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one

Pronunciation: /wʌn/

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French translation of one

A. det

  • 1 (single) un/une one car = une voiture one dog = un chien to raise one hand = lever la main
  • 2 (unique, sole) seul/-e (before n) my one vice = mon seul vice my one and only tie = ma seule et unique cravate the one and only Edith Piaf = l'incomparable Edith Piaf
  • 3 (same) même at one and the same time = en même temps

B. pron

  • 1 (indefinite) un/une (m/f) can you lend me one? = tu peux m'en prêter un/une? one of them (person) = l'un d'eux/l'une d'elles (thing); = l'un/l'une (m/f)
  • 2 (impersonal) (as subject) on; (as object) vous one never knows = on ne sait jamais
  • 3 (demonstrative) the grey one = le gris/la grise this one = celui-ci/celle-ci which one? = lequel/laquelle? that's the one = c'est celui-là/celle-là he's/she's the one who = c'est lui/elle qui
  • 4one-fifty (in sterling) = une livre cinquante

C. n

  • (number) un (m); (referring to feminine) une (f) one o'clock = une heure in ones and twos = par petits groupes

D. phr

  • un par un/une par une

Idioms

to be one up on sb

(colloq) avoir un avantage sur qn

to go one better than sb

faire mieux que qn

I for one think that

pour ma part je crois que

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