Translations for „only“ in the English » Slovenian Dictionary

I . only [ˈəʊnli] ADJ attr

only

edini

the only one

edini

the only thing

edina stvar

the only way

edina možnost

II . only [ˈəʊnli] ADV

1. only (exclusively):

only

samo

for members only

samo za člane

2. only (just):

only

šele

only the other day

šele oni dan

only just

pravkar

3. only (merely):

only

le

only

še

he has only just enough money to pay the rent

denarja ima le še za plačilo najemnine

the situation can only get worse

situacija se lahko le še poslabša

not only ..., but also ...

ne samo ..., ampak tudi ...

4. only (extremely):

if you invite me, I assure you I'll be only too pleased to come

če me povabiš, ti obljubim, da bom še prerad prišel

5. only (to express wish):

if only ...

ko bi le ...

6. only (indicating a surprising development):

he rushed into the office, only to find that everyone had gone home

prihitel je v pisarno, a je ugotovil le, da so že vsi odšli domov

you only live once saying

samo enkrat se živi

III . only [ˈəʊnli] CONJ

1. only (however):

only

samo [da]

only

vendar [pa]

he's a good athlete, only he smokes too much

dober športnik je, vendar pa preveč kadi

2. only (in addition):

not only can she sing and dance, she can act and play the piano too

ne samo da zna peti in plesati, temveč je tudi igralka in pianistka

read-only ˈmemo·ry N COMPUT

read-only memory

bralni pomnilnik m

Usage examples with only

if only ...

ko bi le ...

only passable

za silo

`access only' Brit

"samo za lokalni dovoz"

‘residents only’

’dovoljeno za stanovalce‘

only just

pravkar

not only ..., but also ...

ne samo ..., ampak tudi ...

that's only an approximation

to je samo groba ocena

for internal use only

zgolj za interno uporabo

only 14 voted against

le 14 jih je glasovalo proti

for external use only

samo za zunanjo uporabo

for private use only

samo za zasebno uporabo

our only remaining hope

naše zadnje upanje

I was only asking!

samo zanimalo me je!

only the other day

šele oni dan

you only live once saying

samo enkrat se živi

only two days to go ...

samo še dva dni

my only regret is that ...

edino, kar obžalujem, je ...

by appointment only

samo po predhodnem dogovoru

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Campuses that allow smoking only in very remote outdoor areas are marked with an asterisk.

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Due to extensive exploitation only in unapproachable areas the thick forests are found.

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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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The service is only available on web browsers.

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He explains that his no-show is not deliberate: he is only forgetful.

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They were only in production for two years, from 1907 to 1909.

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In other words, below-the-line sales promotion is an immediate or delayed incentive to purchase, expressed in cash or in kind, and having only a short term or temporary duration.

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This was offered only as IP but with no takers.

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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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The court disposed of 49 cases on its docket, but issued only 18 opinions.

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