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Pronunciation: /ˈəʊnli/

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Spanish translation of only

adv

  • 1 (merely, no more than) solo, solamente you'll only make matters worse = lo único que vas a lograr es empeorar las cosas
  • 3 (no longer ago than) only last week the very same problem came up = la semana pasada, sin ir más lejos, surgió el mismo problema
  • 4 (in phrases)

    if only

    if only I were rich! = ¡ojalá fuera rico!
    if only I'd known = si lo hubiera sabido

    only just

    they've only just arrived = ahora mismo acaban de llegar
    will it fit in? — only just = ¿cabrá? — apenas or (fam) justito not only … , but also … = no solo … , sino también …

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