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 | likely {adj} [Br. adv.] [only with intensifier] | 6553 wahrscheinlich | |
| just {adv} [only] | 1352 nur | |
| alone {adj} {adv} [as adjective, pred. only] | 415 einsam | |
| but {adv} [only] | 96 nur | |
| onetime {adj} [attr.] [occurring or done only once] | 73 einmalig [nur ein einziges Mal vorkommend oder getätigt] | |
|  [one and only] {adj} | einzigste [FALSCH für: einzige] | |
| just {adv} [only] | 14 man [nordd.] [nur, mal] | |
| just {adv} [simply, only] | 14 allein [geh.] [nur, ausschließlich] | |
| nominal {adj} [in names only] | 13 nominell | |
| [for the (German used only with neuter nouns)] | für's [FALSCH für: fürs (für das)] | |
| proverb [Only fools go around defacing things.] | Narrenhände beschmieren Tisch und Wände. | |
| quote [The foreigner is only foreign in a foreign land.] | Fremd ist der Fremde nur in der Fremde. [Karl Valentin] | |
| fooked {adj} {past-p} [vulg.] [fucked] [only used in Northern England] | aufgeschmissen [ugs.] | |
| paper {adj} [attr.] [fig.] [on paper only] | auf dem Papier [nachgestellt] [fig.] | |
| biol. semelparous {adj} [reproducing or breeding only once in a lifetime] | sich im Laufe des Lebens nur einmal fortpflanzend | |
| superficially {adv} [as to the outward appearance only] | oberflächlich betrachtet | |
| Verbs |
| to defeat sb. [usually only for a time or in a single event, e.g. a sporting match] | jdm. eine Schlappe beibringen / erteilen [ugs.] [Redewendung] | |
| to laugh [only in a positive way] | sich beömmeln [nordd.] [ugs.] | |
| Nouns |
| anniversary [jubilee; i.e. only of "positive" events] | 5191 Jubiläum {n} | |
| zool. T | 159 | |
| sports [goal which leaves the scoring side only one down] [football] | 152 Anschlusstreffer {m} | |
| mention [only sg] [of names, etc.] | 132 Nennung {f} [von Namen usw.] | |
| zool. T | 106 | |
| bummer [Am.] [coll.] [Careful: can also mean "a bad situation". Only the context can guarantee the correct interpretation] | 43 Schnorrer {m} [ugs.] | |
| zool. T | 32 | |
| traffic autobahn [only in reference to German-speaking countries] | 28 Autobahn {f} | |
| bloke [Br.] [coll.] [only in combination with an adj.] [pej.] | 17 Knochen {m} [ugs.] [pej.] [Typ, Kerl] | |
| games club [only as the symbol on playing cards] | 16 Treff {n} [Spielkarte mit Kreuz als Farbe; französisches Blatt] [Kreuz] | |
| denomination [only sg] [of names, etc.] | 16 Nennung {f} [von Namen usw.] | |
| law [criminal offence prosecuted only upon application by the victim] | 15 Antragsdelikt {n} | |
| catch {sg only} [unevenness in a person's voice] | 14 Stocken {n} [in der Stimme] | |
| depts [coll.] [short for: departments] [only written] | 14 Abteilungen {pl} | |
| dent. med. afterpain [singular only] | 13 Nachschmerz {m} | |
| designation [only sg] [of names, etc.] | 10 Nennung {f} [von Namen usw.] | |
| med. restraint [for wrist, foot, etc. to prevent motion, used only nights] | 9 Nachtschiene {f} | |
| archi. catwalk [usually only for operators, service personnel] | 8 Laufgang {m} [in der Industriearchitektur eine Art schmale Brücke mit Geländer] | |
| marginalia [plural only] | 5 Marginalien {pl} | |
| material tolling [price covers only processing, not raw materials] | 5 Umarbeitungsgeschäft {n} | |
| mus. [a score of a work for voice(s) and instruments, but containing only the vocal line(s)] | Chorpartitur {f} | |
| brew [beer brewed for the workers only] | Haustrunk {m} [Bier] | |
| mus. [Gebrauchsmusik, German term for music that exists not only for its own sake ("utility music")] | F-Musik {f} [Gebrauchsmusik] | |
| archi. [kitchen with window airing into the hallway only in tenement blocks] | Gangküche {f} | |
| [land which is only to be developed to a low level] | geringfügig bebautes Grundstück {n} | |
| [one who has fathered only daughters] | Büchsenmacher {m} [ostd.] [fränk.] [ugs.] [hum.] | |
| [part of a tenement house accessible only through a courtyard] | Hinterhaus {n} | |
| games [Schafkopf / sheepshead variant in which only the jacks are trumps] | Wenz {m} [Spielvariante beim Schafkopf] | |
| [the only maid-of-all-work in a household] | Alleinmädchen {n} [veraltet] | |
| hist. oenol. [wine pressed from grapes ripened on sideshoots only] | Irxenwein {m} [bes. österr.] [Härling, auch: Herbling, Herlinc, Herling oder Härtling] | |
| sports aquathlon [composed of only swimming and running stages] | Aquathlon {m} | |
| bit [Am.] [coll.] [amount equivalent to 12½ cents] [used only in even multiples] | [US-amerikan. Geldwert von 12½ cents] | |
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