| ترجمات رئيسية |
| once adv | (a single time) | مرة |
| | I have only tried coffee once because I hated it! |
| | جرّبتُ القهوة مرة واحدة فقط لأنني كرهتها. |
| once adv | (formerly) | سابقًا، في الماضي |
| | I once knew how to sew. |
| | كنت أجيد الخياطة في الماضي. |
| once conj | (if ever) | إن، إذا |
| | Once you try Thai food you will want more. |
| | إن جربت الطعام التايلندي فستطلب المزيد منه. |
| once conj | (after, when) | عندما، حينما، بعدما |
| | You can pay for it once you get here. |
| | يمكنك تسديد ثمنه عندما تصل إلى هنا. |
| once n | (a single time) | مرة |
| | Once is enough for me. I have no interest in doing it again. |
| | تكفي مرة واحدة. لا أريد تكرار ذلك. |
صيغ مركبة:
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| all at once adv | (suddenly) | فجأة |
| | All at once, I heard a noise in the kitchen. |
| all at once adv | (simultaneously, at the same time) | معًا |
| | The guests cried "Surprise!" all at once. |
| at once adv | (immediately) | في الحال، فورًا |
| | When Beth saw how ill her son was, she called the health centre at once. |
| at once adv | (at one time: simultaneously) | معًا، في وقت واحد |
| | I can't clean the house and take care of the children at once. |
| cousin once removed n | (child of your first cousin) | ابن(ة) ابن(ة) عم(ة)/خال(ة) |
| cousin once removed n | (first cousin of your parent) | ابن(ة) عم(ة)/خال(ة) الأم/الأب، ابن(ة) أخي/أخت الجد(ة) |
| every once in a while expr | (occasionally) | من حين لآخر |
| | Every once in a while, Paula goes to the gym. |
| for once adv | (for a change, for the first time) | لمرة واحدة |
| | Maybe I should do my work a little at a time for once, instead of putting it off. |
| just once adv | informal (one time only) | مرة واحدة فقط |
| | Just once, I wish you would ask politely. |
| | I'll make an exception just once. |
| once a week adv | (on a weekly basis) | مرة في الأسبوع |
| | Our bins are collected once a week. |
| once again adv | (one more time, as an encore) | مرة أخرى |
| | Everyone clapped and the band came back to play once again. |
| once again adv | (yet again) | مرة أخرى، ثانيةً |
| | He has failed the exam once again. |
| | Once again, my son forgot to make his bed. |
| | رسب في الامتحان مرةً أخرى. // نسي ابني ترتيب فراشه ثانيةً. |
| once and again expr | US (repeatedly) | بضع مرات، أكثر من مرة |
| once and for all adv | (for the final time) | بشكل نهائي |
| | You said yes, then you said no. Tell me once and for all, will you marry me? |
| once before adv | (on one previous occasion) | في مرة سابقة |
| once in a blue moon adv | figurative (very rarely) | نادرًا جدًّا |
| | He only calls once in a blue moon. |
| | لا يتّصل إلا نادرًا جدًّا. |
| once in a lifetime adv | (extremely rarely) (بشكل نادر جدًّا) | مرة في العمر |
| | A chance like this only comes along once in a lifetime. |
| once in a while adv | (occasionally) | من حين إلى آخر |
| | I hear from old school friends once in a while. |
| once more adv | (yet again) | مرة أخرى |
| | Once more you have failed to get your essay in on time. |
| once more adv | (one more time) | مرة أخرى |
| | Can you please show me once more how it works? |
| once or twice expr | (a couple of times, a few times) | مرة أو مرتين، بضع مرات |
| once removed adj | (relative: one generation older) (جيل واحد أكبر) | مع فارق جيل واحد |
| | My father's first cousin is my first cousin once removed. |
| once removed adj | (relative: one generation younger) (جيل واحد أصغر) | مع فارق جيل واحد |
| | My first cousin's daughter is my first cousin once removed. |
| once upon a time adv | (start of a fairy tale) | كان يا ما كان |
| | Once upon a time, in a land far away, there lived an orphan girl with her wicked stepmother. |
| once-in-a-lifetime adj | (opportunity: very rare) | ... العمر |
| | | نادر جدًّا |
| | The brothers thought the trip around the world was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. |
| | رأى الإخوة أن الرحلة حول العالم هي فرصة العمر. |
give [sb/sth] the once-over,
give [sb/sth] a once-over v expr | informal (inspect quickly) | يلقي نظرة عاجلة، يلقي نظرة خاطفة |
| | When I submitted my report to the CEO, he gave it the once-over and then gave me a thumbs up. |
give [sth] the once-over,
give [sth] a once-over v expr | informal (clean [sth] quickly) | تنظيف سريع |
| | I had just finished giving the living room a once-over when the guests arrived. |
| only once adv | (on one occasion only) | مرة واحدة فقط |
| | I've been to Paris only once but would like to return some day. |
| only once adv | (a single time without repetition) | مرة واحدة فقط |
| | Press the "enter key" only once. |
there was once,
there once lived expr | (start of a fairy tale) (في سرد القصص) | كان هناك... |
| | There was once a princess with very long hair. |
| too much at once n | (sudden excess of [sth]) | أكثر من اللازم دفعة واحدة |
| | I took a big gulp of beer and got too much at once. |