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I.only [Brit ˈəʊnli, Am ˈoʊnli] ADJ

II.only [Brit ˈəʊnli, Am ˈoʊnli] ADV

1. only (exclusively):

I'm only interested in European stamps
mi interessano soltanto i francobolli europei
only in Italy can one…
solo in Italia si può…
he only reads science fiction
legge solo libri di fantascienza
we're only here for the free beer
siamo qui solo per la birra gratis
it's only harmful if you eat a lot
ti fa male solo se ne mangi troppo
I'll go but only if you'll go too
andrò ma solo se andrai anche tu
I'll lend you money but only if you repay me
ti darò del denaro solo a patto che tu me lo renda
only Annie saw her
solo Annie l'ha vista
only an expert can do that
solo un esperto può farlo
only time will tell
si saprà solo con il tempo or solo il tempo potrà dire
“men only”
“per soli uomini”
“for external use only”
“solo per uso esterno”

4. only (merely):

he's only a baby
è solo un bebè
Mark is only sixteen
Mark ha solo sedici anni
it's only a suggestion
è solo or non è che un suggerimento
it's only 10 o'clock
sono solo le 10
it only took five minutes
ci sono voluti solo or appena cinque minuti
I only earn £2 an hour
guadagno solo due sterline all'ora
you only had to ask
bastava solo che lo chiedessi or non avevi che da chiedere
I've only met her once
l'ho incontrata solo una volta
he only grazed his knees
si è solo sbucciato le ginocchia
only half the money
solo la metà del denaro
only twenty people turned up
si sono presentate solo venti persone
you've only got to look around you
non devi far altro che guardarti attorno
she's not only charming but also intelligent
non è soltanto affascinante, è anche intelligente
I was only joking!
stavo solo scherzando!

V.only [Brit ˈəʊnli, Am ˈoʊnli] CONJ (but)

VI.only [Brit ˈəʊnli, Am ˈoʊnli]

whites-only [ˈwaɪtsˌəʊnlɪ, ˈhwaɪts-] ADJ

eyes-only [ˈaɪzˌəʊnlɪ] ADJ Am

read-only memory [Brit, Am ˌridˌoʊnli ˈmɛm(ə)ri] N COMPUT

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for exportation only
solo per l'esportazione
for pedestrians only
riservato ai pedoni
for pedestrians only before n street, area
pedonale

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only in the PONS Dictionary

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III.only [ˈoʊn·li] CONJ inf

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only Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

it (only) remains for me to …
non mi rimane che …
(only) at the cost of doing sth
(solo) facendo qc
to be only a week away
mancare solo una settimana da
to have only a nodding acquaintance with sth
conoscer qu solo di vista
I'll stay, if only for a day
mi fermo, anche se solo per un giorno
the only fly in the ointment
l'unico neo
we (only) just caught the bus
abbiamo fatto appena in tempo a prendere l'autobus
not only …, but also …
non solo …, ma anche …
not only …, but also …
non solo …, ma anche …
it will only take a minute
è questione di un minuto

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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It is the only mammal with oval red blood corpuscles, and it lacks a gall bladder.
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Also, only 41% of respondents expected to continue to use e-banking to connect to their banks in the next two years.
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This is not surprising to those who knew him, and it is probably not only due to an illness which befell him in 1930.
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This is particularly common in jurisdictions in which only one licence plate series or design is valid at any given time.
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The building contains only 12 apartments: a ground floor maisonette, 10 full-floor apartments and a multi-floor penthouse.
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Only a small fraction of the 685 children treated were diagnosed with photosensitive epilepsy.
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They were only in production for two years, from 1907 to 1909.
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Not only a whole new scientific field of investigation, but a community of scientists capable of doing it well has been created.
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He explains that his no-show is not deliberate: he is only forgetful.
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The court disposed of 49 cases on its docket, but issued only 18 opinions.
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