one
num un (e)
one minute une minute
I've got one brother and one sister. J'ai un frère et une sœur.
one by one un (e) à or par un (e)
in ones and twos
[leave, arrive] au compte-gouttes
one or two
(=a few) un ou deux or une ou deux
one hundred and fifty cent cinquante
two in one deux en un
one day
(=some time in the future) un jour
→ One day she'll be famous.
to be one up on sb avoir l'avantage sur qn
to be at one with sb être d'accord avec qn
I, for one, hope you don't get the job. J'espère, quant à moi, que vous ne décrocherez pas ce travail.
(=sole) seul (e)
the one book which le seul livre qui
the one man who le seul (homme) qui
the one and only ... le seul, l'unique ... or la seule, l'unique ...
(=same) même
They came in the one car. Ils sont venus dans la même voiture.
(used instead of a noun recently mentioned)
un (e)
"Do you need a stamp?" -- "No thanks, I've got one." "Est-ce que tu as besoin d'un timbre? -- "Non merci, j'en ai un."
I've already got a red one. J'en ai déjà un rouge.
this one celui-ci (celle-ci)
"Which foot is hurting?" -- "This one." "Quel pied te fait mal?" -- "Celui-ci."
"Which is the best photo?" -- "This one." "Quelle est la meilleure photo?" -- Celle-ci."
that one celui-là (celle-là)
"Which bag is yours?" -- "That one." "C'est lequel ton sac?" -- "Celui-là."
"Which seat do you want?" -- "That one." "Quelle place voulez-vous?" -- "Celle-là."
which one?, Which one do you want? Lequel voulez-vous?
(reciprocal)
to help one another s'entraider
to love one another s'aimer
→ You, your wife and son are a family, you love one another.
→ No members of cabinets love one another
to look at one another se regarder
within walking distance of one another à une petite distance l'un de l'autre
(impersonal)
on
One never knows. On ne sait jamais.
→ I think one's got to consider all the possibilities.
(=a person) to be one for sth (a person who likes)
être amateur de qch I'm not one for political discussions. Je ne suis pas amateur de discussions politiques. He's not one to waste time. Il n'est pas du genre à perdre du temps.
all-in-one
n combinaison f
day one
n
from day one
(=from the beginning) depuis le début
→ This has been a bad inquiry from day one ...
on day one
(=at the beginning) le premier jour
→ On day one of the election campaign the National and Liberal Party leaders were neck and neck.
Formula One
modif de formule 1
→ ... Formula 1 racing cars.
hole in one
n (GOLF) trou m en un
to get a hole in one faire un trou en un
no one , no-one
pron
(used without verb)
personne
"Who's going with you?" - "No one." "Qui t'accompagne?" - "Personne."
(used with verb)
personne used with "ne"
There was no one in the office. Il n'y avait personne au bureau.
No-one likes him. Personne ne l'aime.
number one
(=the best)
the world number one (athlete, sportsman)
le numéro un mondial
→ Martin now faces the world number one, Jansher Khan of Pakistan.
to be number one
[record, group, singer] être numéro un
to be number one in the charts être numéro un au hit-parade
(=oneself)
to look out for number one, to look after number one penser d'abord à soi
(=first)
[choice] tout (e) premier (-ère)
→ Both judges ranked this movie as their number one choice.
[position] premier (-ère)
→ As many as 11 firms are jostling for the number one position.
(=most important)
[priority, issue] numéro un
→ Our number one priority is to prevent misselling.
→ The economy is the number one issue by far.
to be sb's number one fan être le plus grand fan de qn
→ By the way, I'm your number one fan.
one-armed bandit
n bandit m manchot
one-day
adj
[seminar, course] d'une journée
one-day excursion
n (US) billet m aller-retour valable pour la journée
one-dimensional
adj
(MATHEMATICS) unidimensionnel (le)
[character] simpliste
→ Some of the characterisation is a little one-dimensional
→ one-dimensional caricatures
one-handed
adv d'une (seule) main
one-hit wonder
n
(=song) tube m sans lendemain
→ his sax-drenched one-hit wonder "Baker Street"
One-hundred share index
n indice m Footsie des cent grandes valeurs
one-legged
adj unijambiste
one-liner
n
(=joke) bon mot m
→ The book is witty and peppered with good one-liners.
one-man
adj
[business] individuel (le)
→ It has grown from a one-man business to a multi-million dollar business with close to $10 million in assets ...
[rule] autocratique
→ He established one-man rule in his country seven months ago.
[canoe] monoplace
→
one-man show
one-man band
n homme-orchestre m
one-man show
n one man show m
→ I saw him do his one-man show in London, which I loved.
one-night stand
n (sex)
liaison f sans lendemain
one-of-a-kind
adj (mainly US)
(=unique) unique en son genre
→ ... a small one-of-a-kind publishing house.
one-off * (British)
adj
[benefit] unique
a one-off payment un paiement en une seule fois
→ one-off cash payments
n
it's a one-off (object)
il n'y en a qu'un comme ça
(event)
ça ne va pas se reproduire
→ They'll never beat us again, it was a one-off.
one on one , one-on-one
adv
[talk] en tête à tête
→ Talking one-on-one with people is not his idea of fun.
adj
[conversation] en tête à tête
→ ... a one-on-one therapy session.
one-parent family
n famille f monoparentale
→ I have been brought up in a one-parent family by my mother.
one-party system
n système m à parti unique
one-piece
adj
one-piece bathing suit maillot m une pièce
one-piece swimsuit
n maillot m une pièce
one's
adj
(=your) son or sa or ses
→ ... a feeling of responsibility for the welfare of others in one's community ...
→ It seems to me a fatal illusion to expect one's children simply to reproduce one's own views.
to cut one's finger se couper le doigt
→
one
one-shot *
adj (US) →
one-off
one-sided
adj
[contest, game] à sens unique
The match was a bit one-sided. Le match était un peu à sens unique.
[judgement, account] partial (e)
→ a one-sided account of the affair
→ Historians should be less one-sided, pay more attention to the contributions of women.
[relationship] à sens unique
→ You're getting sucked into a very one-sided relationship where you do all the giving
[decision] unilatéral (e)
→ a one sided decision which was not calculated to promote a peace process
one-size
adj
[garment] taille unique inv
one size fits all , one-size-fits-all
adj (not catering for individual needs)
[policy, approach] taille unique inv
→ I see the one-size-fits-all monetary policy as a disadvantage
a one-size-fits-all approach une approche taille unique
one-stop shop
n magasin m tout en un
→ A marvellous discovery for every bride-to-be, The Wedding Centre is the ultimate one-stop shop.
one-time
adj ancien (ne) before n
→ ... Fred Dunn, a one-time worker in ...
one-to-one
adj
[conversation, meeting] en tête-à-tête
[training, counselling] individuel (le)
→ One-to-one counselling is the answer.
on a one-to-one basis en tête à tête
→ They last talked on a one-to-one basis
→ tutors who give coaching on a one-to-one basis.
→ Treatment is on a one-to-one basis
one to one , one-to-one
adv en tête à tête
→ She would like to talk to people one to one.
one-track
adj
to have a one-track mind n'avoir qu'une idée en tête
one-way
adj
[street, traffic] à sens unique
→ Gotham's maze of one-way streets
[journey] aller inv
[ticket] aller inv
[fare] aller inv
[friendship] à sens unique
→
one-way street
one-way street
n rue f à sens unique
to be a one-way street
[relationship, agreement] être à sens unique
Trade between the two nations has been something of a one-way street. Les échanges commerciaux entre les deux nations ont été jusqu'à maintenant plus ou moins à sens unique.
one-woman
adj
[business] individuel (le) dirigé (e) par une femme
→
one-woman performance
→
one-woman show
one-woman performance
n one woman show m
one-woman show
n
(=performance) one woman show m
→ a 65 minute, one-woman show
World War One
n la première guerre mondiale