Compound Forms/Forme composte
single | single out |
at a blow,
at a single blow expr | (in one go, with a single act) | in un colpo solo loc avv |
| in single file adv | (one behind another) | in fila indiana avv |
| | The horses walked in single file along the narrow track. |
| | ⓘQuesta frase non è una traduzione della frase inglese. Il sentiero era molto stretto e gli escursionisti dovevano camminare in fila indiana. |
| not a single one expr | (not one from a group) | nessuno, nemmeno uno, neanche uno pron |
| | Jackie tried on several dresses, but not a single one was the right size. |
| not a single person pron | (nobody, not anyone) | non una sola persona nf |
| | Not a single person was in favour of the price increases. |
| | Non una sola persona è stata a favore degli aumenti di prezzo. |
one-way ticket,
also UK: single ticket,
single n | (transport: single-journey fare) | biglietto di sola andata nm |
| | I didn't know when I would be coming back, so I bought a one-way ticket. |
| | Non sapevo quando sarei tornato, perciò ho comprato un biglietto di sola andata. |
overhand knot,
single knot n | (way of tying rope) | nodo semplice nm |
| | (base per nodi complessi) | nodo overhand nm |
| single bed n | (bed for one person) | letto singolo nm |
| | A single bed feels very small when you're used to sleeping in a double. |
single cell,
single-cell adj | (organism: having one cell) | monocellulare agg |
| Nota: hyphen used when term is an adj before a noun |
| single cream n | UK (dairy product: thin or light cream) | mezza panna nf |
| single currency n | (used by all members of federation) | moneta unica nf |
| single entry n | (simple accounting system) | singola voce nf |
| single-entry n as adj | (related to accounting system) | in partita semplice loc agg |
| single-entry n as adj | (law: type of visa) | visto con ingresso singolo nm |
| single figure n | often plural (numbers one through nine) | singola cifra nf |
| single-figure adj | (amounting to nine or less) | a singola cifra loc agg |
| single file n | (movement: one after another) | fila indiana nf |
| single girl n | (young woman without a partner) | ragazza non accoppiata |
| | | ragazza single nf |
| single hotel room n | (accommodation for one person in a hotel) | camera singola nf |
| single lady n | (woman without a partner) | signora single nf |
| single malt n | abbreviation (single malt whiskey) | single malt nm |
| | I prefer a single malt to blended whisky. |
| single man n | (adult male without a partner) | single nm |
| | | scapolo nm |
| | Are there any single men here tonight? |
| single mother n | (female parent without a partner) | madre single nf |
| | She's been a single mother since her husband died last year. |
| | È diventata madre single l'anno scorso quando è morto suo marito. |
| single occupancy | (travel accommodation) | camera singola nf |
single parent,
lone parent n | (mother or father without a partner) | genitore single nm |
| | The friends are both single parents; Jess is a widow, Zoe is divorced. |
| single person n | ([sb] without a partner) | persona single nf |
| | | persona non accoppiata nf |
| | Sarah created a dating site for single people who are looking for a relationship. |
| single room n | (hotel room for one person) | camera singola, stanza singola nf |
| | | stanza singola nf |
| | The single rooms here are no wider than the beds they contain. I'd like to book a single room with shower, please. |
| | Qui le camere singole sono appena sufficienti a contenere un letto. |
| | Vorrei prenotare una stanza singola con doccia, per favore. |
| single space n | (typing: half space between lines) (tra due righe) | interlinea singola nf |
| single space n | (typing: one space between characters) (tra due caratteri) | spazio singolo nm |
| single spacing n | (text layout: no extra space between lines) | interlinea singola nf |
| single ticket | (one-way ticket) | biglietto solo andata nm |
| single woman n | (adult female without a partner) | single, donna single nf |
| | She broke up with her boyfriend and is now a single woman again. |
| | Si è lasciata con il fidanzato e ora è di nuovo una donna single. |
| single-barrelled adj | (gun: having one barrel) | a canna singola loc agg |
| single-breasted adj | (jacket style) | monopetto agg invar |
single-celled,
one-celled adj | (organism: made of one cell) | unicellulare agg |
| single-decker n | UK, informal (bus: having one level) | autobus ad un piano nm |
single-engine,
single-engined adj | (aircraft: with one engine) | monomotore agg invar |
| single-family adj | (type of dwelling) | monofamiliare agg |
single-family home,
single family home n | (house: detached) | abitazione monofamiliare, villetta monofamiliare nf |
| | | abitazione singola, villetta singola nf |
| single-fire adj | (pottery, ceramics: with glaze and clay fired at one time) | monocottura agg |
| single-handed adj | (done by one person alone) | fatto da solo, da solo loc agg |
| | Clare Francis made a single-handed voyage across the Atlantic. |
single-handed,
single-handedly adv | (by one person, without aid) | da solo loc avv |
| | My mother raised five of us single-handed. |
| single-masted adj | (boat: with one mast) | monoalbero agg invar |
| single-minded adj | (determined, focused) | determinato agg |
| | Mandy's single-minded efforts to join the team finally paid off. |
| single-mindedness n | (focused on one thing) | determinazione nf |
single-parent,
one-parent n as adj | (with one parent) | con un genitore single loc agg |
| | | con un solo genitore loc agg |
| | | monogenitoriale agg invar |
| single-parent family n | (has one parent) | famiglia monogenitoriale, famiglia monoparentale nf |
| single-phase adj | (involving single alternating voltage) (voltaggio) | monofase agg |
single-room occupancy,
single room occupancy,
single-resident occupancy,
single resident occupancy n | US (rental unit: one room) | camera singola nf |
| single-serve adj | (food, drink: containing one portion) (di cibo) | monoporzione, porzione singola nf |
| single-sex adj | (school: girls- or boys-only) (scuola) | non mista agg |
| | There are pros and cons to single-sex education. |
single-story (US),
single-storey (UK) adj | (building: having one level, floor) | a un solo piano, di un solo piano loc agg |
| single-track adj | (road, railway) | a binario unico loc agg |
| | | ad una corsia loc agg |
| single-track adj | figurative (having narrow scope) (figurato) | dal campo ristretto loc agg |
| | (figurato) | ristretto agg |
| | That man has a single-track mind; all he ever thinks about is work. |
| single-use n as adj | (intended to be used only once) | usa e getta agg invar |
| | The restaurant chain is endeavouring to reduce its reliance on single-use products such as sauce sachets. |