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SYNO	only \| only if \| only when \| alone ...
only \| only if \| only when alone \| only but \| just \| merely \| only \| simply alone \| entirely \| exclusively \| only \| solely lone \| lonesome \| only \| sole \| solitary © Princeton University

seul {adj}

only

seulement {adv}

only

unique {adj}

only

uniquement {adv}

only

ne ... que {adv}

only

2 Words: Others

ne fût-ce que

if only

ne serait-ce que

if only

de justesse {adv}

only just

sinon que {conj}

only that

Interdit sauf aux riverains !

Residents only!

Accès réservé au personnel !

Staff only!

Accès réservé au service !

Staff only!

2 Words: Nouns

fils {m} unique

only child [boy]

fille {f} unique

only child [girl]

seule ombre {f} au tableau

only disadvantage

3 Words: Others

Dieu seul le sait ! [fam.]

God (only) knows! [coll.]

Dieu seul le sait ! [fam.]

Goodness (only) knows! [coll.]

Dieu seul le sait ! [fam.]

Heaven (only) knows! [coll.]

C'est un juste retour des choses. [loc.]

It's only fair.

Dieu seul le sait ! [fam.]

Lord (only) knows! [coll.]

Ce n'est que justice.

That's only fair.

le seul {pron}

the only one

3 Words: Verbs

n'éviter que de justesse qc. [littéraire]

to only just miss sth. [avoid colliding with]

3 Words: Nouns

inform. fichier {m} en lecture seule

read-only file

inform. mémoire {f} morte

read-only memory <ROM>

4 Words: Others

non seulement ... mais aussi {adv}

not only ... but also

C'est du pipeau. [fam.] [du bluff, des menaces en l'air]

That's only empty talk!

4 Words: Verbs

ne chercher que plaie et bosse [loc.] [fam.]

to ask only for trouble

être juste pour la galerie [fam.]

to be only a façade

n'acheter que l'essentiel

to buy only the basics

n'avoir d'yeux que pour qn.

to have eyes only for sb.

n'avoir qu'à faire qc.

to need only to do sth.

éviter la catastrophe de justesse

to only just avoid disaster

ne prendre que le nécessaire

to take only the essentials

se préoccuper de sa petite personne

to think only of oneself

4 Words: Nouns

sociol. mariage {m} blanc

marriage in name only

5+ Words: Others

Je ne peux compter que sur moi-même.

I can only rely on myself.

Vivement vendredi !

If only it were Friday!

Vivement que cela finisse ! [fam.]

If only it were over and done!

Ce n'est qu'en travaillant ensemble que ..

It is only by working together that ...

Ce ne sera pas long.

It'll only be a short wait.

C'est juste une question de temps avant ...

It's only a matter of time (before ...)

Ce n'est que partie remise ! [loc.]

It's only a pleasure deferred! [idiom]

C'est la seule chose qui compte.

It's the only thing that matters.

Il ne faut pas penser qu'à soi.

One shouldn't think only of oneself.

Seulement si c'est indispensable.

Only when it's absolutely necessary.

Elle ne pense qu'à elle.

She thinks only of herself.

Il n'y a pas d'autre mot.

That's the only word for it.

Du sublime au ridicule il n'y a qu'un pas. [Napoléon Bonaparte] [citation]

There is only one step from the sublime to the ridiculous.

Ils ne sont mariés que sur le papier.

They are married in name only.

à la seule différence près que {conj}

with the only difference that

Il n'y a qu'à demander !

You only have to ask!

5+ Words: Verbs

à n'utiliser qu'en cas d'urgence

to be used only in emergencies

n'écouter que d'une oreille [fig.] [loc.]

to listen only with half an ear [fig.] [idiom]

écouter d'une oreille distraite

to listen with only half an ear

5+ Words: Nouns

Une chaîne n'est pas plus solide que son maillon le plus faible. {noun} [loc.]

A chain is only as strong as the weakest link. [idiom]

Fiction (Literature and Film)

film F L'Autre [film de1939]

In Name Only [John Cromwell]

littérat. F L'unique problème

The Only Problem [Muriel Spark]

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