one-track

one-track

(wŭn′trăk′)
adj.
Obsessively limited to a single idea or purpose: a one-track mind.
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one-track

adj
1. informal obsessed with one idea, subject, etc
2. having or consisting of a single track
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

one′-track`



adj.
1. unable or unwilling to cope with more than one idea, subject, etc., at a time: a one-track mind.
2. having only one track.
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Translations

one-track

[ˈwʌntræk] ADJ (Rail) → de vía única
to have a one-track mind → no tener más que una idea en la cabeza
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

one-track

[ˈwʌnˌtræk] adj to have a one-track mind → essere fissato/a, avere la mente a senso unico
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
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