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one
a single unit, object, or being
Not to be confused with:
won – past tense of win; basic unit of money in North and South Korea
one
(wŭn)adj.
1. Being a single entity, unit, object, or living being: I ate one peach.
2. Characterized by unity; undivided: They spoke with one voice.
3.
a. Of the same kind or quality: two animals of one species.
b. Forming a single entity of two or more components: three chemicals combining into one solution.
4. Being a single member or element of a group, category, or kind: I'm just one player on the team.
5. Being a single thing in contrast with or relation to another or others of its kind: One day is just like the next.
6. Occurring or existing as something indefinite, as in time or position: He will come one day.
7. Occurring or existing as something particular but unspecified, as in time past: late one evening.
8. Informal Used as an intensive: That is one fine dog.
9. Being the only individual of a specified or implied kind: the one person I could marry; the one horse that can win this race.
n.
1. The cardinal number, represented by the symbol 1, designating the first unit in a series.
2. A single person or thing; a unit: This is the one I like best. Of her many books, the best ones are the last two.
3. A one-dollar bill.
pron.
Idioms: 1. An indefinitely specified individual: She visited one of her cousins.
2. An unspecified individual; anyone: "The older one grows the more one likes indecency" (Virginia Woolf).
at one
In accord or unity.
one and all
Everyone.
one by one
Individually in succession.
Usage Note: In formal usage, the pronoun one is sometimes used as a generic pronoun meaning "anyone": One would hope that train service could be improved. The informal counterpart of one is you: You never know what to expect from her. Trouble arises when one is used in a series of sentences, and there is a need for a relative pronoun to refer back to one. One option is to use one and one's repeatedly, as in One tries to be careful about where one invests one's money. But in a sequence of sentences this inevitably becomes tedious. A traditional alternative has been to use he, him, and his: One tries to be careful about his investments. This has the drawback of raising the specter of gender bias. Because of these problems, the temptation may arise to switch to you, but this will undoubtedly be distracting to the reader. It is better to use the same generic pronoun throughout. · As a generic pronoun, one should be avoided as the direct object of a verb or a preposition, especially if it comes at the end of the sentence. Thus the sentence Bad dreams can make one restless may sound stilted, but One must not tease the bears or they will attack one sounds almost ungrammatical. As a subject or in the possessive form, one fares much better. One should be cordial with one's colleagues sounds somewhat formal, but is acceptable. · Does the phrase One of x, where x is a plural noun phrase, take a singular or a plural verb? Sometimes the answer is straightforward. In the sentence One of every ten rotors was found defective, the one defective rotor is contrasted with, rather than being an example of, the larger group of rotors. A singular verb is almost always used here because it agrees with the singular "one." In 2001, 99 percent of the Usage Panel accepted the singular verb in this sentence. In many cases, the contrastive use of one of can be easily identified by the fact that the phrase containing one is introduced by the definite article: He is the only one of the students who has (not have) already taken Latin. Constructions such as one of those people who are more problematic. In the sentence He is one of those men who are constantly complaining about their jobs, the one man, rather than being in contrast to the larger group, is an example of a larger group of men who complain. The relative pronoun who appears to refer to men, and so the verb should be plural: are. But the use of a singular verb in sentences like these has long been common, even among the best writers, presumably because the relative clause, though semantically modifying the adjacent noun (men), feels like it fits equally well with the subject noun (he). The Usage Panel, accordingly, does not have a strict preference for the plural form. In our 2014 survey, although 72 percent accepted the plural are constantly complaining, 57 percent accepted the singular is constantly complaining. In some cases the Panel actually preferred the supposedly incorrect singular: 64 percent accepted The sports car turned out to be one of the most successful products that was ever manufactured in this country, while only 55 percent accepted were ever manufactured. Several Panelists commented that they decide by ear which verb form to use, and that appears to be the most viable advice. In some (but not all) cases, the sentence can be rewritten to avoid the choice: The sports car turned out to be one of the most successful products ever manufactured in this country. · Constructions using one or more or one or two always take a plural verb: One or more cars were parked in front of the house each day this week. One or two students from our department have won prizes. Note that when followed by a fraction, one ordinarily gets a plural verb: One and a half years have passed since I last saw her. The fraction rule has an exception in that amounts are sometimes treated as singular entities: One and a half cups is enough sugar. Note also that the plural rule does not apply to these one-plus-a-fraction constructions that are introduced by the indefinite article. These constructions are always singular: A year and a half has passed since I last saw her. See Usage Note at he1.
Word History: Why do we pronounce one (wŭn) and once (wŭns) while other words derived from one, like only, alone, and atone, are pronounced with a long o? Over time, stressed vowels commonly become diphthongs, as when Latin bona, the feminine singular of the adjective meaning "good," became buona in Italian and buena in Spanish. A similar diphthongization of one and once began in the late Middle Ages in the west of England and in Wales and is first recorded around 1400. The vowel sound underwent a series of changes, such that the word's pronunciation went from (ōn) to (o͞oōn), with two syllables, to (wōn) to (wo͞on) to (wo͝on) and finally to (wŭn). In southwest England, this diphthongization happened to other words beginning with the long o sound, such as oats, pronounced there now as (wŭts). Only in one and once did this diphthongal pronunciation gain widespread usage.
one
(wʌn)determiner
1.
a. single; lone; not two or more: one car.
b. (as pronoun): one is enough for now; one at a time.
c. (in combination): one-eyed; one-legged.
2.
a. distinct from all others; only; unique: one girl in a million.
b. (as pronoun): one of a kind.
3.
a. a specified (person, item, etc) as distinct from another or others of its kind: raise one hand and then the other.
b. (as pronoun): which one is correct?.
4. a certain, indefinite, or unspecified (time); some: one day you'll be sorry.
6. a certain (person): one Miss Jones was named.
7. in one all in one combined; united
8. all one
a. all the same
b. of no consequence: it's all one to me.
9. at one (often foll by with) in a state of agreement or harmony
10. be made one (of a man and a woman) to become married
11. many a one many people
12. neither one thing nor the other indefinite, undecided, or mixed
13. never a one none
14. one and all everyone, without exception
15. one by one one at a time; individually
16. one or two a few
17. one way and another on balance
18. off on one informal exhibiting bad temper; ranting
19. one with another on average
pron
20. an indefinite person regarded as typical of every person: one can't say any more than that.
21. any indefinite person: used as the subject of a sentence to form an alternative grammatical construction to that of the passive voice: one can catch fine trout in this stream.
22. archaic an unspecified person: one came to him.
n
23. (Mathematics) the smallest whole number and the first cardinal number; unity. See also number1
24. (Mathematics) a numeral (1, I, i, etc) representing this number
25. informal a joke or story (esp in the one about)
26. (Classical Music) music the numeral 1 used as the lower figure in a time signature to indicate that the beat is measured in semibreves
27. something representing, represented by, or consisting of one unit
28. Also called: one o'clock one hour after noon or midnight
29. a blow or setback (esp in the phrase one in the eye for)
30. (Philosophy) the one (in Neo-Platonic philosophy) the ultimate being
31. (Theology) the Holy One the One above God
32. (Theology) the Evil One Satan; the devil
[Old English ān, related to Old French ān, ēn, Old High German ein, Old Norse einn, Latin unus, Greek oinē ace]
one
(wʌn)adj.
1. being or amounting to a single unit or individual or entire thing: one child; one piece of cake.
2. being an individual instance or member of a number, kind, or group indicated: one member of the party.
3. existing, acting, or considered as a single unit or entity.
4. of the same or having a single kind, nature, or condition: of one mind.
5. denoting an unspecified day or time: one evening last week.
6. denoting some indefinite day or time in the future: You'll see him one day.
7. a certain (used in naming a person otherwise unknown or not described): One John Smith was chosen.
8. being a particular, unique, or only individual, item, or unit: the one person I can trust.
9. of no consequence as to the character, outcome, etc.; the same: It's all one to me.
10. a or an (used with intensifying force): That is one smart dog.
n. 11. the first and lowest whole number, being a cardinal number; unity.
12. a symbol of this number, as 1 or I.
13. a single person or thing: one at a time.
14. a one-dollar bill.
pron. 15. a person or thing of a number or kind indicated or understood: one of the Elizabethan poets.
16. a person or a personified being: the evil one.
17. any person or thing indefinitely; anyone or anything: as good as one could desire.
18. something or someone of the kind just mentioned: The portraits are good ones.
19. Chiefly Brit. (used as a substitute for the pronoun I): Mother had been ill, and one should have realized it.
Idioms: 1. as one (man),
a. with complete accord; unanimously: They voted as one.
b. in unison.
2. at one, united in thought or feeling; attuned: to feel at one with the world.
3. for one, as an illustrative instance; for example: I, for one, refuse to go along.
4. one and all, everyone.
5. one by one, singly and successively.
[before 900; Middle English oon, Old English ān; c. Old Frisian ān, ēn, Old High German, German ein, Old Norse einn, Latin unus one, Greek oínē ace on a die]
usage: one meaning “any person indefinitely” is more formal than you, in the same sense: One (or you) should never give up hope. When the pronoun must be repeated, either one or a personal pronoun is used; the latter is more common in the U.S.: Wherever one looks, he or she finds industrial pollution. In speech or informal writing, a form of they often occurs: Can one read this without thinking of their own childhood? In the construction one of those who (or that or which), the antecedent of who is considered to be the plural form, correctly followed by a plural verb: one of those people who find fault. Yet so strong is the feeling for one as antecedent that a singular verb is commonly found in all types of writing: one of those people who finds fault. When one is preceded by only in such a construction, the singular verb is called for: the only one of her sons who visits her. See also he1, they.
-one
a suffix used in the names of ketones and analogous chemical compounds: lactone; quinone.
[perhaps < Greek -ōnē feminine patronymic]
one
1. used instead of a noun phrase
You can use one instead of a noun phrase beginning with a when it is clear what sort of thing you are talking about. For example, instead of saying 'If you want a drink, I'll get you a drink', you say 'If you want a drink, I'll get you one'.
Although she wasn't a rich customer, she looked and acted like one.
The cupboards were empty except for one at the top of the bookshelves.
Be Careful!
You can't use a plural form of 'one' in this kind of sentence. Don't say, for example, 'If you like grapes, I'll get you ones'. Say 'If you like grapes, I'll get you some'.
The shelves contained Daisy's books, mostly novels but some on history and philosophy too.
We need more helicopters. There are some, but we need more.
2. used instead of a noun
You can use one or ones instead of a countable noun when the noun comes after an adjective. For example, instead of saying 'I've had this car a long time, and I'm thinking of getting a new car', you say 'I've had this car a long time, and I'm thinking of getting a new one'.
I got this trumpet for thirty pounds. It's quite a good one.
This idea has become a very popular one.
We made money from buying old houses and building new ones.
You can also use one or ones instead of a countable noun in front of a relative clause or a prepositional phrase.
Of all the subjects, science was the one I loved best.
Could I see that map again the one with lines across it?
You can use one instead of a singular countable noun when the noun comes immediately after any determiner except 'a'. For example, instead of saying 'I bought these masks when I was in Africa. That mask came from Kenya', you say 'I bought these masks when I was in Africa. That one came from Kenya'.
We need to buy a new car. This one's too small.
He took the glasses and wrapped each one carefully.
She had a bowl of soup, then went back for another one.
Be Careful!
Don't use 'the one' in front of 'of' and a name. Don't say, for example, 'This is my mug. That's the one of Jane'. You say 'This is my mug. That's Jane's'.
He has a northern accent like Brian's.
See one - you - we - they
one
you we they1. 'one'
One is sometimes an impersonal pronoun, showing that something is generally done or should generally be done.
One doesn't talk about politics at parties.
You can also use the possessive determiner one's and the reflexive pronoun oneself.
Naturally, one wants only the best for one's children.
We all understood the fear of making a fool of oneself.
One, one's, and oneself are fairly formal. Here are some other ways in which you can say that something is generally done or should be done:
2. 'you'
You can use you, your, yours and yourself, as we usually do in this book.
There are things that have to be done and you do them and you never talk about them.
Ignoring your neighbours is rude.
3. 'we'
You can use we, us, our, ours, and ourselves to say that something is generally done by a group of people that includes yourself.
We say things in the heat of an argument that we don't really mean.
There are things we can all do to make ourselves and our children happier.
4. 'they'
They can sometimes mean people in general, or a group of people whose identity is not actually stated.
They found the body in the river.
Some people use they when they are mentioning a saying or repeating a piece of gossip.
They say that the camera never lies but it doesn't always show the full picture.
He made a fortune, they say.
They, them, their, theirs, and themselves are also used to refer to words such as everyone and anyone, person, child, and student.
See he - she - they
5. 'people'
You can use people. This is also a fairly common use.
People shouldn't leave jobs unfinished.
I don't think people should make promises they don't mean to keep.
6. the passive
Instead of using one of these words and an active verb, you can sometimes use a passive verb. This is a fairly common use in formal writing.
If there is increasing pain, medical advice should be taken.
Bookings must be made before the end of December.
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| Noun | 1. |  one - the smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number; "he has the one but will need a two and three to go with it"; "they had lunch at one"digit, figure - one of the elements that collectively form a system of numeration; "0 and 1 are digits" singleton - a single object (as distinguished from a pair) |
| 2. | one - a single person or thing; "he is the best one"; "this is the one I ordered" unit - a single undivided whole; "an idea is not a unit that can be moved from one brain to another" | |
| Adj. | 1. |  one - used of a single unit or thing; not two or more; "`ane' is Scottish"cardinal - being or denoting a numerical quantity but not order; "cardinal numbers" |
| 2. | one - having the indivisible character of a unit; "a unitary action"; "spoke with one voice" united - characterized by unity; being or joined into a single entity; "presented a united front" | |
| 3. | one - of the same kind or quality; "two animals of one species" same - closely similar or comparable in kind or quality or quantity or degree; "curtains the same color as the walls"; "two girls of the same age"; "mother and son have the same blue eyes"; "animals of the same species"; "the same rules as before"; "two boxes having the same dimensions"; "the same day next year" | |
| 4. | one - used informally as an intensifier; "that is one fine dog" extraordinary - beyond what is ordinary or usual; highly unusual or exceptional or remarkable; "extraordinary authority"; "an extraordinary achievement"; "her extraordinary beauty"; "enjoyed extraordinary popularity"; "an extraordinary capacity for work"; "an extraordinary session of the legislature" | |
| 5. | one - indefinite in time or position; "he will come one day"; "one place or another" indefinite - vague or not clearly defined or stated; "must you be so indefinite?"; "amorphous blots of color having vague and indefinite edges"; "he would not answer so indefinite a proposal" | |
| 6. | one - being a single entity made by combining separate components; "three chemicals combining into one solution" combined - made or joined or united into one | |
| 7. |  one - eminent beyond or above comparison; "matchless beauty"; "the team's nonpareil center fielder"; "she's one girl in a million"; "the one and only Muhammad Ali"; "a peerless scholar"; "infamy unmatched in the Western world"; "wrote with unmatchable clarity"; "unrivaled mastery of her art"incomparable, uncomparable - such that comparison is impossible; unsuitable for comparison or lacking features that can be compared; "an incomparable week of rest and pleasure"; "the computer proceeds with its incomparable logic and efficiency"; "this report is incomparable with the earlier ones because of different breakdowns of the data" |
one
determiner
adjective
1. united, combined, allied, unified, leagued, pooled, concerted, affiliated, in partnership, banded together The campaign uses the theme `Together we are one'.
get it in one guess immediately, hit the nail on the head `Is he having an affair?' - `You've got it in one.'
one by one or one at a time individually, separately, singly, one after another, in single file We went into the room one by one.
one
adjectiveAlone in a given category:
Idioms: first and last, one and only.
Translations
een
أي شَخْص، أي واحِدالرَّقْم واحدجيل السَّنَهعُمْرُه سَنَهفي نَفْس الرأي
uun
jedenjednajedničkajednodolarovkadva zároveň
enénetmanét år
unu
üks
۱یک
yksiainoadollarieräsihminen
jedanjedinica
egyegyes
un
satu
einneins árseins árs gamallí einu, á sama tímamaîur
一一つ
하나한1
unus
atsitiktinis sugulovasbūti suirzusiamgaliojantis į vieną pusękelimetinukas
viensvienu gadu vecsjebkurštas, tāviena gada vecums
unu
jedenjeden rokjedna
enačlovekeden
jedanjedinicaједанјединица
enmanettetta
moja
คนหรือสิ่งหนึ่งหนึ่ง
один
một
one
[wʌn]A. ADJ
1. (= number) → un/una; (before sing noun) → un
one man → un hombre
one man out of two → uno de cada dos hombres
the baby is one (year old) → el bebé tiene un año
it's one (o'clock) → es la una
for one reason or another → por diferentes razones
the last but one → el penúltimo/la penúltima
one or two people → algunas personas
that's one way of doing it → ésa es una forma or una de las maneras de hacerlo
one man → un hombre
one man out of two → uno de cada dos hombres
the baby is one (year old) → el bebé tiene un año
it's one (o'clock) → es la una
for one reason or another → por diferentes razones
the last but one → el penúltimo/la penúltima
one or two people → algunas personas
that's one way of doing it → ésa es una forma or una de las maneras de hacerlo
2. (indefinite) → un/una, cierto
one day → un día, cierto día
one cold winter's day → un día frío de invierno
one hot July evening → una tarde de julio de mucho calor
one Pérez → un tal Pérez
one day → un día, cierto día
one cold winter's day → un día frío de invierno
one hot July evening → una tarde de julio de mucho calor
one Pérez → un tal Pérez
3. (= sole) → único
his one worry → su única preocupación
the one way to do it → la única forma de hacerlo
no one man could do it → ningún hombre podría hacerlo por sí solo
the one and only difficulty → la única dificultad
the one and only Charlie Chaplin → el único e incomparable Charlot
his one worry → su única preocupación
the one way to do it → la única forma de hacerlo
no one man could do it → ningún hombre podría hacerlo por sí solo
the one and only difficulty → la única dificultad
the one and only Charlie Chaplin → el único e incomparable Charlot
B. N (= figure) → uno m
I belted him one → le di un guantazo
one and six(pence) (Brit) (o.f.) → un chelín y seis peniques
to be at one (with sb) → estar completamente de acuerdo (con algn)
to be at one with o.s → estar en paz consigo mismo
to go one better than sb → tomar la ventaja or la delantera a algn
but John went one better → pero Juan lo hizo mejor
she's cook and housekeeper in one → es a la vez cocinera y ama de llaves
it's made all in one → está hecho en una sola pieza
you've got it in one! → ¡y que lo digas!
in ones and twos → en pequeños grupos
they came in ones and twos → vinieron uno a uno y en parejas
to be one up (Sport etc) → llevar un punto/gol de ventaja
that puts us one up (Sport etc) → eso nos da un punto/gol de ventaja
to be one up on sb → llevar ventaja a algn
see also fast A1
see also quick A3
see also road A2
I belted him one → le di un guantazo
one and six(pence) (Brit) (o.f.) → un chelín y seis peniques
to be at one (with sb) → estar completamente de acuerdo (con algn)
to be at one with o.s → estar en paz consigo mismo
to go one better than sb → tomar la ventaja or la delantera a algn
but John went one better → pero Juan lo hizo mejor
she's cook and housekeeper in one → es a la vez cocinera y ama de llaves
it's made all in one → está hecho en una sola pieza
you've got it in one! → ¡y que lo digas!
in ones and twos → en pequeños grupos
they came in ones and twos → vinieron uno a uno y en parejas
to be one up (Sport etc) → llevar un punto/gol de ventaja
that puts us one up (Sport etc) → eso nos da un punto/gol de ventaja
to be one up on sb → llevar ventaja a algn
see also fast A1
see also quick A3
see also road A2
C. PRON
1. (indefinite) → uno/una
have you got one? → ¿tienes uno?
there is only one left → queda uno solamente
his message is one of pessimism → su mensaje es pesimista, el suyo es un mensaje pesimista
one after the other → uno tras otro
one and all → todos sin excepción, todo el mundo
one by one → uno tras otro, uno a uno
I for one am not going → yo, por mi parte, no voy
not one → ni uno
one of them → uno de ellos
any one of us → cualquiera de nosotros
he's one of the group → es del grupo, forma parte del grupo
he's one of the family now → ya es de la familia
the one ..., the other → uno ..., el otro ...
you can't buy one without the other → no se puede comprar el uno sin el otro
price of one → precio m de la unidad
two for the price of one → dos por el precio de uno
one or two → unos pocos
have you got one? → ¿tienes uno?
there is only one left → queda uno solamente
his message is one of pessimism → su mensaje es pesimista, el suyo es un mensaje pesimista
one after the other → uno tras otro
one and all → todos sin excepción, todo el mundo
one by one → uno tras otro, uno a uno
I for one am not going → yo, por mi parte, no voy
not one → ni uno
one of them → uno de ellos
any one of us → cualquiera de nosotros
he's one of the group → es del grupo, forma parte del grupo
he's one of the family now → ya es de la familia
the one ..., the other → uno ..., el otro ...
you can't buy one without the other → no se puede comprar el uno sin el otro
price of one → precio m de la unidad
two for the price of one → dos por el precio de uno
one or two → unos pocos
2. (specific) this one → éste/ésta
that one → ése/ésa, aquél/aquélla
this one is better than that one → éste es mejor que ése
which one do you want? → ¿cuál quieres?
the white dress and the grey one → el vestido blanco y el gris
who wants these red ones? → ¿quién quiere éstos colorados?
what about this little one? → ¿y éste pequeñito or (esp LAm) chiquito?
that's a difficult one → ésa sí que es difícil
that one → ése/ésa, aquél/aquélla
this one is better than that one → éste es mejor que ése
which one do you want? → ¿cuál quieres?
the white dress and the grey one → el vestido blanco y el gris
who wants these red ones? → ¿quién quiere éstos colorados?
what about this little one? → ¿y éste pequeñito or (esp LAm) chiquito?
that's a difficult one → ésa sí que es difícil
3. (relative) the one who; the one that → el/la que
the ones who; the ones that → los/las que
they were the ones who told us → ellos fueron quienes nos lo dijeron
he looked like one who had seen a ghost → tenía el aspecto del que acababa de ver un fantasma
to one who can read between the lines → para el que sabe leer entre líneas
the one on the floor → el que está en el suelo
one more sensitive would have fainted → una persona de mayor sensibilidad se hubiera desmayado
the ones who; the ones that → los/las que
they were the ones who told us → ellos fueron quienes nos lo dijeron
he looked like one who had seen a ghost → tenía el aspecto del que acababa de ver un fantasma
to one who can read between the lines → para el que sabe leer entre líneas
the one on the floor → el que está en el suelo
one more sensitive would have fainted → una persona de mayor sensibilidad se hubiera desmayado
4. (= person) he's a clever one → es un taimado
he's the troublesome one → él es el revoltoso
you are a one! → ¡qué cosas dices/haces!
our dear ones → nuestros seres queridos
the Evil One → el demonio
you're a fine one! → ¡menuda pieza estás tú hecho!
he's one for the ladies → tiene éxito con las mujeres
he's a great one for chess → es muy bueno al ajedrez
he's a great one for arguing → es de los que les encanta discutir
the little ones → los pequeños, los chiquillos
never a one → ni uno siquiera
he is not one to protest → no es de los que protestan
he's not much of a one for sweets → no le gustan mucho los dulces
he's the troublesome one → él es el revoltoso
you are a one! → ¡qué cosas dices/haces!
our dear ones → nuestros seres queridos
the Evil One → el demonio
you're a fine one! → ¡menuda pieza estás tú hecho!
he's one for the ladies → tiene éxito con las mujeres
he's a great one for chess → es muy bueno al ajedrez
he's a great one for arguing → es de los que les encanta discutir
the little ones → los pequeños, los chiquillos
never a one → ni uno siquiera
he is not one to protest → no es de los que protestan
he's not much of a one for sweets → no le gustan mucho los dulces
one
[ˈwʌn] num → un(e)
one minute → une minute
I've got one brother and one sister → J'ai un frère et une sœur.
one by one → un(e) à or par un(e)
in ones and twos [leave, arrive] → au compte-gouttes
one or two (= a few) → un ou deux or une ou deux
one hundred and fifty → cent cinquante
two in one → deux en un
one day (= some time in the future) → un jour
to be one up on sb → avoir l'avantage sur qn
to be at one with sb → être d'accord avec qn
I, for one, hope you don't get the job → J'espère, quant à moi, que vous ne décrocherez pas ce travail.
one minute → une minute
I've got one brother and one sister → J'ai un frère et une sœur.
one by one → un(e) à or par un(e)
in ones and twos [leave, arrive] → au compte-gouttes
one or two (= a few) → un ou deux or une ou deux
one hundred and fifty → cent cinquante
two in one → deux en un
one day (= some time in the future) → un jour
to be one up on sb → avoir l'avantage sur qn
to be at one with sb → être d'accord avec qn
I, for one, hope you don't get the job → J'espère, quant à moi, que vous ne décrocherez pas ce travail.
adj
pron
(used instead of a noun recently mentioned) → un(e)
"Do you need a stamp?" - "No thanks, I've got one." → "Est-ce que tu as besoin d'un timbre? - "Non merci, j'en ai un."
I've already got a red one
BUT J'en ai déjà un rouge.
"Do you need a stamp?" - "No thanks, I've got one." → "Est-ce que tu as besoin d'un timbre? - "Non merci, j'en ai un."
I've already got a red one
BUT J'en ai déjà un rouge.
this one → celui-ci(celle-ci)
"Which foot is hurting?" - "This one." → "Quel pied te fait mal?" - "Celui-ci."
"Which is the best photo?" - "This one." → "Quelle est la meilleure photo?" - Celle-ci."
that one → celui-là(celle-là)
"Which bag is yours?" - "That one." → "C'est lequel ton sac?" - "Celui-là."
"Which seat do you want?" - "That one." → "Quelle place voulez-vous?" - "Celle-là."
which one?
Which one do you want? → Lequel voulez-vous?
"Which foot is hurting?" - "This one." → "Quel pied te fait mal?" - "Celui-ci."
"Which is the best photo?" - "This one." → "Quelle est la meilleure photo?" - Celle-ci."
that one → celui-là(celle-là)
"Which bag is yours?" - "That one." → "C'est lequel ton sac?" - "Celui-là."
"Which seat do you want?" - "That one." → "Quelle place voulez-vous?" - "Celle-là."
which one?
Which one do you want? → Lequel voulez-vous?
(reciprocal) to help one another → s'entraider
to love one another → s'aimer
to look at one another → se regarder
within walking distance of one another → à une petite distance l'un de l'autre
to love one another → s'aimer
to look at one another → se regarder
within walking distance of one another → à une petite distance l'un de l'autre
(= a person) to be one for sth (a person who likes) → être amateur de qch
I'm not one for political discussions → Je ne suis pas amateur de discussions politiques.
He's not one to waste time
BUT Il n'est pas du genre à perdre du temps.one-armed bandit n → bandit m manchotone-day [ˌwʌnˈdeɪ] adj [seminar, course] → d'une journéeone-day excursion n (US) → billet m aller-retour valable pour la journéeone-dimensional [ˌwʌndaɪˈmɛnʃənəl] adj
I'm not one for political discussions → Je ne suis pas amateur de discussions politiques.
He's not one to waste time
BUT Il n'est pas du genre à perdre du temps.one-armed bandit n → bandit m manchotone-day [ˌwʌnˈdeɪ] adj [seminar, course] → d'une journéeone-day excursion n (US) → billet m aller-retour valable pour la journéeone-dimensional [ˌwʌndaɪˈmɛnʃənəl] adj
(MATHEMATICS) → unidimensionnel(le)
[character] → simplisteone-handed [ˌwʌnˈhændɪd] adv → d'une (seule) mainone-hit wonder n (= song) → tube m sans lendemainOne-hundred share index n → indice m Footsie des cent grandes valeursone-legged [ˌwʌnˈlɛgd] adj → unijambisteone-liner [ˌwʌnˈlaɪnər] n (= joke) → bon mot mone-man [ˌwʌnˈmɔːn] adj
[business] → individuel(le)
[rule] → autocratique
[canoe] → monoplace one-man showone-man band n → homme-orchestre mone-man show n → one man show mone-night stand n (sex) → liaison f sans lendemainone-of-a-kind [ˌwʌnəvəˈkaɪnd] adj (mainly US) (= unique) → unique en son genreone-off [ˌwʌnˈɒf] (British)
n
it's a one-off (object) → il n'y en a qu'un comme ça; (event) → ça ne va pas se reproduireone on one one-on-one [ˌwʌnɒnˈwʌn]
it's a one-off (object) → il n'y en a qu'un comme ça; (event) → ça ne va pas se reproduireone on one one-on-one [ˌwʌnɒnˈwʌn]
adv [talk] → en tête à tête
adj [conversation] → en tête à têteone-parent family n → famille f monoparentaleone-party system n → système m à parti uniqueone-piece [ˌwʌnˈpiːs] adj
one-piece bathing suit → maillot m une pièceone-piece swimsuit n → maillot m une pièce
one-piece bathing suit → maillot m une pièceone-piece swimsuit n → maillot m une pièce
one
adj
(= number) → ein/eine/ein; (counting) → eins; one man in a thousand → einer von tausend; there was one person too many → da war einer zu viel; one girl was pretty, the other was ugly → das eine Mädchen war hübsch, das andere hässlich; she was in one room, he was in the other → sie war im einen Zimmer, er im anderen; the baby is one (year old) → das Kind ist ein Jahr (alt); it is one (o’clock) → es ist eins, es ist ein Uhr; one hundred pounds → hundert Pfund; (on cheque etc) → einhundert Pfund; that’s one way of doing it → so kann mans (natürlich) auch machen
(indefinite) one morning/day etc he realized … → eines Morgens/Tages etc bemerkte er …; one morning next week → nächste Woche einmal morgens; one day next week → nächste Woche einmal; one day soon → bald einmal; one sunny summer’s day → an einem sonnigen Sommertag
(= sole, only) he is the one man to tell you → er ist der Einzige, der es Ihnen sagen kann; no one man could do it → niemand konnte es allein tun; my one (and only) hope → meine einzige Hoffnung; the one and only Brigitte Bardot → die unvergleichliche Brigitte Bardot
pron
→ eine(r, s); the one who … → der(jenige), der …/die(jenige), die …/das(jenige), das …; he/that was the one → er/das wars; do you have one? → haben Sie einen/eine/ein(e)s?; the red/big etc one → der/die/das Rote/Große etc; he has some very fine ones → er hat sehr Schöne; my one (inf) → meiner/meine/mein(e)s; his one (inf) → seiner/seine/sein(e)s; not (a single) one of them, never one of them → nicht eine(r, s) von ihnen, kein Einziger/keine Einzige/kein Einziges; no one of these people → keiner dieser Leute; any one → irgendeine(r, s); every one → jede(r, s); this one → diese(r, s); that one → der/die/das, jene(r, s) (geh); which one? → welche(r, s)?; the little ones (= children) → die Kleinen pl; (= animals) → die Jungen pl; that’s a good one (inf) → der (Witz) ist gut; (iro, excuse etc) → (das ist ein) guter Witz; let’s have a quick one after work (inf) → lasst uns nach der Arbeit noch kurz einen trinken gehen; I’m not one to go out often → ich bin nicht der Typ, der oft ausgeht; I’m not usually one to go out on a week night, but today … → ich gehe sonst eigentlich nicht an Wochentagen aus, aber heute …; I am not much of a one for cakes (inf) → ich bin kein großer Freund von Kuchen (inf), → Kuchen ist eigentlich nicht mein Fall (inf); she was never one to cry → Weinen war noch nie ihre Art; (but she did) → sonst weinte sie nie; he’s never one to say no → er sagt nie Nein or nein; what a one he is for the girls! → der ist vielleicht ein Schwerenöter! (inf); he’s a great one for discipline/turning up late → der ist ganz groß, wenns um Disziplin/ums Zuspätkommen geht; ooh, you are a one! (inf) → oh, Sie sind mir vielleicht eine(r)! (inf); she is a teacher, and he/her sister wants to be one too → sie ist Lehrerin, und er möchte auch gern Lehrer werden/ihre Schwester möchte auch gern eine werden; I, for one, think otherwise → ich, zum Beispiel, denke anders; they came one and all → sie kamen alle (ohne Ausnahme); one by one → einzeln; one after the other → eine(r, s) nach dem/der/dem anderen; take one or the other → nehmen Sie das eine oder das andere/den einen oder den anderen/die eine oder die andere; you can’t have one without the other → Sie können das eine nicht ohne das andere haben; one or other of them will do it → der/die eine oder andere wird es tun; he’s not one of our group → er gehört nicht zu unserer Gruppe; he is one of us → er ist einer von uns; one who knows the country → jemand, der das Land kennt; in the manner of one who … → in der Art von jemandem, der …; like one demented/possessed → wie verrückt/besessen
(impers) (nom) → man; (acc) → einen; (dat) → einem; one must learn to keep quiet → man muss lernen, still zu sein; to hurt one’s foot → sich (dat) → den Fuß verletzen; to wash one’s face/hair → sich (dat) → das Gesicht/die Haare waschen; one likes to see one’s or his (US) friends happy → man sieht seine Freunde gern glücklich
n (= written figure) → Eins f; Chapter one → Kapitel eins; in ones and twos → in kleinen Gruppen; they became one → sie wurden eins; they were made one → sie wurden vereint; to be at one (with somebody) → sich (dat) → (mit jdm) einig sein; he was at one with the world → er war mit der Welt im Einklang; he is not at one with himself → er ist mit sich selbst nicht im Reinen; it was a bedroom and sitting room (all) in one → es war Schlaf- und Wohnzimmer in einem; T-shirt and shorts all in one → T-shirt und Shorts in einem Stück; I landed him one (inf) → dem habe ich eine(n) or eins verpasst (inf); to be one up on somebody (inf) (= know more) → jdm eins voraus sein; (= have more) → jdm etwas voraushaben; Rangers were one up after the first half → Rangers hatten nach der ersten Halbzeit ein Tor Vorsprung
one
:one-armed
adj → einarmig
one-armed bandit
n (inf) → einarmiger Bandit
one-day
adj seminar, course → eintägig
one-dimensional
one-eyed
adj → einäugig
one-horse
adj
one-legged
adj person → einbeinig
one-line
adj message etc → einzeilig
one-man
one-man band
n → Einmannkapelle f; (fig inf) → Einmannbetrieb m
one-man show
one
:one-night stand
one-off (Brit inf)
adj → einmalig
one-one, one-on-one
adj (US) = one-to-one
one-parent family
n → Einelternteilfamilie f
one-party
one-person household
n → Single-Haushalt m
one-room
attr, one-roomed
one
:one-shot
adj, n (US) = one-off
one-sided
adj → einseitig; judgement, account also → parteiisch
one-time
adj → ehemalig
one-to-one
adj
(= between two people) conversation, meeting → unter vier Augen; one teaching or tuition → Einzelunterricht m; one therapy → Einzeltherapie f; one relationship → Zweierbeziehung f
(= corresponding exactly) correspondence, correlation → sich Punkt für Punkt entsprechend, eins zu eins; a one exchange rate → ein Wechselkurs m → im Verhältnis eins zu eins
adv
(= person to person) talk, discuss → unter vier Augen; they fought one → sie kämpften einzeln gegeneinander
(= in exact correspondence) → im Verhältnis eins-zu-eins
n (= conversation) → Gespräch nt → unter vier Augen; to have a one with somebody → ein Gespräch nt → unter vier Augen mit jdm führen
one-two
n
(Boxing) → Rechts-links-Kombination f; to give somebody the old one → jdm eine klassische Rechts-links-Kombination verpassen
(Ftbl) → Doppelpass m
(in race) erster und zweiter Platz für Teamkollegen
one-upmanship
n that’s just a form of one → damit will er etc den anderen nur um eine Nasenlänge voraus sein; the game of one (hum) → die Kunst, allen anderen um einen Schritt or eine Nasenlänge voraus zu sein
one-way
adj
(= in one direction) traffic etc → in einer Richtung; one street → Einbahnstraße f; one system → System nt → von Einbahnstraßen; one ticket (US Rail) → einfache Fahrkarte; one trip → einfache Fahrt
mirror, glass → von einer Seite durchsichtig
one-woman
adj → Einfrau-; one show → Einfraushow f
one
(wan) noun1. the number or figure 1. One and one is two (1 + 1 = 2).
2. the age of 1. Babies start to talk at one.
pronoun1. a single person or thing. She's the one I like the best; I'll buy the red one.
2. anyone; any person. One can see the city from here.
adjective1. 1 in number. one person; He took one book.
2. aged 1. The baby will be one tomorrow.
3. of the same opinion etc. We are one in our love of freedom.
one- having one (of something). a one-legged man.
oneˈself pronoun1. used as the object of a verb, the subject of which is one. One should wash oneself every morning.
2. used in emphasis. One always has to do these things oneself.
one-night ˈstand noun (slang) a one-night sex partner; sexual intercourse with a one-night partner.
one-ˈoff noun, adjective (something) made, intended etc for one occasion only. It's just a one-off arrangement.
one-parent ˈfamily noun (also single parent family) a family with only a mother or a father to look after the children.
one-ˈsided adjective1. with one person or side having a great advantage over the other. a one-sided contest.
2. representing only one aspect of a subject. a one-sided discussion.
one-ˈway adjective1. in which traffic can move in one direction only. a one-way street.
2. (especially American) valid for travel in one direction only. a one-way ticket.
one-year-old noun a person or animal that is one year old.
adjective (of a person, animal or thing) that is one year old.
all one just the same. It's all one to me what she does.
be one up on (a person) to have an advantage over (someone). We brought out a book on this before our rivals so we're one up on them.
not be oneself to look or feel ill, anxious etc. I'd better go home – I'm not myself today.
one and all all (of a group). This was agreed by one and all.
one another used as the object of a verb when an action takes place between people etc. They hit one another.
one by one (of a number of people, things etc) one after the other. He examined all the vases one by one.
one or two a few. I don't want a lot of nuts – I'll just take one or two.
one of is followed by a plural noun or pronoun, but takes a singular verb: One of the girls works as a hairdresser ; One of them is ill .
one
→ وَاحِدٌ jeden, jedna en einer, eins ένα, ένας uno yksi un jedan uno 一, 一つ 1, 하나 een en, man jeden um один, первый en, man คนหรือสิ่งหนึ่ง, หนึ่ง bir, birisi một 一, 一个人one
n. [number] uno;
pron.
the only ___ → el único, la única;
the ___ I have → el que tengo;
this ___ → éste;
___ and all → todos;
___ of them → ___ de ellos;
a. un, uno-a, solo, único-a;
just ___ → solamente uno;
only ___ form → una sola forma;
from ___ day to another → de un día a otro;
he is ___ good patient → él es un buen paciente.