one
The digit or figure 1The digit or figure 1.
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» There's no one but me here.
Es gibt dort niemand außer mir hier. — Felixjp
Außer mir ist niemand hier. — driini
Здесь кроме меня никого нет. — sharptoothed
Тут немає нікого крім мене. — ascolto
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14 sensesThe digit or figure 1.
Eins
едини́цаjediníca
Used to briefly refer to a noun phrase understood by context
(US)A one-dollar bill.
I need some ones to make change.
One o'clock, either a.m. or p.m.
One run scored by hitting the ball and running between the wickets; a single.
A joke or amusing anecdote.
Did you hear the one about the agnostic dyslexic insomniac?
A question.
You already know, so you can answer that one yourselves
An alcoholic drink, especially a pint or can of beer.
I had a quick one after work
There’s nothing better than drinking a cold one when the weather’s boiling outside
An act of sexual intercourse.
Just a quick one before work
A person or thing (having some specified characteristic or attribute).
Now, he's a curious one.
Well, well, well, it seems the silent one does have a voice, after all.
a single person or thing
A person or thing (having some specified characteristic or attribute).
A person with a tendency to do something.
He's not one for pulling his punches.
(colloquial)A particularly special or compatible person or thing.
I knew as soon I met him that John was the one for me and we were married within a month.
That car's the one — I'll buy it.
(dated, derogatory, euphemistic)A gay person.
Examples
36636 sentencesThere's no one but me here.
Тут немає нікого крім мене. — ascolto
ruЗдесь кроме меня никого нет. — sharptoothed
deEs gibt dort niemand außer mir hier. — Felixjp
Let's try to understand one another.
Спробуймо зрозуміти одне одного. — deniko
ruДавай попробуем понять друг друга. — Lenin_1917
deLass uns versuchen, einander zu verstehen. — mauersegler
No one has ever seen God.
Бога ніхто ніколи не бачив. — deniko
ruНикто никогда не видел Бога. — avenelanna
That small one is also mine.
Той менший також мій. — ascolto
ruЭтот маленький тоже мой. — fjay69
deDer kleine da ist auch von mir. — Hans_Adler
No one believed me at first.
Спочатку мені ніхто не повірив. — deniko
ruСначала мне никто не поверил. — pandabear
deAm Anfang hat mir niemand geglaubt. — MUIRIEL
Translations
8 languagesBy meaning 1
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Forms
plural: onesSynonyms
8 synonymsLessons for this word
1 lessons- C1Ellipsis and substitution — Because the lesson uses it
See also
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