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single ['sɪŋgəl]single ⇒ 1 (a) aller simple ⇒ 1 (b), 2 (f) chambre ⇒ 1 (c) seul ⇒ 2 (a), 2 (b) unique ⇒ 2 (a) simple ⇒ 2 (c) singulier ⇒ 2 (c) pour une personne ⇒ 2 (d) célibataire ⇒ 2 (e)1 noun∎ Theatre we only have singles left il ne nous reste que des places séparées(c) (hotel room) chambre f pour une personne ou individuelle;∎ I've reserved a single with bath j'ai réservé une chambre pour une personne avec bain∎ she gave me the change in singles (in pounds)elle m'a rendu la monnaie en pièces d'une livre; (in dollars) elle m'a rendu la monnaie en billets d'un dollar(e) (in cricket) point m∎ the room was lit by a single lamp la pièce était éclairée par une seule lampe;∎ the report comes in a single volume le rapport est publié en un (seul) volume;∎ he gave her a single red rose il lui a donné une rose rouge;∎ I can't think of one single reason why I should do it je n'ai aucune raison de le faire;∎ there wasn't a single person in the street il n'y avait pas un chat dans la rue;∎ not a single one of her friends came pas un seul de ses amis ou aucun de ses amis n'est venu;∎ I couldn't think of a single thing to say je ne trouvais absolument rien à dire;∎ don't say a single word ne dites pas un (seul) mot(b) (individual, considered separately)∎ our single most important resource is oil notre principale ressource est le pétrole;∎ what would my single best investment be? quel serait le meilleur placement?;∎ we sell single items at a higher price per unit le prix unitaire est plus élevé;∎ single copies cost more un exemplaire seul coûte plus cher;∎ in any single year, average sales are ten million sur une seule année, les ventes sont en moyenne de dix millions;∎ every single day tous les jours;∎ every single apple or every single one of the apples was rotten toutes les pommes sans exception étaient pourries;∎ every single time I take the plane, there's some problem chaque fois que je prends l'avion, il y a un problème∎ five years ago we had single figure inflation il y a cinq ans nous avions un taux d'inflation inférieur à 10 pour cent;∎ the score is still in single figures le score est toujours inférieur à dix∎ a single sheet un drap pour un lit d'une personne(e) (unmarried) célibataire;∎ a single man/woman un/une célibataire;∎ the single life seems to agree with you la vie de célibataire a l'air de te convenir∎ a single ticket to Oxford un aller (simple) pour Oxford;∎ the single fare is £12 un aller simple coûte 12 livres►► British single cream crème f (fraîche) liquide;single currency monnaie f unique;the Single European Act l'Acte m unique européen;the Single (European) Market le Marché unique (européen);single file file f indienne;∎ to walk in single file marcher en file indienne ou à la queue leu leu;British University single honours = licence portant sur une seule matière;single occupancy (of hotel room) occupation f par une seule personne;∎ he's a single parent c'est un père célibataire;Insurance single premium prime f unique;single price prix m unique;single quotes guillemets mpl;single room chambre f pour une personne ou individuelle;single (room) supplement supplément m chambre individuelle;single scull (in rowing) skiff m;Computing single sheet feed alimentation f feuille à feuille;Typography single spacing interlignage m simple;Railways single track voie f unique;Politics single transferable vote scrutin m uninominal préférentiel avec report de voix;Computing single user licence licence f individuelle d'utilisation;single yellow line = ligne jaune indiquant que le stationnement est autorisé à certaines heures(for attention, honour) sélectionner, distinguer;∎ a few candidates were singled out for special praise quelques candidats ont eu droit à des félicitations supplémentaires;∎ they were all guilty, so why single anyone out? ils étaient tous coupables, alors pourquoi accuser quelqu'un en particulier?
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