Significado de single en inglés

single

adjective

/ˈsɪŋ.ɡəl/ us

/ˈsɪŋ.ɡəl/

single adjective (ONE)

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B2 [ before noun ]

one only:

He knocked his opponent down with a single blow.

not a single Not a single person offered to help her.

You haven't been listening to a single word I've been saying.

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double adjective

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having no others like this one

onlyShe's the only one who can do it.
oneHe's the one person you can rely on in a situation like this.
singleYou haven't listened to a single thing I've said!
lonePolice were looking for a lone gunman.
soleHe was the sole survivor of the plane crash.

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She insisted on telling me every single detail of what they did to her in hospital.
Identical twins develop from a single fertilized egg which then splits into two.
It was very difficult to encapsulate the story of the revolution in a single one-hour documentary.
Not a single sound fell from her lips.
He was floored with a single punch to the head.

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single adjective (NOT MARRIED)

not married, or not having a romantic relationship with someone:

a single woman/man/person

He's been single for so long now, I don't think he'll ever marry.

single-parent family The number of single-parent families dependent on the state has risen enormously in recent years.

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Women's rights groups have cried out against the proposed cut in benefit paid to single mothers.
He finds it extremely difficult being a single parent.
It's hard being a single mother.
Please state whether you are single, cohabiting, married, separated, divorced or widowed.
Children with single parents at my school were very much in the minority .

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single adjective (SEPARATE)

B1 [ before noun ]

considered on its own and separate from other things:

Patience is the single most important quality needed for this job.

She lost every single thing when her house burned down.

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The closure of the Manchester printing factory is the company's biggest single cutback so far.
It's a huge window made from a single pane of glass.
The single most important factor in health was good sanitation.

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single

verb [ I ]

/ˈsɪŋ.ɡəl/ us

/ˈsɪŋ.ɡəl/

A baseball player singles by hitting a ball that allows him to reach first base.

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Verbo frasal

single someone/something out

single

noun [ C ]

/ˈsɪŋ.ɡəl/ us

/ˈsɪŋ.ɡəl/

a record or CD that has a main song and usually a small number of other songs on it:

Have you heard Lady Gaga's new single?

in cricket, one run (= point)

in baseball, a hit that allows the player to reach first base

singles [ U ]

a game, especially in tennis, played between one player on one side and one on the other:

He was one of only two Americans to win his singles match.

singles [ plural ]

people who are not married and do not have a romantic relationship with someone:

They hold a number of social events especially for singles.

single (ticket) B1 UK

a ticket for a journey to a place, but not for the return:

May I have a single to London, please.

a single room

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single | Diccionario de Inglés Americano

single

adjective [ not gradable ]

/ˈsɪŋ·ɡəl/

single adjective [not gradable] (ONE)

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one only:

A single customer was left in the shop.

A single bed is a bed for one person.

single adjective [not gradable] (SEPARATE)

considered by itself or separate from other things:

Taxes are the single most important source of funds for the government.

single adjective [not gradable] (NOT MARRIED)

not married:

He’s been single for so long, I don’t think he’ll ever marry.

single

noun [ C ]

/ˈsɪŋ·ɡəl/

single noun [C] (DOLLAR BILL)

A single is a one-dollar bill.

A single is also a room for only one person.

single noun [C] (PERSON WHO IS NOT MARRIED)

a person who is not married:

Singles pay more in income tax than married people do.

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single | Inglés de negocios

single

adjective [ before noun ]

/ˈsɪŋɡl/ us

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one only:

Journalism often relies on a single source.

Is a thread of e-mails a single document or many?

a single use card

TRANSPORT UK

travelling or allowing travel in only one direction:

a single fare/ticket/journey

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return adjective

single

noun [ C ]

/ˈsɪŋɡl/ us

TRANSPORT UK

a ticket for a journey to a place, but not back again:

single to somewhere A single to London, please.

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return noun

MONEY US

a piece of paper money worth one dollar

(Definición de single del Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Ejemplos de single

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In that case the grammar would have a phonotactic filter permitting /0/ to form nuclei only with single-x nonconsonantal melodies.

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This would provide a qualitative description of the mixing of single-particle and collective effects.

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Analysis of single channel records indicate that the effect is to favor transition to a substate rather than to physically alter the conductance pathway.

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In terms purely of logic and expediency, the argument in favour of a single language is difficult to oppose.

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The census returns indicate that many of those single solitaries - though some of the married ones also - were inmigrants.

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It is difficult to find a single refugee who thinks that they will be returning home any time in the near future.

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The mapping between surface and lexical levels is reduced to a single function call and two simple conversions from text to binary, and vice versa.

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Each point represents the mean values of these 2 variables measured on 2 large hooks from each of 10 protoscoleces from a single isolate.

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The net free energy change then represents the difference between several large-value terms, and no single component can be said to dominate.

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The surface density of streptavidin molecules was sufficiently small that each of the pinning sites represented a single streptavidin-biotin cross-bridge.

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The text is unique, as it represents the work of a single author, who cogently articulates a systematic approach to psychiatry.

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The selection of a single lexical candidate is thus either random or based on frequency or familiarity of the lexical forms.

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The single observer visually estimated cover to the nearest 10% at ten randomly chosen points within a 5 m radius of each sampling position.

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This single unified spirit is accorded multiple roles.

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If there is no such syllable, the syllable with a single coda consonant is stressed.

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best-selling single

It is her sixth best-selling single in the country.

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consecutive single

It became the third consecutive single from the album to attain platinum status in the country.

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debut single

Although it failed to match the success of her debut single, the song was successful in many countries.

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