only

De l’anglo-saxon ǣnlīċ.

only

1. Seul.
   • This is the only bar in town.
   • There is only one right way to do it.
2. Unique.
   • This is the only road leading to Rome.
   • This is the only size in which it is manufactured.

• only child
• one and only

only

1. Ne … que.
2. Uniquement, rien que.
   • The phrase ides of March appears only in the plural.
3. Juste, seulement, simplement .
   • I only wanted to tell him to be careful.

• if only

only

1. Mais (Familier)
   • I would have bought it, only he told me he already had one.

Only comme conjonction porte le sens de « pourtant ». Il ne s’emploie pas dans le langage formel.

• (États-Unis) : écouter « only »
• \ˈoʊn.li\ (États-Unis)
• \ˈəʊn.li\ (Royaume-Uni)
• Suisse (Genève) : écouter « only »