Every single thing I said is true.Absolutamente todo lo que dije es verdad.
b.
Una frase idiomatica cuyo significado no es deducible si se traduce palabra por palabra.
sin traducción directa
(en frases negativas)
Not a single day passes without me thinking of him.No pasa ni un solo día en el que no piense en él.
There's not a single thing you can do here, so why don't you go home and rest?No hay nada que puedas hacer aquí, así que ¿por qué no te vas a casa y descansas?
Un sustantivo es una palabra que se refiere a una persona, un animal, un lugar, un sentimiento o una idea (p.ej. hombre, perro, casa).
Would you like a single or a double, Mr. Jones? - A single, please. I'm traveling alone.¿Quiere una habitación individual o doble, señor Jones? - Una habitación individual, por favor. Viajo solo.
We're on a tight budget, so we squeezed into a single when we went to the city.Tenemos un presupuesto ajustado, así que nos metimos todos en una habitación sencilla cuando fuimos a la ciudad.
Scott bought a single to Los Angeles, then drove back to New York.Scott compró un billete de ida a Los Angeles, y luego manejó de regreso a Nueva York.
Chuck Berry's single "Johnny B. Goode" became an instant classic when it was released in 1958.El single "Johnny B. Goode" de Chuck Berry se convirtió en un clásico instantáneo cuando fue lanzado en 1958.
The actress was singled out for her dedicated environmental campaigning.La actriz fue distinguida por sus dedicados esfuerzos en hacer campaña a favor del medio ambiente.
Un verbo intransitivo es un verbo que no requiere de un objeto directo (p.ej. El hombre estornudó.).
Bobby won the singles twice and will also play in next week's tournament.Bobby ganó dos veces los individuales y también jugará en el torneo de la próxima semana.
we heard a single shotoímos un solo disparo;our team won by a single pointnuestro equipo ganó por un solo punto
a single thickness of fabricIn the distance a single bird cries...The machine is operated by a single buttonI drank my brandy in a single gulptake a single piece of paper and fold it in two
2(before noun)(emphatic)
we didn't see a single car that afternoonno vimos ni un solo coche esa tarde
not a single one was leftno quedó ni uno
it rained every single dayno dejó de llover ni un solo día;llovió todos los días sin excepción
I did not doubt her sincerity for a single momentno dudé de su sinceridad ni por un momento
not a or one single person came to her aidni una sola persona fue a ayudarla
the single biggest problemel problema más grande
the US is the single biggest producer of carbon dioxidelos EEUU son los mayores productores de carbón
I couldn't think of a single thing to sayno se me ocurría nada que decir
the single most important producerThe biggest single issue in the election campaign is unemploymentIt was the largest single massacre in modern warfareThis is the most important single invention since the wheel
3(before noun)(individual)
he gave her a single rosele dio una rosa;a single diamondun solitario
a ring with a single diamond
4(before noun)(not double)[+bed, sheet, room]individual;[+garage]para un solo coche;[+whisky, gin etc]sencillo;[+bloom]simple
a single knotun nudo sencillo
she tied the bow in a single knotI had 2 single whiskies followed by a couple of doublesthis particular variety produces masses of brightly coloured single blooms
"marital status?" - "single"...the basic state pension for a single [person]A significant number of single people are becoming adoptive parentsEve lets out rooms in her house to single womenMany people opt for the freedom of single [life]
6(before noun)(Britain)(one-way)[+ticket, fare]de ida
How much is the single [fare] to London?
sustantivo
1(in hotel)(also single room) habitación (f) individual
Book one single and two doubles.
2(Britain)(also single ticket) billete (m) de ida
A single to Edinburgh, please.
3(record)sencillo (m);single (m)
Last week two of the best-selling singles in America were by Australians.
4(Cricket)(one run)tanto (m)
he's managed to score a few singles, but little more than thatThey ran a quick single.
5(Britain)(pound coin or note)billete (m)or moneda (f) de una libra;(US)(dollar note)billete (m) de un dólar
200 dollars in singles`How would you like the money?" `Three fives, and the rest in singles please."...
6singles(Tennis)etcindividuales (m)
the men's singleslos individuales masculinos
The high serve is used a lot in singles...Who will be the men's singles champion?
(unmarried people)solteros (m)
modificador
single combat (n)combate (m) singular
...officers who needed to prove their bravery by single combat
in single combaten combate singular
He intends to pursue and defeat him in single combat
single cream (n)(Britain)crema (f) de leche líquida;nata (f) líquida; (Esp)
single density disk (n)disco (m) de densidad sencilla
single European currency (n)moneda (f) europea
single file (n)
in single fileen fila india
single honours (n)licenciatura universitaria en la que se estudia una sola especialidad
She was able to secure a place to do single honours law
single lens reflex (camera) (n)cámara (f) réflex de una lente
single malt (whisky) (n)whisky (m) de malta
...a bottle of fine single malt...Scotland's finest single malt whiskies
single market (n)mercado (m) único
single parent (n)(woman)madre (f) soltera;madre (f) sin pareja;(man)padre (m) soltero;padre (m) sin pareja
the rising number of single parents
singles bar (n)bar (m) para solteros
single spacing (n)(Tip)interlineado (m) simple
in single spacinga espacio sencillo
single supplementsingle person supplementsingle room supplement (n)(in hotel)recargo (m) por reserva individual
The trip is from 18 to 22 September, and costs £ 630 - with no single supplementThere is a single person supplement of £ 20 per nightIf you are travelling alone, the single room supplement is £ 11 a night
single transferable vote (n)(Pol)
single transferable vote systemsistema (m) del voto único transferible
Elections in Northern Ireland are fought under the single transferable vote system of proportional representationA few countries use the single transferable vote
