one and only friend

only ['əʊnlɪ]

seul ⇒ 1 unique ⇒ 1 seulement ⇒ 2 (a), 2 (b), 3 (b) ne… que ⇒ 2 (b), 2 (c) mais ⇒ 3 (a), 3 (b)

1 adjective

seul, unique;

∎ he's/she's an only child il est fils/elle est fille unique;

∎ she was the only woman there c'était la seule femme;

∎ the only coat I possess le seul manteau que je possède;

∎ he's the only one who believes me il est le seul à me croire;

∎ we are the only people who know it nous sommes les seuls à le savoir;

∎ I'm fed up! - you're not the only one! j'en ai assez! - tu n'es pas le seul!;

∎ her only answer was to shrug her shoulders pour toute réponse, elle a haussé les épaules;

∎ it's our only chance c'est notre seule chance;

∎ the only thing is, I won't be there le seul problème, c'est que je ne serai pas là;

∎ the only way I'll go is if it's free je n'irai que si c'est gratuit;

∎ her one and only friend son seul et unique ami;

∎ the one and only Billy Shears! le seul, l'unique Billy Shears!;

∎ Edinburgh is the only place to live Édimbourg est la ville idéale pour vivre

2 adverb

(a) (exclusively) seulement;

∎ only if you agree seulement si tu es d'accord;

∎ she has only one brother elle n'a qu'un (seul) frère;

∎ there are only two people I trust il n'y a que deux personnes en qui j'aie confiance;

∎ only an expert could advise us seul un expert pourrait nous conseiller;

∎ you'll only get him to come if you offer him a lift tu ne le feras venir que si tu lui proposes de l'amener;

∎ staff only (sign) réservé au personnel

(b) (just, merely)

∎ he's only a child! ce n'est qu'un enfant!;

∎ it's only a scratch c'est seulement une égratignure, ce n'est (rien) qu'une égratignure;

∎ after all, it's only money après tout, ce n'est que de l'argent;

∎ it's only me! c'est moi!;

∎ I only touched it je n'ai fait que le toucher;

∎ you've only ruined my best silk shirt(, that's all)! tu n'as fait qu'abîmer ma plus belle chemise en soie(, c'est tout)!;

∎ go on, ask him, he can only say no vas-y, demande-lui, ce qui peut t'arriver de pire c'est qu'il refuse;

∎ I was only trying to help je cherchais seulement à être utile;

∎ it will only make him sad ça ne fera que l'attrister;

∎ it's only natural she should want to see him c'est tout naturel qu'elle veuille le voir;

∎ I shall be only too pleased to come je ne serai que trop heureux de venir;

∎ I only hope we're not too late j'espère seulement que nous n'arrivons pas trop tard;

∎ if only they knew!, if they only knew! si (seulement) ils savaient!;

∎ he has only to ask for it il n'a qu'à le demander;

∎ you only have to look at him to see he's guilty il suffit de le regarder pour voir qu'il est coupable;

∎ I will only say that I disagree je me bornerai à dire que je ne suis pas de cet avis;

∎ only think what pleasure it gave me imaginez un peu le plaisir que cela m'a fait;

∎ be quiet, you stupid dog, it's only the postman! tais-toi donc, le chien, ce n'est que le facteur!;

∎ you're only young once il faut profiter de sa jeunesse

(c) (to emphasize smallness of amount, number etc) ne… que;

∎ it only cost me £5 ça ne m'a coûté que 5 livres;

∎ it only took me half an hour je n'ai mis qu'une demi-heure

(d) (to emphasize recentness of event)

∎ it seems like only yesterday c'est comme si c'était hier;

∎ I saw her/used it only yesterday je l'ai vue/m'en suis servi pas plus tard qu'hier;

∎ I only found out this morning je n'ai appris ça que ce matin;

∎ only last week he appeared to be quite happy la semaine dernière encore, il semblait parfaitement heureux

(e) (with infinitive)

∎ I awoke only to find he was gone à mon réveil, il était parti

3 conjunction familiar

(a) (but, except) mais^□ ;

∎ it's like Spain, only cheaper c'est comme l'Espagne, mais en moins cher;

∎ go on then, only hurry! vas-y alors, mais dépêche-toi!

(b) (were it not for the fact that) mais, seulement;

∎ I'd do it, only I don't have the time je le ferais bien, seulement je n'ai pas le temps

4 not only conjunction

∎ she's not only bright, she's funny too elle est non seulement intelligente, mais en plus elle est drôle;

∎ not only… but also non seulement… mais aussi

5 only if, only… if conjunction

seulement si;

∎ I'll do it, but only if you say sorry first je le ferai, mais seulement si vous vous excusez d'abord;

∎ he'll only agree if the money's good enough il n'acceptera que si on lui propose assez d'argent

6 only just adverb

(a) (not long before)

∎ I've only just woken up je viens (tout) juste de me réveiller

(b) (barely) tout juste;

∎ I only just finished in time je n'ai fini qu'au dernier moment;

∎ did she win? - yes, but only just a-t-elle gagné? - oui, mais de justesse;

∎ I've only just got enough j'en ai tout juste assez

7 only too adverb

∎ I was only too aware of my own shortcomings je n'étais que trop conscient de mes propres imperfections;

∎ I'd be only too delighted to come je ne serai que trop heureux de venir;

∎ I remember her only too well je ne risque pas de l'oublier

1. единственный

2. исключительный, выдающийся; наиболее подходящий

только, исключительно; единственно

❝Ladies only❞ - «только для женщин» ( надпись)

но, только; только вот

adj. een

n. een

pron. iemand

[ wun] 〈 zelfstandig naamwoord〉

1  één ⇒ 〈 benaming voor〉 iets ter grootte/waarde van één

♦voorbeelden:

1   the figure one • het cijfer één

     by ones and twos • alleen of in groepjes van twee; 〈 figuurlijk〉 heel geleidelijk

     these come only in ones • deze worden alleen in verpakkingen van één/per stuk verkocht

     〈 informeel〉 I've got four ones • ik heb vier biljetten van één

¶ 〈 slang〉 one and only • lief(je)

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, 〈in betekenis I 1  en I 2 informeel ook〉 'un [ ən]

I 〈 onbepaald voornaamwoord〉

1 〈als vervanging voor eerder genoemd woord; meestal onvertaald〉 (er) een ⇒ 〈 benaming voor〉 (er) eentje 〈 grap, verhaal, drankje, snuiter enz.〉

2 〈 formeel〉 men

♦voorbeelden:

1   the best ones • de beste(n)

     like one dead • als een dode

     〈 formeel〉 many a one • vele(n)

     〈 informeel〉 you are a (nice/fine) one • jij bent me d'r eentje

     give him one • geef hem er een van; geef hem een optater

     let's have (a quick) one • laten we er (gauw) eentje gaan drinken

     the one that I like best • degene die ik het leukst vind

     I'll go him one better • ik zal hem een slag voor zijn/overtroeven

     never a one • geen enkele

     he was one up on me • hij was me net de baas

     the one about the generous Scot • die mop over de vrijgevige Schot

     he's a one for music • hij is een muziekliefhebber

     this one's on me • ik trakteer!

     this one • deze hier

2   〈 Brits-Engels〉 one must never pride oneself on one's achievements, 〈 Amerikaans-Engels〉one must never pride himself on his achievements • men mag nooit prat gaan op zijn prestaties

II 〈telwoord; als voornaamwoord〉

1  één

♦voorbeelden:

1   become one • één worden, samenvallen/smelten

     one after another • een voor een, de een na de andere

     one or two • één of twee, een paar

     he and I are at one (with one another) • hij en ik zijn het (roerend) eens (met elkaar)

     one by one • een voor een, de een na de ander

     one of the members • een van de leden

     one to one • één op/tegen één

     one to one match • één op één/puntsgewijze overeenkomst

     as one • als één man

¶ one and all • iedereen, jan en alleman

     I was one too many for him • ik was hem te sterk/te slim af

     〈 informeel〉 like one o'clock • als een gek, energiek

     I, for one, will refuse • ik zal in ieder geval weigeren

     (all) in one • (allemaal) tegelijkertijd/gecombineerd

     〈 informeel〉 done it in one! • in één keer!, de eerste keer goed!

→ one another one another/

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I 〈 onbepaalde determinator〉

1  een zeker(e) ⇒ één of ander(e), ene

♦voorbeelden:

1   one day he left • op een goeie dag vertrok hij

     we'll meet again one day • we zullen elkaar ooit weer ontmoeten

     one Mr. Smith called for you • een zekere Mr. Smith heeft jou gebeld

II 〈telwoord; als determinator〉

1  één ⇒ enig; 〈 figuurlijk〉 de/hetzelfde; 〈 als versterker, Amerikaans-Engels; informeel〉 enig, hartstikke

♦voorbeelden:

1   this is one good book • dit is een hartstikke goed boek

     from one chore to another • van het ene klusje naar het andere

     they are all one colour • ze hebben allemaal dezelfde kleur

     one day out of six • één op de zes dagen, om de zes dagen

     they cried out with one voice • ze riepen als uit één mond

     my one and only friend • mijn enige echte vriend

     the one and only truth • de alleenzaligmakende waarheid

     one and the same thing • één en dezelfde zaak, precies hetzelfde

¶ for one thing • ten eerste; (al was het) alleen maar omdat

     neither one thing nor the other • vlees noch vis, halfslachtig

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

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〈 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

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〈 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 ⇒ Age, The clock, Numbers

❢ When one is used as a personal pronoun it is translated by on when it is the subject of the verb: one never knows = on ne sait jamais. When one is the object of the verb or comes after a preposition it is usually translated by vous: it can make one ill = cela peut vous rendre malade.

For more examples and all other uses, see the entry below.

A det

1 ( single) un/une ; one car une voiture ; one dog un chien ; twenty-one flowers vingt et une fleurs ; to raise one hand lever la main ; no one person can do it alone personne ne peut faire cela tout seul ;

2 (unique, sole) seul ; my one and only tie ma seule et unique cravate ; her one vice/pleasure son seul vice/plaisir ; she' s the one person who can help c'est la seule personne qui puisse nous aider ; the one and only Edith Piaf l'incomparable Edith Piaf ; she's one fine artist US c'est une très grande artiste ; ⇒ hell ;

3 ( same) même ; in the one direction dans la même direction ; at one and the same time en même temps ; to be one and the same thing être exactement la même chose ; they're one and the same person il s'agit de la même personne ; two offers in the one day deux offres dans la même journée ; to be of one mind être d'accord ; it's all one to me ça m'est égal ;

4 ( in expressions of time) one day/evening un jour/soir ; one hot summer's day par une chaude journée d'été ; one of these days un de ces jours ;

5 ( for emphasis) one Simon Richard un certain Simon Richard.

B pron

1 ( indefinite) un/une m/f ; can you lend me one? tu peux m'en prêter un/une? ; one of them ( person) l'un d'eux/l'une d'elles ; ( thing) l'un/l'une m/f ; she's one of my best customers c'est une de mes meilleures clientes ; one after the other l'un/l'une après l'autre ; I can't tell one from the other je ne peux pas les distinguer (l'un de l'autre) ; every one of them was broken ils étaient tous cassés sans exception ; one was grey and the other was pink l'un était gris et l'autre était rose ; two volumes in one deux tomes en un volume ; it's a two-in-one whisk and blender cela fait à la fois batteur et mixeur ; Merry Christmas one and all Joyeux Noël à tous ; she's one of us elle est des nôtres ; ⇒ any ;

2 ( impersonal) ( as subject) on ; ( as object) vous ; one would like to think that on aimerait penser que ; one can't help wondering on ne peut pas s'empêcher de se demander ; if one wanted si on voulait ; it's enough to make one despair cela suffit pour vous démoraliser ;

3 ( referring to a specific person) the advice of one who knows les conseils de quelqu'un qui s'y connaît ; for one who claims to be an expert pour quelqu'un qui prétend être expert ; like one possessed comme un possédé ; I'm not one for doing ce n'est pas mon genre de faire ; she's a great one for doing elle est très douée pour faire ; I'm not one for football je ne suis pas amateur de foot ; he's one for the ladies c'est un homme à femmes ; she's a clever one elle est intelligente ; you're a one ○ ! toi alors! ; I for one think that personnellement or pour ma part je crois que ; ‘who disagrees?’-‘I for one!’ ‘qui n'est pas d'accord?’-‘moi’ ; ⇒ never ;

4 ( demonstrative) the grey one le gris/la grise ; the pink ones les roses ; my friend's one celui/celle de mon ami ; this one celui-ci/celle-ci ; that one celui-là/celle-là ; the one in the corner celui/celle qui est dans le coin ; which one? lequel/laquelle? ; that's the one c'est celui-là/celle-là ; he's the one who c'est lui qui ; buy the smallest one achète le/la plus petit/-e ; my new car is faster than the old one ma nouvelle voiture est plus rapide que l'ancienne ;

5 ( in currency) one-fifty ( in sterling) une livre cinquante ; ( in dollars) un dollar cinquante ;

6 ○ ( drink) he's had one too many il a bu un coup ○ de trop ; a quick one un pot ○ en vitesse ; make mine a large one sers-moi un grand verre ; ⇒ road ;

7 ○ ( joke) that's a good one! elle est bien bonne celle-là! ; have you heard the one about…? est-ce que tu connais l'histoire de…? ;

8 ○ ( blow) to land ou sock sb one en coller une à qn ○ ;

9 ○ (question, problem) that's a tough ou tricky one c'est une colle ○ ; ask me another one pose-moi une autre question ;

10 ( person one is fond of) her loved ou dear ones ceux qui lui sont chers ; to lose a loved one perdre un être cher ; the little ones les petits ;

11 ( in knitting) knit one, purl one une maille à l'endroit, une maille à l'envers ; make one faire une augmentation.

C n ( number) un m ; one, two, three, go! un, deux, trois, partez! ; to throw a one ( on dice) faire un un ; there are three ones in one hundred and eleven il y a trois fois le chiffre un dans cent onze ; one o'clock une heure ; to arrive in ones and twos arriver par petits groupes.

D as one adv phr [rise] comme un seul homme ; [shout, reply] tous ensemble.

E in one adv phr to down a drink in one boire un verre cul sec ○ ; you've got it in one tu as trouvé tout de suite.

F one by one adv phr [pick up, collect, wash] un par un/une par une.

to be one up on sb ○ avoir un avantage sur qn ; to be at one with sb être en accord avec qn ; to go one better than sb faire mieux que qn ; to give sb one ◑ se faire qn ◑ ; to be a dictionary and grammar all in one ou all rolled into one être à la fois un dictionnaire et une grammaire ; all for one and one for all un pour tous et tous pour un ; to have a thousand ou million and one things to do avoir un tas de choses à faire.

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?

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.

1) и

- Paul and Mary

2) с

- bread and butter

3) и, с

- four and a half

4) всё... и...

- better and better

5) взял да и...

6) и к тому же, при этом

7) попробуй и..., только... и, и тогда...

- stir and you are a dead man

8) а, но

- you take a seat and I'll stand

9) итак, как

10) и, неужели

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1. only; mein einziger Freund my (one and) only friend, my one friend; der etc. Einzige the only one, the only person, the one person; Sache: the only thing, the one thing; sie ist die Einzige, die... she’s the only woman who...; ein Einziger etc. just one (person etc.), one single ( oder solitary) person; kein Einziger etc. not (a single) one; das Einzige wäre zu (+ Inf.) the only thing would be to (+ Inf.) wir waren die Einzigen am Strand we were the only people on the beach, we had the beach to ourselves; Lisa ist unsere Einzige Lisa is our only child, we’ve only got Lisa; mein einziger Gedanke my one thought; ein einziges Buch (just) one book; kein einziges Auto not a single car, not one car; kein einziges Wort not a word; sein einziger Halt his sole support, the one thing etc. he could count on; ein einziges Mal (just) once; nicht ein einziges Mal not once, not a single time; sie hat keinen einzigen Fehler gemacht she didn’t make a single mistake

2. (ausgesprochen) pure, sheer, nothing but; sein Leben war eine einzige Flucht he spent his life running away from things

3. unvergleichlich: einzig in seiner etc. Art sein be unique (of its kind), be unequal[l]ed, stand alone; einzigartig I

II Adv. only; einzig ( und allein) solely; das einzig Richtige oder Wahre the only answer ( oder solution, thing to do etc.); das einzig Richtige für dich wäre... what you need is..., the only thing you could do is...; das einzig Vernünftige wäre... the only sensible thing to do is ( oder would be)...; das einzig Gute daran the only good thing about it, the only consolation; es hängt einzig und allein davon ab, ob... it depends entirely ( oder solely) on whether...

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alone (Adj.); single (Adj.); sole (Adj.); singular (Adj.); only (Adj.)

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1. adj

1) attr only, sole

2) (emphatisch) absolute, complete

3) pred (= einzigartig) unique

2. adj

3. adv

1) (= allein) only, solely

2) (inf = außerordentlich) fantastically

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1) (without any others of the same type: He has no brothers or sisters - he's an only child; the only book of its kind.) only

2) (only; single: my sole purpose/reason.) sole

3) (single: not a solitary example.) solitary

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I. adj

1. attr only, sole

wir haben nur eine \einzige Möglichkeit there is only one thing we can do, we have only one chance

jds \einziges Kind sb's only child

2. (alleinige)

▪ der/die E\einzige the only one

du bist der E\einzige, dem ich vertraue you are the only one I trust

das ist das E\einzige, was zählt that is the only thing that counts

er hat als E\einziger das Ziel erreicht he was the only one to reach the finish

das \einzig Gute wäre, das Auto zu verkaufen the best thing to do would be to sell the car

kein \einziger Gast blieb nach dem Essen not one solitary guest stayed behind after the meal

nur noch ein \einziger Apfel ist übrig geblieben there is still one solitary apple left

3. (fam: unglaublich)

▪ ein \einziger/eine \einzige/ein \einziges... a complete/ an absolute...

seine Wohnung ist eine \einzige Sauerei his flat is an absolute [or BRIT fam! bloody] disgrace

12 Stunden täglich am Monitor, das ist eine \einzige Quälerei 12 hours a day at the computer is sheer murder

die Situation ist ein \einziger Schlamassel the situation is a right [or an absolute] mess

4. pred (einzigartig)

▪ \einzig sein to be unique

II. adv (ausschließlich) only, solely

das hat er \einzig dir zu verdanken he owes that entirely to you

die \einzig mögliche Lösung the only possible solution

\einzig und allein solely

es liegt \einzig und allein an Ihnen it is entirely up to you

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1) only

2) nicht präd. (völlig) complete; absolute

3) nicht attr. (geh.): (unvergleichlich) unique; unparalleled

1) (intensivierend bei Adj.) singularly; extraordinarily

2) (ausschließlich) only

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A. adj

1. only;

mein einziger Freund my (one and) only friend, my one friend;

der etc

Einzige the only one, the only person, the one person; Sache: the only thing, the one thing;

sie ist die Einzige, die … she’s the only woman who …;

ein Einziger etc just one (person etc), one single ( oder solitary) person;

kein Einziger etc not (a single) one;

das Einzige wäre zu (+inf) the only thing would be to (+inf)

wir waren die Einzigen am Strand we were the only people on the beach, we had the beach to ourselves;

Lisa ist unsere Einzige Lisa is our only child, we’ve only got Lisa;

mein einziger Gedanke my one thought;

ein einziges Buch (just) one book;

kein einziges Auto not a single car, not one car;

kein einziges Wort not a word;

sein einziger Halt his sole support, the one thing etc he could count on;

ein einziges Mal (just) once;

nicht ein einziges Mal not once, not a single time;

sie hat keinen einzigen Fehler gemacht she didn’t make a single mistake

2. (ausgesprochen) pure, sheer, nothing but;

sein Leben war eine einzige Flucht he spent his life running away from things

3. unvergleichlich:

einzig in seiner etc

Art sein be unique (of its kind), be unequal[l]ed, stand alone; → einzigartig A

B. adv only;

einzig (und allein) solely;

das einzig Richtige oder

Wahre the only answer ( oder solution, thing to do etc);

das einzig Richtige für dich wäre … what you need is …, the only thing you could do is…;

das einzig Vernünftige wäre … the only sensible thing to do is ( oder would be) …;

das einzig Gute daran the only good thing about it, the only consolation;

es hängt einzig und allein davon ab, ob … it depends entirely ( oder solely) on whether …

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1) only

2) nicht präd. (völlig) complete; absolute

3) nicht attr. (geh.): (unvergleichlich) unique; unparalleled

1) (intensivierend bei Adj.) singularly; extraordinarily

2) (ausschließlich) only

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only adj.

single adj.

sole adj.

solely adj.

the (in general).

el coche the car

la casa the house

los niños the children

el agua/hacha/águila the water/ax/eagle

fui a recoger a los niños I went to pick up the children

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► determinante

1 the

■ el coche the car

■ el agua water

■ el Japón Japan

■ la Sra. Rodríguez Mrs. Rodríguez

■ llegó el martes he arrived on Tuesday

2 el de the one

■ el del traje azul the one in the blue suit

■ el de Valencia the one from Valencia

■ el de tu hermano your brother's

■ el de hoy today's

3 el que (persona - sujeto) the one who; (- objeto) the one, the one that, the one whom

■ el que vino ayer the one who came yesterday

■ el que vi the one I saw

4 (cosa) the one, the one that, the one which

■ el que me diste the one (that) you gave me

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- el que

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1) [con nombres de referente único o concreto] the

2) [en algunos casos no se traduce]

a) [con nombres propios]

b) [con nombres en sentido genérico]

c) [con infinitivo]

d) [con cifras, proporciones]

3) [traducido por el posesivo]

4) [con expresiones temporales]

5) (=uso distributivo)

6) [en exclamaciones]

7) [posesivo]

8)

a) + indic

b) + subjun whoever

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1)

a) ( con un referente único) the

b) ( con sustantivos en sentido genérico)

c) ( con un referente conocido o que se define)

2)

a)

b)

3) ( en expresiones de tiempo)

4) ( cada)

5) (con fracciones, porcentajes, números)

6) (refiriéndose a partes del cuerpo, prendas de vestir, artículos personales, etc)

7) ( con nombres propios)

a) (con apellidos acompañados de título, adjetivos, etc)

b) ( en plural)

c) ( con algunos nombres geográficos)

d) ( al calificar)

e) ( con algunos equipos deportivos)

8) el ( con infinitivo)

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1)

a) ( con un referente único) the

b) ( con sustantivos en sentido genérico)

c) ( con un referente conocido o que se define)

2)

a)

b)

3) ( en expresiones de tiempo)

4) ( cada)

5) (con fracciones, porcentajes, números)

6) (refiriéndose a partes del cuerpo, prendas de vestir, artículos personales, etc)

7) ( con nombres propios)

a) (con apellidos acompañados de título, adjetivos, etc)

b) ( en plural)

c) ( con algunos nombres geográficos)

d) ( al calificar)

e) ( con algunos equipos deportivos)

8) el ( con infinitivo)

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el²

= the, ye.

Nota: Forma arcaica.