Compound Forms:
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| Inglés | Español |
at a blow,
at a single blow expr | (in one go, with a single act) | de un golpe expr |
| in single file adv | (one behind another) | en fila india loc adv |
| en fila, en hilera loc adv |
| uno tras otro loc adv |
| The horses walked in single file along the narrow track. |
| Los caballos caminaban en fila india por el estrecho sendero. |
| not a single one expr | (not one from a group) | ninguno, ninguna pron |
| Jackie tried on several dresses, but not a single one was the right size. |
| not a single person pron | (nobody, not anyone) | ni un alma loc pron |
| Not a single person was in favour of the price increases. |
| Ni un alma está a favor de la suba de precios. |
| (ES, coloquial) | ni Dios loc pron |
| Ni Dios está a favor de la suba de precios. |
| nadie pron |
| Nadie está a favor de la suba de precios. |
| ningún alma loc pron |
| Ningún alma está a favor de la suba de precios. |
overhand knot,
single knot n | (way of tying rope) | nudo simple nm + adj mf |
| single bed n | (bed for one person) | cama individual nf + adj |
| A single bed feels very small when you're used to sleeping in a double. |
| cama de una plaza grupo nom |
single cell,
single-cell adj | (organism: having one cell) | unicelular adj |
| Note: hyphen used when term is an adj before a noun |
| La ameba es un ejemplo de organismo unicelular. |
| single cream n | UK (dairy product: thin or light cream) (AR, voz inglesa) | crema light nf + adj |
| crema bajas calorías grupo nom |
| single currency n | (used by all members of federation) | moneda única nf + adj |
| single entry n | (simple accounting system) (contabilidad) | partida única nf + adj |
| single-entry n as adj | (related to accounting system) | entrada simple nf + adj mf |
| partida simple nf + adj mf |
| single-entry n as adj | (law: type of visa) | por una sola entrada loc prep |
| single figure n | often plural (numbers one through nine) | número de una sola cifra, número de una única cifra nm + loc adj |
| número de un solo dígito nm + loc adj |
| single-figure adj | (amounting to nine or less) | de una sola cifra, de una única cifra loc adj |
| de un solo dígito loc adj |
| single file n | (movement: one after another) | fila india nf |
| fila de a uno nf |
| Hay que colocarse en fila de a uno y presentar la documentación para entrar al recinto. |
| (Mil) | fila de uno en fondo nf |
| single girl n | (young woman without a partner) | chica soltera nf + adj |
| (AmL) | muchacha soltera nf + adj |
| (formal) | joven soltera nf |
| (anticuado) | joven casadera grupo nom |
| (AR, CL, coloquial) | mina soltera, minita soltera nf + adj |
| (coloquial) | chica sin pareja grupo nom |
| single hotel room n | (accommodation for one person in a hotel) | habitación individual en un hotel grupo nom |
| habitación sencilla grupo nom |
| habitación simple grupo nom |
| single lady n | (woman without a partner) | mujer soltera nf + adj |
| single malt n | abbreviation (single malt whiskey) (whisky) | de malta loc adj |
| I prefer a single malt to blended whisky. |
| Prefiero el whisky de malta al blended. |
| single man n | (adult male without a partner) | hombre sin pareja grupo nom |
| Are there any single men here tonight? |
| ¿Hay algún hombre sin pareja aquí esta noche? |
| hombre soltero nm + adj |
| ¿Hay algún hombre soltero aquí esta noche? |
| single mother n | (female parent without a partner) | madre soltera nf + adj |
| She's been a single mother since her husband died last year. |
| single occupancy | (travel accommodation) | ocupación individual nf + adj mf |
single [sb] out for [sth],
single out [sb] for [sth] v expr | (give [sb] particular attention) | elegir a alguien en particular vtr + loc adv |
| fijarse en alguien v prnl + prep |
| (positivo) | darle un trato especial a alguien loc verb + prep |
| Liam's classmates singled him out for bullying because he was shy. |
| Los compañeros de clase de Liam lo eligieron a él en particular para acosarlo porque era tímido. |
single parent,
lone parent n | (mother or father without a partner) | madre soltera nf + adj |
| padre soltero nm + adj |
| The friends are both single parents; Jess is a widow, Zoe is divorced. |
| Las amigas son madres solteras, Jess es viuda, Zoe es divorciada. |
| single person n | ([sb] without a partner) (anglicismo) | single n común |
| Sarah created a dating site for single people who are looking for a relationship. |
| soltero, soltera nm, nf |
| single room n | (hotel room for one person) | habitación individual nf + adj mf |
| habitación simple nf + adj mf |
| habitación sencilla nf + adj |
| The single rooms here are no wider than the beds they contain. |
| I'd like to book a single room with shower, please. |
| Las habitaciones individuales de aquí no son más grandes que las camas que contienen. |
| single space n | (typing: half space between lines) | interlineado medio loc nom m |
| espacio medio loc nom m |
| single space n | (typing: one space between characters) | interlineado simple loc nom m |
| espacio simple loc nom m |
| single spacing n | (text layout: no extra space between lines) | interlineado simple loc nom m |
| single ticket n | (one-way ticket) | billete de ida nm + loc adj |
| boleto de ida nm + loc adj |
| You cannot buy a return ticket on these buses, only a single ticket each way. |
| single woman n | (adult female without a partner) (CL, AR, coloquial) | mina soltera nf + adj |
| She broke up with her boyfriend and is now a single woman again. |
| Se peleó con el novio y ahora es una mina soltera de nuevo. |
| mujer soltera nf + adj |
| Se peleó con el novio y ahora es una mujer soltera de nuevo. |
| single-barrelled adj | (gun: having one barrel) | con tambor único loc adj |
| con un solo tambor loc adj |
| single-breasted adj | (jacket style) | de una sola hilera de botones loc adj |
single-celled,
one-celled adj | (organism: made of one cell) | unicelular adj mf |
| single-decker n | UK, informal (bus: having one level) | autobús de un piso nm + loc adj |
single-engine,
single-engined adj | (aircraft: with one engine) | monomotor adj mf |
| de un solo motor loc adj |
| single-family adj | (type of dwelling) | hogar unifamiliar nm + adj inv |
single-family home,
single family home n | (house: detached) (no adosada) | vivienda independiente loc nom f |
| (no adosada) | casa nf |
| single-fire adj | (pottery, ceramics: with glaze and clay fired at one time) | de una sola quema adj |
| monococido adj |
| La pieza cerámica monococida se pinta luego con esmaltes brillantes. |
| single-handed adj | (done by one person alone) | hecho por una sola persona loc adj |
| Clare Francis made a single-handed voyage across the Atlantic. |
single-handed,
single-handedly adv | (by one person, without aid) | sin ayuda de nadie loc adv |
| My mother raised five of us single-handed. |
| single-masted adj | (boat: with one mast) | de mástil único loc adj |
| con un solo mástil loc adj |
| single-minded adj | (determined, focused) | decidido/a adj |
| enfocado adj |
| Mandy's single-minded efforts to join the team finally paid off. |
| Los esfuerzos decididos de Mandy por unirse el equipo finalmente dieron fruto. |
| single-mindedness n | (focused on one thing) | obsesión, fijación nf |
single-parent,
one-parent n as adj | (with one parent) | monoparental adj mf |
| single-parent family n | (has one parent) | familia de un solo padre/madre nf + loc adj |
| single-phase adj | (involving single alternating voltage) | monofásico/a adj |
single-room occupancy,
single room occupancy,
single-resident occupancy,
single resident occupancy n | US (rental unit: one room) | ocupación de habitación individual nf + loc adj |
| single-serve adj | (food, drink: containing one portion) | de una sola porción loc adj |
| single-sex adj | (school: girls- or boys-only) (colegio) | de niños, de niñas loc adj |
| There are pros and cons to single-sex education. |
single-story (US),
single-storey (UK) adj | (building: having one level, floor) (edificio) | de planta baja loc adj |
| (edificio) | de una planta loc adj |
| single-track adj | (road, railway) | de un sólo carril loc adj |
| de vía única loc adj |
| single-track adj | figurative (having narrow scope) (figurado) | estrecho/a adj |
| cerrado/a adj |
| That man has a single-track mind; all he ever thinks about is work. |
| El hombre tiene una mente estrecha y sólo piensa en trabajo. |
| single-use n as adj | (intended to be used only once) | de un solo uso loc adj |
| de uso único loc adj |
| desechable adj |
| The restaurant chain is endeavouring to reduce its reliance on single-use products such as sauce sachets. |
