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sin·gle

(sĭng′gəl)

adj.

1. Not accompanied by another or others; solitary.

a. Consisting of one part, aspect, or section: a single thickness; a single serving.

b. Having the same application for all; uniform: a single moral code for all.

c. Consisting of one in number: She had but a single thought, which was to escape.

3. Not divided; unbroken: a single slab of ice.

a. Separate from others; individual and distinct: Every single child will receive a gift.

b. Having individual opponents; involving two individuals only: single combat.

a. Honest; undisguised: a single adoration.

b. Wholly attentive: You must judge the contest with a single eye.

6. Designed to accommodate one person or thing: a single bed.

a. Not married or involved in a romantic relationship: Once he knew she was single, he asked her to go out.

b. Relating to a state of being unmarried or uninvolved in a romantic relationship: enjoys the single life.

8. Botany Having only one rank or row of petals: a single flower.

1. One that is separate and individual.

2. Something capable of carrying, moving, or holding one person or thing at a time, as a bed or a hotel room.

a. A person who is not married or involved in a romantic relationship.

b. singles Such persons considered as a group: a bar for singles.

4. A one-dollar bill.

a. A phonograph record, especially a forty-five, having one song on each side.

b. A song on one of these sides.

c. A song, often from a full-length album or compact disc, that is released for airplay.

6. Baseball A hit enabling the batter to reach first base. Also called one-bagger, one-base hit.

7. Sports

a. A hit for one run in cricket.

b. A golf match between two players.

c. often singles A tennis or badminton match between two players.

d. singles A competition in which individuals compete against each other, as in rowing or figure skating.

v. sin·gled, sin·gling, sin·gles

v.tr.

Baseball

a. To cause (a base runner) to score or advance by hitting a single: singled him to second.

b. To cause the scoring of (a run) by hitting a single.

v.intr. Baseball

To hit a single.

Phrasal Verb:

single out

To choose or distinguish from others: We singled her out from the list of applicants.

[Middle English sengle, from Old French, from Latin singulus; see sem- in Indo-European roots.]

sin′gle·ness n.

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Verb 1. single out - select from a group; "She was singled out for her outstanding performance"

choose, pick out, select, take - pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives; "Take any one of these cards"; "Choose a good husband for your daughter"; "She selected a pair of shoes from among the dozen the salesgirl had shown her"

2. single out - treat differently on the basis of sex or race

discriminate, separate

isolate, insulate - place or set apart; "They isolated the political prisoners from the other inmates"

differentiate, distinguish, secern, secernate, severalise, severalize, tell apart, separate, tell - mark as different; "We distinguish several kinds of maple"

hive off - remove from a group and make separate; "The unit was hived off from its parent company"

segregate - separate by race or religion; practice a policy of racial segregation; "This neighborhood is segregated"; "We don't segregate in this county"

redline - discriminate in selling or renting housing in certain areas of a neighborhood

disadvantage, disfavor, disfavour - put at a disadvantage; hinder, harm; "This rule clearly disadvantages me"

Translations

يَختَصُّه بِ، يَخْتارُه من بيْن

vybrat

udpege

auswählen

choisir

kiválogat

velja úr

seçmek

选出

w>single out

vt sep (= choose) → auswählen ; victim, prey → sich (dat) → herausgreifen ; (= distinguish, set apart) → herausheben (→ from über +acc); to single somebody out for special attention → jdm besondere Aufmerksamkeit zuteilwerden lassen ; you couldn’t single any one pupil out as the best → es wäre unmöglich, einen einzelnen Schüler als den besten hinzustellen

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single

(ˈsiŋgl) adjective

1. one only. The spider hung on a single thread. enkele وَحيد، مُفْرَد едничък único jediný einzeln enkel μονός, μοναδικός solo, único üksik تك yksinäinen seul, unique יחיד एक jedan jedini egyetlen satu-satunya einn solo, unico ただ一つの 단 하나의 vienintelis viens vienīgs se- enkel enkelt, eneste jeden يوازې: ځانكړې: لونډ، جره: يكې يو: دوه په دوه (لكه پهلوانان چې دوه په دوه مقابله سره كوي)، يو په يو: يوازې، يو، يكه، رښتونى، سر چې، يو كسيز (لكه كټ único singur, unic один, единственныи jediný en sam jedan enda โดด ๆ tek 單一的 єдиний; один فقط ایک đơn độc 单一的

2. for one person only. a single bed/mattress. enkel لِواحِد единичен de solteiro jednotlivý Einzel-... enkeltmands- μονός, που προορίζεται για ένα άτομο individual üheinimese- يك نفره yhden hengen pour une personne יחיד एक ही za jednu osobu egyszemélyes; egyágyas untuk seorang einstaklings- (a una piazza) 一人用の 1인용 vienvietis, viengulis vienvietīgs; vienai personai domāts bujang éénpersoons- enkelt jednoosobowy يوازې de solteiro pentru o singură persoană рассчитанный на одного; односпальный pre jedného človeka enojen pojedinačan enkel-, enmans- เดี่ยว tek kişilik 單人使用的 одиночний; призначений для одного صرف ایک کے لیے đơn 单人的

3. unmarried. a single person. enkellopend غَيْر مُتَزَوِّج неженен/неомъжена solteiro svobodný ledig enlig ανύπαντρος soltero vallaline مجرد naimaton célibataire פנוי अविवाहित neoženjen, neudata hajadon; nőtlen lajang einhleypur, ógiftur single, celibe, nubile 独身の 독신의 netekėjusi, nevedęs neprecējies bujang ongetrouwd ugift stanu wolnego جره solteiro celibatar, burlac холостой, незамужняя slobodný samski neudat ogift, ensam โสด bekâr 單身的 неодружений, незаміжня غیر شادی شدہ độc thân 单身的

4. for or in one direction only. a single ticket/journey/fare. eenrigtingkaartjie إتجاه واحِد еднопосочен de ida jednoduchý einfach enkelt- απλός, που ισχύει για μια διαδρομή de ida, sencillo ühekordne انفرادي meno- aller simple יחיד केवल एक तरफ का jednosmjeran egyszeri (útra szóló) sejalan farmiði sem gildir aðra leiðina di andata 片道の 편도 į vieną pusę viena virziena- tiket perjalanan sehala enkel enveis- w jedną stronę يوازې de ida într-o singură direcţie годный в одном направлении jednosmerný enosmeren u jednom pravcu enkel เที่ยวเดียว gidiş 單程的 дійсний в один кінець صرف ایک طرف کے لیے một chiều 单程的

noun

1. a gramophone record with only one tune or song on each side. This group have just brought out a new single. solus sewe أسْطُوانَه مع أغْنِيَه واحِدَه сингъл single singl die Single single μικρός δίσκος με ένα μουσικό κομμάτι σε κάθε πλευρά, σιγκλ sencillo, single singel صفحه تك آهنگي single un quarante-cinq tours סִינגֶל एकांकी singl, nosač zvuka sa samo jednom pjesmom kislemez piringan hitam dengan satu lagu saja di tiap sisi hljómplata/geisladiskur með einu (aðal)lagi disco シングル盤 (음악) 싱슬판 „singlas" singls rekod single single singleplate singiel بېلول، غوره كول. (په بيس بال كې) توب په يوه وار لومړنۍ ګول ته رسول (په ټينس كې) دوه كسيزه لوبه كول single single сингл malá platňa, singel mala plošča singlica singel แผ่นเสียงที่อัดโดยมีทํานองหรือเพลงเพียงด้านละเพลง kırk beşlik, tek şarkılık plâk 單曲唱片 сингл چھوٹا ریکارڈر جس کے دونوں رخوں پر الگ الگ گانے ہو đĩa ghi âm mỗi mặt chỉ có ghi một bài hát ngắn 小唱片

2. a one-way ticket. e إتِّجاه واحِد еднопосочен билет passagem de ida jednoduchá jízdenka einfache Fahrkarte enkeltbillet απλό εισιτήριο billete sencillo üheotsapilet يك طرفه menolippu aller simple כָּרטִיס בְּכִּיווּן אֶחָד केवल एक तरफ का टिकट jednosmjerna karta egy(szeri) utazásra szóló jegy karcis sejalan farmiði aðra leiðina (biglietto semplice), (biglietto di andata) 片道切符 편도 차표 bilietas į vieną pusę biļete ceļam vienā virzienā tiket perjalanan sehala enkele reis enveisbillett bilet w jedną stronę يو اړخيز bilhete de ida bilet simplu/dus билет в одном направлении cestovný lístok (len tam) enosmerna vozovnica karta u jednom pravcu enkelbiljett ตั๋วเดินทางเที่ยวเดียว gidiş bileti 單程票 квиток в один кінець ایک طرفہ ٹکٹ vé một chiều 单程票

ˈsingleness noun

eenrigtingkaartjie عُزوبِيَّه، إنْفِرادِيَّه преданост estado de solteiro jedinečnost die Einzelheit det at være ugift μοναδικότητα, αγαμία resolución, determinación, soltería sihikindlus تكي naimattomuus persévérance יְחִידוּת एकाकीपन osamljenost; dosljednost őszinteség; páratlanság; egyedülállás keadaan lajang stefnufesta singolarità, unicità 単一 단일, 단독 vienišumas, išskirtinumas, ypatingumas vientulība; vienība; mērķtiecība ketunggalan het ongetrouwd zijn det å være ugift pojedynczy charakter جره توب، يوازې توب ځانكړې توب estado de solteiro onestitate; celibat целеустремлённость jedinečnosť, ojedinelosť; osamelosť enkratnost neudatost ensamhet, ogift stånd ความโดดเดี่ยว bekârlık 全神貫注 самотність; прямодушність یکتائی، تنہائی tính duy nhất, tình trạng đơn độc 单一,单独性

ˈsingles noun plural

1. (also noun singular) in tennis etc, a match or matches with only one player on each side. The men's singles are being played this week; (also adjective) a singles match. enkelspel لاعِب فَرْدي тен. единична игра singulares dvouhra das Einzel; Einzel-... single; single- μονό παιχνίδι (με έναν αντίπαλο) individual üksikmäng بازي انفرادي kaksinpeli simple יחידים एकल मैच इत्यादि pojedinačna borba, natjecanje pojedinaca egyes (játék) tunggal einmenningsleikur singolo シングルス 단식 vieneto žaidimas vienspēle perseorangan enkelspel singles; single- gra singlowa جره توب singulares meciuri de simplu одиночный разряд dvojhra igra posameznikov singl singelmatch[er] เกมที่เล่นด้านละคน (เทนนิส) tekler maçı (網球等比賽)單打 партія ایک ایک کھلاڑیوں کا میچ trò chơi mỗi bên có một người (比赛中的)单打

2. (especially American) unmarried (usually young) people. a bar for singles; (also adjective) a singles holiday/club. enkeling أعْزَب، عَزْباء неомъжени/неженени solteiros svobodný; pro svobodné Singles(pl.); für Singles enlig ανύπαντροι, που προορίζεται για ανύπαντρους solteros vallalised افرادمجرد sinkut célibataires בודדים अविवाहित samac, neoženjen/neudata egyedül állók, egyedül élők bujangan ógiftur, einhleypur single 独身者 독신 netekėjusi, nevedęs neprecējies cilvēks bujang ongetrouwde enslige; enslig- ludzie stanu wolnego جره توب solteiros (pentru) celibatari холостяки, одинокие люди slobodný; pre slobodných samci za samce ogifta, ensamstående, singlar คนโสด bekârlar 單身 неодружені; незаміжні کنوارے افراد những người độc thân 单身

ˈsingly adverb

one by one; separately. They came all together, but they left singly. een vir een واحِدا واحِدا، مُنْفَرِدين отделно um por um po jednom einzeln enkeltvis ένας ένας, ξεχωριστά por separado, uno por uno ükshaaval تك تك yksitellen séparément אחד אחד अकेले ही, एक-एक कर pojedinačno, odvojeno egyenként sendiri-sendiri hver í sínu lagi singolarmente, , 別々に 따로따로 po vieną, atskirai pa vienam; atsevišķi seorang demi seorang afzonderlijk hver for seg, enkeltvis, alene pojedynczo په يوازې سر، دوه په دوه um por um separat поодиночке, по одному po jednom posamezno sam en och en, var för sig เดี่ยว tek(er) tek(er) 個別地,單獨地 окремо; поодинці علیحدہ علیحدہ từng người một, từng cái một 各自地,单独地

ˌsingle-ˈbreasted adjective

(of a coat, jacket etc) having only one row of buttons. a single-breasted tweed suit. enkelborsagtig ذو صَفٍّ واحِدٍ من الأزْرار еднореден de abotoadura simples jednořadý einreihig enradet μονόπετος (π.χ. για πανωφόρι) recto, sin cruzar üherealine يك رديف yksirivinen droit עִם שוּרַת כַּפתוֹרִים אָחַת एक ओर बटन वाला jednoredan (kaput) egysoros berkancing sederet einhnepptur monopetto, シングルの 단추가 외줄인 su viena eile sagų (par žaketi u.tml.) vienrindas- berbutang sebaris met één rij knopen enkeltspent/-knappet jednorzędowy يو اړخيز de abotoadura simples la un singur rând однобортный jednoradový enovrsten sa jednim dugmetom enkelknäppt มีกระดุมแถวเดียว tek sıra düğmeli 單排紐釦的 однобортний اکہرے صدر کا một hàng khuy áo 单排纽扣的

ˌsingle-ˈdecker noun, adjective

(a bus etc) having only one deck or level. a single-decker (bus). enkeldekagtig ذو طابِقٍ واحِد едноетажен (автобус) de um andar jednopodlažní (autobus) der Einzeldecker; Einzeldeck-... endækkerbus μονώροφος autobús de un solo piso ühekorruseline (buss) يك طبقه yksikerroksinen sans impériale אוֹטוֹבּוּס בַּעַל קוֹמָה אַחָת एक डेक वाला jednokrilac, koji nije na kat (autobus) nem emeletes (busz) bukan tingkat almenningsvagn á einni hæð (autobus a un piano) 二階なしのバス 1충 vienaaukštis, vienadenis vienstāva autobuss satu tingkat ééndekker enetasjes jednopiętrowy, jednopoziomowy یوه منزل de um andar одноэтажный автобус jednoposchodový enonadstropen (avtobus) sa jednim nivoom endäckare; envånings- (รถประจําทาง) มีชั้นเดียว tek katlı 單層(的)(巴士等) моноплан ایک عرشے والی بس xe buýt chỉ có một tầng 单层的(汽车)

ˌsingle-ˈhanded adjective, adverb

working etc by oneself, without help. He runs the restaurant single-handed; single-handed efforts. eiehandig مُنْفَرِدا сам sozinho sám, samostatně eigenhändig på egen hånd; selvstændig που εργάζεται χωρίς βοήθεια, μόνος sin ayuda üksi دست تنها yksin tout seul בְּכּוֹחוֹת עַצמוֹ अकेला sam, bez tuđe pomoći segítség nélkül(i); egyedül sendirian einn síns liðs, án hjálpar da solo, 独力の 혼자 힘으로 pats vienas viens pats sendirian alleen alene, selv, uten hjelp w pojedynkę تش لاس sozinho (absolut) singur без посторонней помощи sám, samostatne samostojen sam på egen hand, ensam โดยลําพัง tek başına, yardımcısız 獨力做的,無人幫助的 (працюючий) без сторонньої допомоги اپنے آپ đơn thương độc mã 单独的,独力的

single ˈparent noun

a mother or father who brings up a child or children on her or his own. a single-parent family. alleenouer أُحادي الوالدين، ذو والدٍ واحِد самотен родител pai/mãe separado(a) jeden rodič, který se sám stará o dítě der/die Alleinerziehende eneforsørger; eneforsørger- ανύπαντρος γονέας padre soltero; madre soltera üksik lapsevanem تك والد yksinhuoltaja monoparental חַד-הוֹרִי अकेला पिता या अकेली माता samohrani roditelj gyermekét egyedül nevelő szülő ibu, bapak, orang tua tunggal (genitore non sposato) 홀어버이, 편친 vieniša motina, vienišas tėvas vienīgais no vecākiem (ģimenē) ibu atau bapa tunggal alleenstaande vader/moeder; eenouder- eneforelder, eneforsørger samotny rodzic يا مور يا يوازى پلار درلودل мать-одиночка; отец-одиночка rodič bez partnera so zverenými deťmi samohranilec, samohranilka samohrani roditelj ensamstående förälder พ่อหรือแม่ที่เลี้ยงดูลูกด้วยตนเองเพียงคนเดียว tek ana/baba 單親 батько-одинак; мати-одиначка ماں یا باپ جو تنہا بچے کی پرورش کرے bố hoặc mẹ tự mình nuôi con 单亲父母

single out

to choose or pick out for special treatment. He was singled out to receive special thanks for his help. kies يَختَصُّه بِ، يَخْتارُه من بيْن избирам destacar vybrat auswählen udpege ξεχωρίζω κπ., διαλέγω escoger, seleccionar (teiste hulgast) välja valima متمايز كردن valita choisir לִבחוֹר छांटना, चुनना izdvojiti, izabrati kiválogat memilih velja úr scegliere 選ぶ 선발하다 išskirti izvēlēties memilih uitkiezen velge ut, ta ut, utpeke wyselekcjonować, wyróżnić متمایز کول destacar a alege pe cineva выбирать, отбирать vybrať izbrati odabrati välja ut เลือกเฉพาะ seçmek 挑選出 вибирати کسی کو خاص سلوک کے لیے منتخب کرنا lựa chọn ra 选出