 | English  | German |  |
 | outright {adv} [at once] | 139 gleich [sofort] |  |
 | onetime {adj} [attr.] [occurring or done only once] | 79 einmalig [nur ein einziges Mal vorkommend oder getätigt] |  |
 | onct {adv} [Am. regional: once] | 6 einmal |  |
 | monthly {adv} [once a month] | einmal im Monat |  |
 | monthly {adv} [once a month] | einmal pro Monat |  |
 | once {adv} [once upon a time, formerly] | dermaleinst [veraltet] [früher, vor langer Zeit] |  |
 | quadranscentennial {adj} [occurring once every 25 years] | vierteljahrhundertlich [alle 25 Jahre einmal stattfindend] |  |
 | biol. semelparous {adj} [reproducing or breeding only once in a lifetime] | sich im Laufe des Lebens nur einmal fortpflanzend |  |
| Nouns |
 | comp. tech. nonce [number used once] | 42 Nonce {f} |  |
 | bubbler [Am.] [Can.] [Aus.] [once a trademark] | 29 Trinkbrunnen {m} |  |
 | art publ. wimmelbild [a picture showing many different elements, figures, and actions at once] | 16 Wimmelbild {n} |  |
 | sneeze [only once] | 7 Nieser {m} [ugs.] [einmaliges Niesen] |  |
 | hist. [informal form of justice once practised in Bavaria and Tyrol] | Haberfeldtreiben {n} |  |
 | [participant of an informal form of justice once practised in Bavaria and Tyrol] | Haberfeldtreiber {m} [bayer.] [österr.] [Teilnehmer an einem Rügegericht] |  |
| 2 Words: Others |
 | every month {adv} [once a month] | monatlich |  |
 | holus-bolus {adv} [coll.] [all at once, unmodified] | ganz und gar [im Ganzen und unverändert, so wie etw. ist] |  |
 | one time {adv} [once] | ein einzigesmal [alt] |  |
 | this minute {adv} [coll.] [immediately, at once] | augenblicklich [sofort, unverzüglich] |  |
 | very occasionally {adv} [once in a while] | gelegentlich einmal |  |
| 2 Words: Verbs |
 | pol. to stand again [Br.] [be a candidate in an election once more, e.g. as mayor] | wieder antreten [z. B. als Bürgermeister] |  |
| 2 Words: Nouns |
 | law double jeopardy [situation in which a person cannot be tried more than once for the same offence / offense] | Strafklageverbrauch {m} |  |
 | gastr. dump cake [Am.] [cake prepared in a simple manner by dumping in all the ingredients at once] | Backmischung {f} |  |
 | one-off [Br.] [coll.] [an event happening only once] | (bloß) einmaliges Ereignis {n} |  |
 | one-off [Br.] [coll.] [something done or happening only once] | einmalige Angelegenheit {f} |  |
 | second aunt [first cousin once removed] | Tante {f} zweiten Grades |  |
| 3 Words: Others |
 | at a time {adv} [at once] | auf einmal [ugs.] [gleichzeitig, zugleich] |  |
 | at a time {adv} [at once] | aufs Mal [schweiz. und altertümlich: auf einmal, gleichzeitig] |  |
 | idiom in one whack {adv} [Am.] [all at once] | auf einen Schlag |  |
| 3 Words: Nouns |
 | the full dose [coll.] [idiom] [everything at once] | die volle Ladung {f} [ugs.] [Redewendung] [alles auf einmal] |  |
| 4 Words: Others |
 | (Only) once an hour! [here: "once" highlighted] | (Nur) ein Mal pro Stunde! |  |
| 4 Words: Verbs |
 | gastr. to cook up a storm [coll.] [esp. Am.] [idiom] [to do a large amount of cooking at once] | eine große Menge Essen auf einmal kochen |  |
 | to spread oneself too thin [idiom] [to do too many things at once] | sich selbst überfordern [zu viele Dinge gleichzeitig tun] |  |
| 5+ Words: Nouns |
 | mus. first / second single re-release [single was released at least once before] | erste / zweite Singleauskopplung {f} [z. B. aus einem Album] |  |
 | comp. Once and Only Once principle <OAOO principle> [in software development] | [Einmal-und-nur-einmal-Prinzip; in der Software-Entwicklung] |  |
 | once-in-a-lifetime experience [also: once in a lifetime experience] | einmaliges Erlebnis {n} |  |
 | sports once-in-a-lifetime game [also: once in a lifetime game] | Jahrhundertspiel {n} |  |
| Fiction (Literature and Film) |
 | RadioTV F Once Upon a Time... Man / [Ireland: Once Upon a Time] | Es war einmal... der Mensch |  |
 | film lit. F We Were Soldiers [Randall Wallace] [based on the book We Were Soldiers Once ... And Young by Lieutenant General (Ret.) Hal Moore and reporter Joseph L. Galloway] | Wir waren Helden |  |
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