single

single
single
A n
1 Transp (also single ticket) aller m simple ;
2 Tourism (also single room) chambre f à une personne ;
3 Mus (record) 45 tours m ;
4 Theat we only have singles left vous ne serez pas ensemble.
B adj
1 (sole) seul ; a single rose/vote une seule rose/voix ; in a single day en une seule journée ;
2 (not double) [sink] à un bac ; [unit] simple ; [door] à un battant ; [wardrobe] à une porte ; [sheet, duvet] pour une personne ; inflation is in single figures Econ l'inflation est inférieure à 10% ;
3 (for one) [bed, tariff, portion] pour une personne ;
4 (unmarried) célibataire ; the single homeless les personnes seules et sans abri ;
5 (used emphatically) every single day tous les jours sans exception ; every single one of those people chacune de ces personnes ; there isn't a single word of truth in it il n'y a pas un seul mot de vrai dans cela ; there wasn't a single person there il n'y avait absolument personne ; not a single thing was left il ne restait pas la moindre chose ;
6 (describing main cause, aspect) the single most important event/factor l'événement/le facteur principal ; the single most important reason for the decline is… la cause majeure du déclin est… ; heart disease is the single biggest killer in Britain les maladies cardiaques sont la cause majeure de décès en Grande-Bretagne.
Phrasal verb
single out :
single [sb/sth] out, single out [sb/sth] [person] choisir ; to be singled out for faire l'objet de [special treatment, praise] ; être l'objet de [attention] ; être la proie de [criticism] ; to single sb out for criticism prendre qn pour cible de ses critiques.

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