one in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for one in the English»French Dictionary

I.one [Brit wʌn, Am wən] DET When one is used as a personal pronoun it is translated by on when it is the subject of the verb: one never knows = on ne sait jamais. When one is the object of the verb or comes after a preposition it is usually translated by vous: it can make one ill = cela peut vous rendre malade.
For more examples and all other uses, see the entry below.

II.one [Brit wʌn, Am wən] PRON

1. one (indefinite):

one
un/une m/f
can you lend me one?
one of them (person)
one of them (thing)
she's one of us

III.one [Brit wʌn, Am wən] N (number)

VII.one [Brit wʌn, Am wən]

See also road, never, hell, any

road [Brit rəʊd, Am roʊd] N

1. road (between places):

route f (from de, to à)
routier/-ière

never [Brit ˈnɛvə, Am ˈnɛvər] ADV When never is used to modify a verb (she never wears a hat, I've never seen him) it is translated ne…jamais in French; ne comes before the verb, and before the auxiliary in compound tenses, and jamais comes after the verb or auxiliary: elle ne porte jamais de chapeau, je ne l'ai jamais vu.
When never is used without a verb, it is translated by jamais alone: ‘admit it!’—‘never!’ = ‘avoue-le!’—‘jamais’.
For examples and particular usages, see the entry below.

1. never (not ever):

I.hell [Brit hɛl, Am hɛl] N

3. hell (as intensifier) inf:

he's one hell of a smart guy Am
on en a bavé inf
dégage! inf
qu'est- ce que tu fais, bon Dieu? inf

II.hell [Brit hɛl, Am hɛl] INTERJ sl

III.hell [Brit hɛl, Am hɛl]

to be hell inf on sth Am
to catch hell inf Am

I.any [ˈenɪ] DET When any is used as a determiner in negative sentences it is not usually translated in French: we don't have any money = nous n'avons pas d'argent.
When any is used as a determiner in questions it is translated by du, de l', de la or des according to the gender and number of the noun that follows: is there any soap? = y a-t-il du savon?; is there any flour? = y a-t-il de la farine?; are there any questions? = est-ce qu'il y a des questions?
For examples and other determiner uses see I. in the entry below.
When any is used as a pronoun in negative sentences and in questions it is translated by en: we don't have any = nous n'en avons pas; have you got any? = est-ce que vous en avez?
For more examples and other pronoun uses see II. below.
For adverbial uses such as any more, any longer, any better etc. see III. below.

3. any (no matter which):

1. any (with comparatives):

I.one's [Brit wʌnz, Am wənz] In French determiners agree in gender and number with the noun they qualify. So when one's is used as a determiner it is translated by son + masculine singular noun (son argent), by sa + feminine noun (sa voiture) BUT by son + feminine noun beginning with a vowel or mute h (son assiette) and by ses + plural noun (ses enfants).
When one's is stressed, à soi is added after the noun.
When one’s is used in expressions such as to brush one’s teeth where an indirect reflexive verb is used in French, it is translated by le/la/les: to brush one’s teeth = se laver les dents; .
For examples and particular usages see the entry one’s.

one's → one is, → one has

II.one's [Brit wʌnz, Am wənz] DET

I.one-to-one [Brit wʌntəˈwʌn, Am ˌwəntəˈwən] ADJ

II.one-to-one [Brit wʌntəˈwʌn, Am ˌwəntəˈwən] ADV

one-sided [Brit wʌnˈsʌɪdɪd, Am ˈwən ˈˌsaɪdɪd] ADJ

one-upmanship [Brit wʌnˈʌpmənʃɪp, Am wənˈəpmənˌʃɪp] N

one in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for one in the English»French Dictionary

See also eight

one Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

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Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
He was also a good hit-and-run man, and one of the best bunters in the league.
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The opposite approach is known as semasiology: here one starts with a word and asks what it means, or what concepts the word refers to.
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All teams present were instructed to pair off, with one team from each pair going to each destination.
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I was very proud that one of my coworkers had the presence of mind to think of that!
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One night shortly before the battle, a powerful dust storm destroyed many of the dummy vehicles.
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That means that every human being is capable, if so desiring, to change one's own life and character and earns one's own bliss.
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Smith later described the tour as the happiest one he had ever been associated with.
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Adjustable focus eyeglasses have one focal length, but it is variable without having to change where one is looking.
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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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Though this grouping is often encountered in the literature, it is an areal grouping rather than a genetic one.
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