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once [wʌns] adv 1. one time; on one occasion or in one case 2. at some past time; formerly I could speak French once 3. by one step or degree (of relationship) a cousin once removed 4. (in conditional clauses, negatives, etc.) ever; at all if you once forget it 5. (Mathematics) multiplied by one once and away a. conclusively b. occasionally once and for all conclusively; for the last time once in a while occasionally; now and then once or twice or once and again a few times once upon a time used to begin fairy tales and children's stories conj (subordinating) as soon as; if ever or whenever once you begin, you'll enjoy it n
1. one occasion or case you may do it, this once all at once a. suddenly or without warning b. simultaneously at once a. immediately b. simultaneously for once this time, if (or but) at no other time [C12 ones, ānes, adverbial genitive of on, ān one] ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
once adverb 1. on one occasion, one time, one single time I only met her once, very briefly. 2. at one time, in the past, previously, formerly, long ago, in the old days, once upon a time, in times past, in times gone by I lived there once, before I was married. conjunction 1. as soon as, when, after, the moment, immediately, the instant Once she got inside the house, she slammed the door. all at once suddenly, unexpectedly, abruptly, all of a sudden, out of the blue (informal), without warning All at once there was a knock at the door. at once 2. immediately, now, right now, straight away, directly, promptly, instantly, right away, without delay, without hesitation, forthwith, this (very) minute, pronto (informal), this instant, straightway (archaic), posthaste, tout de suite (French) I must go at once. 3. simultaneously, together, at the same time, all together, in concert, in unison, concurrently, in the same breath, in chorus, at or in one go (informal) They all started talking at once. once and for all for the last time, finally, completely, for good, positively, permanently, for ever, decisively, inexorably, conclusively, irrevocably, for all time, inescapably, with finality, beyond the shadow of a doubt We have to resolve this matter once and for all. once in a while occasionally, sometimes, at times, from time to time, on and off, irregularly, on occasion, now and again, periodically, every now and then, every so often, at intervals, off and on He phones me once in a while. Translations once [wʌns] A. ADV 1. (= on one occasion) → una vez you once said you'd never do that → una vez dijiste que nunca harías eso he walked away without looking back once → se alejó caminando sin mirar atrás ni una sola vez once a thief, always a thief → quien roba una vez roba veinte once a smoker, always a smoker → el que es fumador no lo deja de ser nunca once a week → una vez a la or por semana once again → otra vez, una vez más once and for all → de una vez(por todas) we were here once before → ya estuvimos aquí una vez antes once every two days → una vez cada dos días for once → por una vez once more → otra vez, una vez más more than once → más de una vez it never once occurred to me → ni se me occurrió once only → sólo una vez, una sola vez once or twice → un par de veces, una o dos veces (every) once in a while → de vez en cuando, de cuando en cuando, cada cuando(LAm) see also blue A1 2. (= formerly) → antes it had once been white → antes había sido blanco a once powerful nation → un país que antes or en su día había sido poderoso the once opulent city → la que en su día fuera una opulenta ciudad, la otrora opulenta ciudad(frm) the ring once belonged to my father → el anillo había pertenecido en tiempos a mi padre once when we were young → hace tiempo cuando éramos jóvenes Texas was once ruled by Mexico → Tejas estuvo en su tiempo gobernada por México I knew him once → le conocí hace tiempo once upon a time there was (as start of story) → érase una vez ..., había una vez ... once upon a time they used to hang people for stealing sheep (= in the old days) → hubo un tiempo en que solían ahorcar a la gente que robaba ovejas 3. at once 3.1. (= immediately) → inmediatamente; (= now) → ahora mismo remove from the heat and serve at once → retirar del fuego y servir inmediatamente he read the letter at once → leyó la carta inmediatamente or en seguida we'd better leave at once → mejor que nos vayamos ahora mismo stop it at once! → ¡deja de hacer eso ahora mismo or inmediatamente! 3.2. (= simultaneously) → a la vez, al mismo tiempo everybody was talking at once → todo el mundo hablaba a la vez or al mismo tiempo his style is at once original and stimulating → su estilo es al mismo tiempo original y estimulante all at once (= suddenly) → de repente, de pronto; (= simultaneously) → a la vez, al mismo tiempo all at once she felt afraid → de repente or de pronto le entró miedo a number of things then happened all at once → una serie de cosas sucedieron a la vez or al mismo tiempo don't eat it all at once → no te lo comas todo de un golpe you don't have to pay it all at once → no tienes que pagar todo de un golpe B. CONJ → una vez que once you give him the chance → una vez que le des la oportunidad, si le das la oportunidad once they finish, we can start → una vez que or en cuanto ellos terminen podemos empezar nosotros once the sun had set, the air turned cold → en cuanto se ocultó el sol, el aire se volvió frío once inside her flat, she opened the letter → una vez dentro del piso, abrió la carta once [ˈwʌns] adv (= one time) → une fois I've been out with him once → Je suis sortie avec lui une fois. only once → une seule fois more than once → plus d'une fois once a week → une fois par semaine once every fortnight → une fois tous les quinze jours once a month → une fois par mois once every three months → une fois tous les trois mois once more (= one more time) → encore une fois once again (= one more time) → encore une fois once and for all → une fois pour toutes once in a while → de temps en temps (= on one occasion) → une fois I've been to France once before → J'ai déjà été une fois en France. once or twice (= a few times) → une ou deux fois once upon a time there was ... (beginning a story) → il était une fois ... conj → une fois que once he had left → une fois qu'il fut parti once it was done → une fois que ce fut terminé Once inside her flat, she opened the letter → Une fois dans son appartement, elle ouvrit la lettre. at once adv (= immediately) → tout de suite I knew at once that something was wrong → J'ai tout de suite su que quelque chose n'allait pas. (= simultaneously) → à la fois They all arrived at once → Ils sont arrivés tous à la fois. Everybody is talking at once → Tout le monde parle à la fois. all at once (= suddenly) → tout d'un coup once-only [ˌwʌnsˈəʊnli] adj a once-only offer → une offre unique once-over [ˈwʌnsəʊvər] n (= quick look) to give sb/sth the once-over → jeter un coup d'œil sur qn/qch once adv (= on one occasion) → einmal; once a week/month/year → einmal in der Woche/im Monat/im Jahr, einmal pro Woche/Monat/Jahr; once only → nur einmal; this has happened only once before → das ist nur einmal zuvor passiert; he tried this once before → er hat das schon einmal probiert; once again or more → noch einmal; once again we find that … → wir stellen wiederum or erneut fest, dass …; once or twice (lit) → ein- oder zweimal; (fig) → nur ein paar Mal; once and for all → ein für alle Mal; (every) once in a while, once in a way → ab und zu mal; you can come (just) this once → dieses eine Mal können Sie kommen; for once → ausnahmsweise einmal; I never once wondered where you were → ich habe mich kein einziges Mal gefragt, wo Sie wohl waren; she walked away, without once looking back → sie ging davon, ohne auch nur ein einziges Mal zurückzublicken; if once you begin to hesitate → wenn Sie erst einmal anfangen zu zögern; once a smoker, always a smoker → einmal Raucher, immer Raucher; once is enough → einmal reicht (= in past) → einmal; he was once famous → er war früher einmal berühmt; once upon a time there was … → es war einmal … at once (= immediately) → sofort, auf der Stelle; (= at the same time) → auf einmal, gleichzeitig; all at once → auf einmal; (= suddenly) → ganz plötzlich; they came all at once → sie kamen alle zur gleichen Zeit; don’t spend it all at once → gib es nicht alles auf einmal aus conj → wenn; (with past tense) → als; once you understand, it’s easy → wenn Sie es einmal verstehen, ist es einfach; once the sun had set, it turned cold → als die Sonne erst einmal untergegangen war, wurde es kalt; once learned, it isn’t easily forgotten → wenn man das erst einmal gelernt hat, vergisst man es nicht so leicht wieder once [wʌns] 1. adv a. (on one occasion) → una volta I've only met him once before → prima d'ora l'ho incontrato una volta sola once only → solo una volta once or twice → un paio di volte once again or once more → ancora una volta (every) once in a while → (una volta) ogni tanto once a week → una volta alla settimana once and for all → una volta per tutte just this once → solo (per) questa volta for once → una volta tanto it never once occurred to me → non mi è mai venuto in mente b. (formerly) → un tempo I knew him once → un tempo or in passato lo conoscevo once upon a time there was ... → c'era una volta... c. at once (immediately) → subito, immediatamente; (simultaneously) → contemporaneamente, a un tempo all at once (suddenly) → tutt'a un tratto, improvvisamente (in one go) → tutto in una volta 2. conj → una volta che, quando, non appena once he had finished he left → una volta che or non appena ebbe finito andò via adv once [wans] 1 a single time He did it once; If I could see her once again I would be happy. een keer مَرَّه веднъж jednou én gang einmal μια φορά una vez ükskord, ühekorraga یکبار kerran une fois פַּעַם אַחַד एक बार jednom egyszer sekali í eitt skipti una volta 一度 한 번 (vieną) kartą vienreiz; [] vienu reizi sekali eens en gang raz uma vez o dată один раз, однажды raz enkrat jednom en gång ครั้งหนึ่ง bir kez/defa 一次 раз, один раз ايک بار một lần 一次 2 at a time in the past I once wanted to be a dancer. lank gelede, vroeër ذات مَرَّه някога kdysi engang einst κάποτε antes, en otro tiempo kunagi یک روزی؛ سابقاً kerran autrefois פַּעַם पहले nekad, nekoć egykor dulu einu sinni una volta, un tempo かつて (과거의) 한때 kažkada, kadaise reiz; kādreiz pernah eens en gang, tidligere, før niegdyś uma vez odată когда-то, некогда kedysi nekoč jednom en gång i tiden ครั้งหนึ่ง bir zamanlar, eskiden 曾經 колись ايک مرتبہ ماضي ميں đã từng 曾经 conj when; as soon as Once (it had been) unlocked, the door opened easily. sodra في الوقْت الذي، عِنْدَما، حالَما когато jakmile jednou da; så snart sobald μόλις, από τη στιγμή που una vez que, en cuanto niipea kui به محض اینکه؛ همینکه heti kun une fois que בְּרֶגַע- ज्योंही, जैसे ही, जब कभी kad, čim mihelyt, amint segera setelah strax og, þegar una volta che, quando いったん~すれば …하자마자 kai tik, vos tik kad; tiklīdz sebaik sahaja eenmaal med det samme, straks, da raz, skoro logo que o dată как только len čo brž ko kada när ... väl ทันทีที่ ...-er/ar, ...-mez 一旦 досить; як тільки جب khi 一旦 at once immediately Go away at once! op die daad حالا، فَوْرا веднага ihned med det samme; straks sofort αμέσως en seguida, inmediatamente, ahora mismmo kohe فوراً heti tout de suite מִיָד तुरंत odmah azonnal! sekarang juga, segera undir eins subito, immediatamente すぐに 즉시 tuojau pat tūlīt pat, nekavējoties segera onmiddellijk med en gang, straks natychmiast já imediat немедленно, тотчас же hneď pri priči smesta genast, med en gång ทันทีทันใด derhal, şimdi 立刻 відразу, негайно اچانک ngay lập tức 立刻 (just) for once as an exception Why can't you be nice to her for once? een keer/maal ولو لِمَرَّه веднъж aspoň jednou for en gangs skyld (nur) dieses eine Mal για μια φορά τουλάχιστον, κατ' εξαίρεση por una vez kas või üks kord لااقل یکبار kerrankin (juste) pour une fois רַק הַפַּעַם केवल इस बार bar jednom most az egyszer sekali saja til tilbreytingar per una volta 1度だけ 예외적으로 bent kartą tikai vienreiz/šoreiz sekali sahaja een enkele keer for en gangs skyld, den ene gangen chociaż raz desta vez (doar) o dată хотя бы раз; в виде исключения aspoň raz vsaj enkrat bar jednom för en gångs skull ซักครั้ง sadece bu seferlik 僅這一次(作為例外) на цей раз; як виняток صرف ايک بار một lần duy nhất 仅这一次(作为例外) once and for all once and finally Once and for all, I refuse! eens en vir altyd مَرَّةً واحِدَه وبِصورةٍ نِهائِيَّه веднъж за винаги jednou provždy en gang for alle ein für allemal μια για πάντα de una vez para siempre, de una vez por todas viimast korda قاطعانه kerta kaikkiaan une fois pour toutes אַחַת וּלתָמִיד आखरी बार jednom zauvijek egyszer s mindenkorra untuk terakhir kalinya í eitt skipti fyrir öll una volta per tutte 今度だけは 단 한 번만 visiems laikams reizi par visām reizēm utk kali terakhir voor eens en altijd en gang for alle raz na zawsze de uma vez por todas o dată pentru totdeauna раз и навсегда raz a navždy enkrat za vselej zauvek en gång för alla ครั้งสุดท้าย ilk ve son olarak 永遠地 раз і назавжди اب اور ہر حال ميں một lần và mãi mãi 永远地 once in a while occasionally I meet him once in a while at the club. nou en dan قَليلا، بين حينٍ وآخر، أحْيانا понякога čas od času en gang imellem zuweilen πού και πού de vez en cuando mõnikord گهگاه silloin tällöin de temps à autre מִדֵי פַּעַם कभी-कभी, समय-समय पर povremeno néha(napján) kadang-kadang endrum og eins ogni tanto, di quando in quando 時折 가끔 kartkartėmis šad un tad; paretam sekali-sekala af en toe en sjelden gang, iblant od czasu do czasu de vez em quando din când în când время от времени, иногда z času na čas tu in tam povremeno då och då, en och annan gång บางครั้งบางคราว arasıra, bazen 偶爾 час від часу, інколи کبھي کبھار thi thoảng 偶尔 once → مرة jednou en gang einmal άπαξ una vez kerran une fois jednom una volta 一度 한 번 eens en gang raz uma vez один раз en gång ครั้งหนึ่ง bir seferinde một lần 一次 Want to thank TFD for its existence? 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