singly

ˈsɪŋɡli
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Translation of singly from English into Dutch

Adverb

1.

alone

individually, not as a group
  • Each participant must complete the task singly.Elke deelnemer moet de taak alleen voltooien
2.

sequentially

one at a time or one by one
  • The students entered the room singly.De studenten kwamen één voor één de kamer binnen.
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Expressions with singly: examples in English and translations in Dutch

een ongeluk komt zelden alleen
After losing his job, his car broke down. Misfortunes never come singly.

Synonyms and analogies of singly in English

Examples of singly in a sentence

  • The birds flew singly across the sky.
  • The books were placed on the shelf singly.
  • He tackled the tasks singly, ensuring quality.

Translations of "singly" in Context ordered by category and frequency

Adverb
afzonderlijkadv.

Each player entered the arena singly, not in teams or groups.

Elke speler betrad de arena afzonderlijk, niet in teams of groepen.

In turn, the flowers can form inflorescences or grow singly.

Op hun beurt kunnen de bloemen bloeiwijzen vormen of afzonderlijk groeien.

alleenadv.

Problems never come singly, or so they say.

De problemen komen nooit alleen, zo zeggen ze.

Yes, well, things don't come singly, they say.

De problemen komen nooit alleen, zo zeggen ze.

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Other translations for singly:

  • één voor één

singly: Examples and translations in context

However, adult animals may need to be transported singly.

Het kan echter nodig zijn volwassen dieren afzonderlijk te vervoeren.

They can be used both singly and in composition with something else.

Ze kunnen zowel afzonderlijk als in samenstelling met iets anders worden gebruikt.

All of these treatments are used singly or in combination.

Al deze behandelingen worden afzonderlijk of in combinatie gebruikt.

Some flowers grow singly whereas others bloom in bundles.

Sommige bloemen groeien afzonderlijk overwegende dat anderen in bundels bloeien.

Animals shall be kept singly only in exceptional circumstances.

De dieren mogen slechts in uitzonderlijke omstandigheden afzonderlijk worden gehouden.

Single color in the dichroscope represents singly refractive stones.

Een kleur in het dichroscope vertegenwoordigt afzonderlijk refractieve stenen.

We tested every singly material and shape of every elements.

We testten elk afzonderlijk materiaal en de vorm van elk elementen.

Pimples are located either singly or in groups.

Puistjes bevinden zich alleen of in groepen.

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