Word meaning one and only

Словосочетания

one and only — неповторимый, несравненный
one and only one — один и только один; один-единственный
the one and only — уникальный
one and only friend — единственный друг
the one and only Muhammad Ali — единственный и неповторимый Мохаммед Али
trial may have one and only one outcome — испытание может иметь один и только один исход
a trial may have one and only one outcome — испытание может иметь один и только один исход
this equation has one and only one solution — единственный
one-and-only — один единственный
one (and) only — а) см. one II 2; б) неповторимый, несравненный, бесподобный (об исключениях); and now, the one and only Johnson!

Автоматический перевод

один единственный, уникальный

Перевод по словам

one  — один, номер один, один, кто-то, единственный, единица, одиночка
only  — только, лишь, всего, только, но, единственный

Примеры

She is doubtless the one and only girl for me.

Сомнений нет: для меня эта девушка одна-единственная.

You are my one and only. *

Ты мой самый дорогой и единственный.

Your one and only will come later. *

Вы тоже встретите ту единственную.

I bought a gift for my one and only. *

Я купил своей любимой подарок.

I give you the one and only Sophie Loren. *

Я предоставляю слово нашей очаровательной Софи Лорен.

Let’s have a big hand for the one and only Brigitte Bardot! *

Давайте похлопаем нашей изумительной Бриджит Бардо.

And here he is, ladies and gentlemen, the one and only Frank Sinatra. *

И вот он перед вами, леди и джентльмены, несравненный Фрэнк Синатра.

The meaning of the Constitution is determined by one — and only one — body, videlicet, the U.S. Supreme Court.

Значение Конституции определяется одним, и только одним, органом, а именно, Верховным Судом США.

Примеры, отмеченные *, могут содержать сленг и разговорные фразы.

one and only

1. adjective A phrase used when introducing someone to emphasize that they are famous and uniquely talented. It gives me great pleasure to welcome the one and only Oprah!

2. noun One’s only true love. Of course I’ll stay true to you while I’m gone—you’re my one and only!

Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. © 2022 Farlex, Inc, all rights reserved.

my one and only

one’s spouse or lover. (See also the one and only.) Look at the time. I’ve got to get home to my one and only. You’re my one and only. There is no one else for me.

one and only

the famous and talented (person). (Used in theatrical introductions. See also my one and only.) And now—the one and only—Jane Smith! Let’s have a big hand for the one and only Bob Jones!

McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.

one and only

One’s only love; one’s only sweetheart. For example, He swore she was his one and only, but the detective following him knew better. [c. 1900]

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. Copyright © 2003, 1997 by The Christine Ammer 1992 Trust. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

someone’s one and only

someone’s one true love. informal

Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary © Farlex 2017

the ˌone and ˈonly

used to emphasize that somebody is famous or that something is the only one of its kind: That was the one and only James Brown, with ‘Try me’.My trip to France is the one and only time I’ve been out of the country.

Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary © Farlex 2017

See also:

  • muck-raking
  • than a bygod
  • bulletproof
  • man to man
  • man-to-man
  • welcome to (do something)
  • welcome to do
  • appropriate for (someone)
  • within grasp
  • AF

Англо-русские и русско-английские словари и энциклопедии. English-Russian and Russian-English dictionaries and translations

Перевод и значение ONE AND ONLY в английском и русском языках

один единственный; уникальный


Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики, сборник из лучших словарей.

     English-Russian-English dictionary of general lexis, the collection of the best dictionaries.
2012


used before the name of a famous person to say that there is no one else like that person

the one and only Elvis Presley

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Cite this Entry

“The one and only.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20one%20and%20only. Accessed 14 Apr. 2023.

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  1. matchless, nonpareil, one(a), one and only(a), peerless, unmatched, unmatchable, unrivaled, unrivalledadjective

    eminent beyond or above comparison

    «matchless beauty»; «the team’s nonpareil center fielder»; «she’s one girl in a million»; «the one and only Muhammad Ali»; «a peerless scholar»; «infamy unmatched in the Western world»; «wrote with unmatchable clarity»; «unrivaled mastery of her art»

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  1. one and onlynoun

    only love, sole sweetheart.

  2. one and onlyadjective

    unique, one of a kind

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  1. One and Only

    One and Only is the second studio album by CCM, Christian rock band Big Daddy Weave. This was their first release with a major label in Fervent Records. It was released on July 30, 2002. This album charted at No. 22 on the Billboard’s Independent Albums chart on August 17, 2002.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of one and only in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of one and only in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of one and only in a Sentence

  1. Their Underwear:

    On stage, I talk about my boyfriend, and the two guys I dated, and my one and only one-night stand, and it sounds like ‘This girl is a real Dumpster,’ but really, over two years I slept with four people.

  2. Meghan McCain:

    [ For ] many friends of mine, this is the number one and only issue, if we sit here and act like there isn’t a crisis, that it’s just crazy people living in border states that think that there’s a crisis, that is a winning ticket for President Trump going forward.

  3. Ozzy Osbourne:

    My one and only purpose during this time has been to get back on stage, my singing voice is fine. However, after three operations, stem cell treatments, endless physical therapy, and most recently groundbreaking Cybernics (HAL) Treatment, my body is still physically weak.

  4. Vaclav Havel:

    Society is a complex and mysterious creation and . it’s extremely imprudent to believe in the fact it presents you with at a given moment, let alone to consider it the one and only true face.

  5. Milton Friedman:

    There is one and only one social responsibility of business-to use its resources and engage in activities designed to increase its profits so long as it stays within the rules of the game, which is to say, engages in open and free competition without deception or fraud.


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