only

only
[ʼəʊnli, Am ʼoʊn-] adj
attr, inv
einzige(r, s);
sb's \only daughter/son jds einzige Tochter/einziger Sohn;
the \only one der/die/das Einzige;
the \only thing das Einzige;
the \only way die einzige Möglichkeit
PHRASES:
sb is not the \only pebble on the beach jd ist nicht der einzige Mensch auf der Welt adv
inv
1) (exclusively) nur;
for members \only nur für Mitglieder;
\only if ... nur, wenn ...
2) (just) erst;
I \only arrived half an hour ago ich bin erst vor einer halben Stunde angekommen;
it's \only four o'clock es ist erst vier Uhr;
\only the other day erst neulich;
\only last week/yesterday erst letzte Woche/gestern;
\only just gerade [o eben] erst
3) (merely) nur, bloß;
it's \only me ich bin's nur;
it's \only natural es ist nur natürlich;
he rushed into the office, \only to find that everyone had gone home er stürzte ins Büro, nur um festzustellen, dass alle [schon] nach Hause gegangen waren;
\only just gerade eben;
he has \only just enough money to pay the rent er hat gerade genug Geld, um die Miete zu zahlen;
not \only ..., but also ... nicht nur ..., sondern auch ...
4) (extremely)
if you invite me, I assure you I'll be \only too pleased to show up wenn du mich einlädst, versichere ich dir, dass ich nur zu gerne kommen werde
5) (unavoidably) nur, unweigerlich;
the economic situation can \only worsen die wirtschaftliche Situation kann sich nur verschlechtern
6) (to express wish)
if \only ... wenn nur ...
7) (indicating a surprising development)
he rushed into the office, \only to find that everyone had gone home er stürzte ins Büro, nur um festzustellen, dass alle [schon] nach Hause gegangen waren
PHRASES:
you \only live once (once) man lebt nur einmal conj
1) (however) aber, jedoch;
he's a good athlete, \only he smokes too much er ist ein guter Sportler, bloß raucht er zu viel;
she wasn't a bad student, \only that she had to repeat a class once sie war keine schlechte Schülerin, wenn sie auch einmal eine Klasse wiederholen musste
2) (in addition)
not \only ..., ... [too];
not \only can she sing and dance, she can act and play the piano too sie kann nicht nur singen und tanzen, sie kann auch schauspielern und Klavier spielen

English-German students dictionary . 2013.

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