only scolded the child - I did not smack him.) solamente, soltanto

4) (not longer ago than: I saw him only yesterday.) solamente

5) (showing the one possible result of an action: If you do that, you'll only make him angry.) soltanto

- only too

* * *

aggettivo (sole) solo, unico

1) (exclusively)

2) (nothing more than)

3) (in expressions of time)

4) (merely) solo

5) (just)

6)

7)

congiunzione (but) ma, però, solo

••

1. adj

2. adv

3. conj

1) einzig...

2) (best by far)

1) nur

2) (no longer ago than) erst

3) (with no better result than)

4)

1) (but then) nur

2) (were it not for the fact that)

* * *

1) (not more than: We have only two cups left; He lives only a mile away.) nur

2) (alone: Only you can do it.) nur

3) (showing the one action done, in contrast to other possibilities: I only scolded the child - I did not smack him.) nur

4) (not longer ago than: I saw him only yesterday.) erst

5) (showing the one possible result of an action: If you do that, you'll only make him angry.) nur

- only too

* * *

[ˈəʊnli, AM ˈoʊn-]

I. adj attr, inv einzige(r, s)

sb's \only daughter/son jds einzige Tochter/einziger Sohn

the \only one der/die/das Einzige

he was the \only one to help er hat als Einziger geholfen

the \only person der/die Einzige

he is the \only person for the job nur er kommt für den Job infrage

the \only thing das Einzige

the \only thing that matters is that the baby is healthy was zählt ist allein, dass das Baby gesund ist

the \only way die einzige Möglichkeit

is this really the \only way to do it? geht es wirklich nicht anders?

▶ sb is not the \only pebble on the beach jd ist nicht der einzige Mensch auf der Welt

II. adv inv

1. (exclusively) nur

for members \only nur für Mitglieder

she'll \only go if Peter goes sie geht nur, wenn Peter auch geht

2. (just) erst

I \only arrived half an hour ago ich bin erst vor einer halben Stunde angekommen

it's \only four o'clock es ist erst vier Uhr

he can't be dead, I \only spoke to him this morning er kann nicht tot sein, ich habe heute morgen noch mit ihm gesprochen

\only the other day erst neulich [o SCHWEIZ meist kürzlich]

\only last week/yesterday erst letzte Woche/gestern

\only just gerade [o eben] erst

3. (merely) nur, bloß

it's \only me ich bin's nur

it's \only natural es ist nur natürlich

\only to think of it made her nervous der bloße Gedanke daran machte sie nervös

\only just gerade eben

he has \only just enough money to pay the rent er hat gerade genug Geld, um die Miete zu zahlen

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

4. (extremely)

if you invite me, I'll be \only too pleased to show up wenn du mich einlädst, werde ich nur zu gerne kommen

5. (unavoidably) nur

the economic situation can \only worsen die wirtschaftliche Situation kann sich nur verschlechtern

6. (to express wish)

if \only... wenn nur...

if \only she would listen wenn sie nur zuhören würde

if he'd \only bothered to get some insurance before his house burnt down wenn er sich doch bloß um eine Versicherung gekümmert hätte, bevor sein Haus niedergebrannt ist

7. (indicating a surprising development)

he rushed into the office, \only to find that everyone had gone home er stürzte ins Büro, nur um festzustellen, dass alle [schon] nach Hause gegangen waren

▶ you \only live once ( saying) man lebt nur einmal

III. conj

1. (however) aber, jedoch

he's a good athlete, \only he smokes too much er ist ein guter Sportler, er raucht nur zu viel

she wasn't a bad student, \only that she had to repeat a class once sie war keine schlechte Schülerin, wenn sie auch einmal eine Klasse wiederholen musste

2. (in addition)

▪ not \only...,... [too]:

not \only can she sing and dance, she can act and play the piano too sie kann nicht nur singen und tanzen, sie kann auch schauspielern und Klavier spielen

* * *

1. adj attr

2. adv

1) nur

2)

3. conj

* * *

only [ˈəʊnlı]

A adj

1. einzig(er, e, es), alleinig:

the only son der einzige Sohn;

he’s an only child er ist ein Einzelkind;

he’s the only person for the position er kommt als Einziger für den Posten infrage; → begotten B, one A 2

2. einzigartig

B adv

1. nur, bloß:

you’re only jealous du bist doch nur eifersüchtig;

I can only hope that … ich kann nur hoffen, dass …;

not only … but (also) nicht nur …, sondern auch;

a) wenn nur,

b) wenn auch nur;

if only he would leave!, if he would only leave! wenn er doch nur endlich ginge!

2. erst:

only yesterday erst gestern, gestern noch;

only just eben erst, gerade;

only just enough money gerade genug Geld

C konj

1. jedoch, nur, bloß: he wants to go, only he can’t er kann nur nicht

2. only that … nur dass …, außer wenn …

* * *

1) einzig...

2) (best by far)

1) nur

2) (no longer ago than) erst

3) (with no better result than)

4)

1) (but then) nur

2) (were it not for the fact that)

* * *

einzig adj. adv.

nur adv.

1) (the number or figure 1: One and one is two (1 + 1 = 2).) en, et; ett(all)

2) (the age of 1: Babies start to talk at one.) ettårsalder

1) (a single person or thing: She's the one I like the best; I'll buy the red one.) den(ne)/det(te); den/det røde osv.

2) (anyone; any person: One can see the city from here.) en, man

1) (1 in number: one person; He took one book.) en

2) (aged 1: The baby will be one tomorrow.) ett (år gammel)

3) (of the same opinion etc: We are one in our love of freedom.) som én, av samme mening

•

- one-

- all one

subst. \/wʌn\/

1) ettall

• write down a one

2) ener

3) enhet

be a one for ( hverdagslig) være gal etter

by ones en og en, en av gangen

by ones and twos enkeltvis og to av gangen, en og en og to og to

never a one ( hverdagslig) ikke en eneste en

you are a one! ( hverdagslig) du er en fin en!

determ. \/wʌn\/

1) en, et, ett

• one dozen roses

• one third said no

• he called me one afternoon

• one day I'll make it

• one summer in Mexico

• one hundred pairs of shoes

• one thing is necessary

2) eneste

• the one (and only) thing that matters

3) den ene, det ene

• blind in one eye

• the face of one of them

• she lost one of her arms

4) (en og) samme

• they all went off in one direction

at one enige, i harmoni

• we were at one

at one with i ett med

• I've always felt at one with nature

be all one to somebody være det samme for noen, komme ut på ett for noen

• it's all one to me

become one bli ett

• they became one

be one of være en av, høre til

• he's one of those who watch TV all day

be one with være ett med, høre sammen med være enig med

for one for noens vedkommende, hva noen angår

• I for one

for one thing for det første, først og fremst for eksempel

get something in one ( hverdagslig) greie noe ved første forsøk gjette riktig med det samme

(all) in one (alt) i ett i forening, i samstemmighet til sammen i en og samme person

• he is President and Secretary in one

a new one ( hverdagslig) noe nytt

• that's a new one on me

not one ikke en eneste en

one after another eller one after the other den ene etter den andre, etter hverandre

• one after another went out

• they came one after the other

• difficulties arose one after the other

one and a half en og en halv, halvannen

one and all hver eneste en, alle sammen, alle som en

one and another både den ene og den andre

the one and only...! den\/det eneste ene...!, den uforlignelige!

one at a time eller one at the time en og en, en av gangen

one by one en og en, en av gangen den ene etter den andre

one half of halvparten av, halvdelen av

one or other den ene eller den andre, en eller annen

one or the other en av delene, ett av to

• marry her or leave her, one or the other

one or two et par (stykker), to-tre (stykker)

(the) one... the other (det) ene.. det andre, en... en annen, den første... den neste

one thing and\/with another det ene med det andre

one with another det ene med det andre i gjennomsnitt, stort sett

tell (the) one from the other skjelne det ene fra det andre, skjelne noe fra hverandre

• it is difficult to tell (the) one from the other

pron. \/wʌn\/

1) man, en

• it hurts one to be told the truth

2) ( refleksiv) seg

• pull after one

• push before one

3) en (viss)

• one Mr. John Smith

4) en, noen, noe, den

• I lose a friend and you gain one

• where is my umbrella? - you didn't bring one

• he is not a great man, but he hopes to become one

• the scoundrel - anyway he looked one

• this problem is one of great difficulty

• he is not one to desert a friend

• he behaved like one possessed

5) (etter adjektiv og som adjektiv brukt som substantiv, ofte uten tilsvarende i norsk) en, (som) sådan

• take the red box, not the black one

• do you want hard pears or soft ones?

• pick me out a good one!

• give me some good ones!

• he was a soldier and a brave one

• a black stetson and a white one

• the gold coin and the silver one

• my life has been a long one

• he's a nasty one

be one for something å like, å være glad i

• I've never been one for parties

get one on the jaw ( hverdagslig) få seg en på tygga

get something in one lykkes med noe på første forsøk

have one on me! ta en drink, jeg spanderer!

lay about one slå om seg

the little one den lille

• the little one is asleep

little ones smårollinger, små, unger

• the cat has little ones

my dear ones mine kjære

the one den

• the one in the window

• that man is the one who stole my watch

• I was the one who pulled him out of the water

• he is not the one to desert a friend

• these books are the very ones that disappeared

one's ens, sin, sitt, sine

• one's own children are always the best

• one must always be on one's guard

• one has to do one's best

one too many en (alkoholholdig drink) for mye

• the party was good, but I had one too many, I'm afraid

that one den der

• that one will do

that was one for you! ett poeng til deg! den satt!

that was one on you! der fikk du!, den var myntet på deg!

which one hvilken

• which ones do you like?

[ʼəʊnli, Am ʼoʊn-] adj

einzige(r, s);

sb's \only daughter/ son jds einzige Tochter/einziger Sohn;

the \only one der/die/das Einzige;

the \only thing das Einzige;

the \only way die einzige Möglichkeit

sb is not the \only pebble on the beach jd ist nicht der einzige Mensch auf der Welt adv

1) ( exclusively) nur;

for members \only nur für Mitglieder;

\only if... nur, wenn...

2) ( just) erst;

I \only arrived half an hour ago ich bin erst vor einer halben Stunde angekommen;

it's \only four o'clock es ist erst vier Uhr;

\only the other day erst neulich;

\only last week/ yesterday erst letzte Woche/gestern;

\only just gerade [o eben] erst

3) ( merely) nur, bloß;

it's \only me ich bin's nur;

it's \only natural es ist nur natürlich;

he rushed into the office, \only to find that everyone had gone home er stürzte ins Büro, nur um festzustellen, dass alle [schon] nach Hause gegangen waren;

\only just gerade eben;

he has \only just enough money to pay the rent er hat gerade genug Geld, um die Miete zu zahlen;

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

4) ( extremely)

if you invite me, I assure you I'll be \only too pleased to show up wenn du mich einlädst, versichere ich dir, dass ich nur zu gerne kommen werde

5) ( unavoidably) nur, unweigerlich;

the economic situation can \only worsen die wirtschaftliche Situation kann sich nur verschlechtern

6) ( to express wish)

if \only... wenn nur...

7) ( indicating a surprising development)

he rushed into the office, \only to find that everyone had gone home er stürzte ins Büro, nur um festzustellen, dass alle [schon] nach Hause gegangen waren

you \only live once ( once) man lebt nur einmal conj

1) ( however) aber, jedoch;

he's a good athlete, \only he smokes too much er ist ein guter Sportler, bloß raucht er zu viel;

she wasn't a bad student, \only that she had to repeat a class once sie war keine schlechte Schülerin, wenn sie auch einmal eine Klasse wiederholen musste

2) ( in addition)

not \only...,... [too];

not \only can she sing and dance, she can act and play the piano too sie kann nicht nur singen und tanzen, sie kann auch schauspielern und Klavier spielen

adj. enig

adv. slechts, alleen, maar

conj. maar

[ oonlie] 〈 bijvoeglijk naamwoord〉

1  enig

2  best ⇒ (meest) geschikt, juist

♦voorbeelden:

1   an only child • een enig kind

     we were the only people wearing hats • we waren de enigen met een hoed (op)

     the only thing now is to call the police • het enige wat je nu nog kunt doen, is er de politie bijhalen

     his one and only friend • zijn enige echte vriend

     my one and only hope • de enige hoop die me nog rest

2   I think boxing is the only sport • voor mij is de bokssport helemaal het einde

¶ you're not the only pebble on the beach • je bent niet alleen op de wereld; er zijn ook nog anderen te krijgen

————————

〈 bijwoord〉

1  slechts ⇒ alleen (maar), maar, enkel

2 〈 bij tijdsbepalingen〉 pas ⇒ (maar) eerst, nog

♦voorbeelden:

1   only think! • stel je voor!

     I've only just enough money • ik heb maar net genoeg geld

     she was only too glad • ze was maar al te blij

     only five minutes more • nog vijf minuten, niet meer

     if and only if • als en alleen als

     if only • als … maar, ik wou dat …

     if only you had come earlier! • was je maar wat vroeger gekomen!

     if only to/because • al was het alleen maar om

     we walked for two hours, only to find out that … • we liepen twee uur, maar enkel om te ontdekken dat …

2   the train has only just left • de trein is nog maar net weg

     she told me only last week that … • ze vertelde het me vorige week nog dat …

     he arrived only yesterday • hij arriveerde gisteren pas

————————

〈 voegwoord〉

1  alleen ⇒ maar

♦voorbeelden:

1   I like it, only I cannot afford it • ik vind het mooi, maar ik kan het niet betalen

     I could have gone, only my mother was ill • ik had kunnen gaan als mijn moeder niet ziek was geweest

     I would have phoned, only I didn't know your number • ik zou gebeld hebben maar ik had je nummer niet

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

━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━

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

━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━

• 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)

━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━

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

━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━

• 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

━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━

► one is not translated.

━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━

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

• he's a clever one c'est un malin

• the little ones les petits

━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━

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

━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━

• 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

* * *

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

••

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.

A a.

solo; unico: It's the only book I have on this subject, è l'unico libro che io abbia su questo argomento; He was an only son, era figlio unico; He's the only man that can do it, è il solo che possa farlo; lui solo può farlo; They were the only people who came on foot, sono stati i soli a venire a piedi

B avv.

solamente; soltanto; unicamente; non… che; solo: Only I saw him, soltanto (o solo) io lo vidi; I saw only him, vidi solamente lui; I only saw him, l'ho visto soltanto ( non gli ho parlato); There are only two left, ne sono rimasti soltanto due; DIALOGO → - Clothes 4- We've only got them in blue and black, li abbiamo solo in blu e in nero; That only makes matters worse, ciò non fa che peggiorare la situazione; only you, solo tu; tu solo; not only… but also, non solo… ma anche

C cong. (fam.)

1 ma; solo (fam.): I'd help you with pleasure, only I'm too busy, ti aiuterei volentieri, ma (o solo) ho troppo da fare

2 (fam.) solo che; se non fosse che: He would invite you, only you would refuse, se non fosse che tu rifiuteresti, ti inviterebbe

D n. [u]

(fam., pubbl.) – the only, ciò che è unico (nel suo genere)

● adults only, ( di film) per (soli) adulti □ (arc.) only-begotten, unigenito □ (relig.) the Only-Begotten Son, l'Unigenito □ if only, se almeno: If only it would stop raining, se almeno smettesse di piovere! □ «Ladies only» ( cartello), «riservato alle signore» □ my one and only chance, l'unica (o la sola) occasione per me □ my one and only hope, la mia sola speranza; l'ultima mia speranza □ I'm only too glad (o pleased) to hear that, sono proprio contento (o lietissimo) di apprendere ciò □ It is only too true, purtroppo è vero □ I was only just in time, sono arrivato appena in tempo □ Only think!, immagina un po'!; figurati!

1) attrib. ein

2) attrib. (single, only) einzig

3) (identical, same) ein

4) pred. (united, unified)

5) attrib. (a particular but undefined)

6) attrib. contrasted with ‘other’/‘another’ ein

7)

1) eins

2) (number, symbol) Eins, die; see also eight 2. 1)

3) (unit)

1)

2) replacing n. implied or mentioned ein...

3) (contrasted with ‘other’/‘another’)

4) (person or creature of specified kind)

5)

6) (representing people in general; also coll.): (I, we) man; as indirect object einem; as direct object einen

7) (coll.): (drink)

8) (coll.): (blow)

* * *

1) (the number or figure 1: One and one is two (1 + 1 = 2).) die Eins

2) (the age of 1: Babies start to talk at one.) die Eins

1) (a single person or thing: She's the one I like the best; I'll buy the red one.) der/die/das(jenige)

2) (anyone; any person: One can see the city from here.) man

1) (1 in number: one person; He took one book.) ein/e/es

2) (aged 1: The baby will be one tomorrow.) eins

3) (of the same opinion etc: We are one in our love of freedom.) einer Meinung

•

- one-

- all one

* * *

I. adj inv

1. attr (not two) ein(e)

we have two daughters and \one son wir haben zwei Töchter und einen Sohn

\one hundred/thousand einhundert/-tausend

\one million eine Million

\one third/fifth ein Drittel/Fünftel nt

2. attr (one of a number) ein(e)

the glass tube is closed at \one end das Glasröhrchen ist an einem Ende verschlossen

he can't tell \one wine from another er schmeckt bei Weinen keinen Unterschied

3. attr (single, only) einzige(r, s)

her \one concern is to save her daughter ihre einzige Sorge ist, wie sie ihre Tochter retten kann

do you think the five of us will manage to squeeze into the \one car? glaubst du, wir fünf können uns in dieses eine Auto quetschen?

we should paint the bedroom all \one colour wir sollten das Schlafzimmer nur in einer Farbe streichen

he's the \one person you can rely on in an emergency er ist die einzige Person, auf die man sich im Notfall verlassen kann

not \one man kein Mensch

to have just \one thought nur einen [einzigen] Gedanken haben

the \one and only... der/die/das einzige...

ladies and gentlemen, the \one and only Muhammad Ali! meine Damen und Herren, der einzigartige Muhammad Ali!

4. attr (some future) irgendein(e)

I'd like to go skiing \one Christmas ich würde gern irgendwann an Weihnachten Skifahren gehen

\one afternoon next week an irgendeinem Nachmittag nächste Woche, irgendwann nächste Woche nachmittags

\one day irgendwann

\one evening/night irgendwann abends/nachts

5. attr (some in the past) ein(e)

\one moment he says he loves me, the next moment he's asking for a divorce einmal sagt er, er liebt mich, und im nächsten Moment will er die Scheidung

\one afternoon in late October an einem Nachmittag Ende Oktober

\one day/evening/night eines Tages/Abends/Nachts

\one night we stayed up talking till dawn an einem Abend plauderten wir einmal bis zum Morgengrauen

6. attr ( form: a certain) ein gewisser/eine gewisse

her solicitor is \one John Wintersgill ihr Anwalt ist ein gewisser John Wintersgill

7. attr esp AM ( emph fam: noteworthy)

his mother is \one generous woman seine Mutter ist eine wirklich großzügige Frau

that's \one big ice cream you've got there du hast aber ein großes Eis!

it was \one hell of a shock to find out I'd lost my job ( fam) es war ein Riesenschock für mich, als ich erfuhr, dass ich meinen Job verloren hatte fam

he was \one hell of a snappy dresser ( fam) er war immer todschick gekleidet fam

8. (identical) ein(e)

all types of training meet \one common standard alle Trainingsarten unterliegen den gleichen Maßstäben

to be of \one mind einer Meinung sein

\one and the same ein und der-/die-/dasselbe

that's \one and the same thing! das ist doch ein und dasselbe!

9. (age) ein Jahr

\one is a difficult age mit einem Jahr sind Kinder in einem schwierigen Alter

to be \one [year old] ein Jahr alt sein

little Jimmy's \one today der kleine Jimmy wird heute ein Jahr alt

she'll be \one [year old] tomorrow sie wird morgen ein Jahr alt

10. (time)

\one [o'clock] eins, ein Uhr

it's half past \one es ist halb zwei

at \one um eins

▶ a hundred [or million] [or thousand] and \one hunderttausend

I've got a hundred and \one things to do this morning ich muss heute Vormittag hunderttausend Dinge erledigen

▶ what with \one thing and another ( fam) weil alles [o viel] zusammenkommt

what with \one thing and another she hadn't had much sleep recently da alles [o viel] zusammenkam, hat sie in letzter Zeit nicht viel Schlaf bekommen

▶ \one way or another [or the other] (for or against) für oder gegen; (somehow) irgendwie

there is no evidence \one way or the other about the effectiveness of the drug es gibt keinerlei Beweise für die Wirksamkeit oder Unwirksamkeit des Medikaments

the bills have to be paid \one way or another die Rechnungen müssen irgendwie bezahlt werden

II. n

1. (unit) Eins f

\one hundred and \one einhundert[und]eins

three \ones are three drei mal eins gibt [o ist] [o macht] drei

2. (figure) Eins f

the front door bore a big brass \one auf der Eingangstür prangte eine große kupferne Eins

3. (size of garment, merchandise) Größe eins

little Jackie's wearing \ones now die kleine Jackie trägt jetzt Größe eins

4. no pl (unity)

▪ to be \one eins sein

to be made \one getraut werden

III. pron

1. (single item) eine(r, s)

four parcels came this morning, but only \one was for Mark heute Morgen kamen vier Pakete, aber nur eines war für Mark

which cake would you like? — the \one at the front welchen Kuchen möchten Sie? — den vorderen

I'd rather eat French croissants than English \ones ich esse lieber französische Croissants als englische

I have two apples, do you want \one? ich habe zwei Äpfel, möchtest du einen?

not a single \one kein Einziger/keine Einzige/kein Einziges

\one at a time immer nur eine(r, s)

don't gobble them up all at once — eat them \one at a time schling nicht alle auf einmal hinunter — iss sie langsam

[all] in \one [alles] in einem

with this model you get a radio, CD player and cassette deck [all] in \one dieses Modell enthält Radio, CD-Player und Kassettendeck in einem

\one after another [or the other] eine(r, s) nach dem/der anderen

\one after another the buses drew up die Busse kamen einer nach dem anderen

\one [thing] after another [or the other] eines nach dem anderen

\one or another [or the other] irgendeine(r, s)

not all instances fall neatly into \one or another of these categories nicht alle Vorkommnisse fallen genau unter eine dieser Kategorien

this/that \one diese(r, s)/jene(r, s)

these/those \ones diese/jene

which \one do you want? — that \one, please! welchen möchten Sie? — den dort, bitte!

▪ \one of sth:

Luxembourg is \one of the world's smallest countries Luxemburg ist eines der kleinsten Länder der Welt

electronics is \one of his [many] hobbies die Elektronik ist eines seiner [vielen] Hobbys

our organization is just \one of many charities unsere Organisation ist nur eine von vielen wohltätigen Vereinigungen

2. (single person) eine(r)

two could live as cheaply as \one zwei könnten so günstig wie einer wohnen

she thought of her loved \ones sie dachte an ihre Lieben

to [not] be \one to do [or who does] sth (nature) [nicht] der Typ sein, der etw tut, [nicht] zu denen gehören, die etw tun; (liking) etw [nicht] gerne tun

she's always been \one to take [or who takes] initiative es war schon immer ihre Art, die Initiative zu ergreifen

I've never really been \one to sit around doing nothing untätig herumzusitzen war noch nie meine Art

he's always been \one that enjoys good food ihm hat gutes Essen schon immer geschmeckt

he's not \one to eat exotic food er isst nicht gerne exotische Speisen

she's [not] \one to go [or who goes] to parties sie geht [nicht] gerne auf Partys

to not [or never] be \one to say no to sth nie zu etw dat Nein sagen können

to be [a] \one for sth ( fam) etw gerne mögen, sich dat viel aus etw dat machen

Jack's always been \one for the ladies Jack hatte schon immer viel für Frauen übrig

to not be [a] \one ( fam) for sth [or to not be much of a \one] ( fam) etw nicht besonders mögen, sich dat nicht viel aus etw dat machen

I've never really been [much of a] \one for football ich habe mir eigentlich nie viel aus Fußball gemacht

to [not] be [a] \one for doing sth ( fam) etw [nicht] gerne machen

he's a great \one for telling other people what to do er sagt anderen gerne, was sie zu tun haben