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niet alleen ... maar ook meaning in English

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alleen preposition

by oneself(without company)
preposition
[UK: baɪ wʌn.ˈself] [US: baɪ wʌn.ˈself]

alleen bijvoeglijk naamwoord

lone(having no companion)
adjective
[UK: ləʊn] [US: ˈloʊn]

lonely [lonelier, loneliest](of person: unhappy by feeling isolated)
adjective
[UK: ˈləʊn.li] [US: ˈloʊn.li]

solo(without a companion or instructor)
adjective
[UK: ˈsəʊ.ləʊ] [US: ˈsoˌloʊ]

alleen bijwoord

alone(by oneself)
adverb
[UK: ə.ˈləʊn] [US: əˈloʊn]

merely(only, just, and nothing more)
adverb
[UK: ˈmɪə.li] [US: ˈmɪr.li]

only(without others or anything further; exclusively)
adverb
[UK: ˈəʊn.li] [US: ˈoʊn.li]

alleen maar bijwoord

only(without others or anything further; exclusively)
adverb
[UK: ˈəʊn.li] [US: ˈoʊn.li]

alleen-lezen bijvoeglijk naamwoord

read-only(capable of being read but not written)
adjective
[UK: riːd ˈəʊn.li] [US: riːd ˈoʊn.li]

alleen de rozijnen uitpikken werkwoord

cherry-pick [cherry-picked, cherry-picking, cherry-picks](to select only the best from a range of options)
verb

niet alleenmaar ook voegwoord

not only … but alsoconjunction

met alleen aandacht voor zichzelf bijvoeglijk naamwoord

self-absorbed(heavily concerned with oneself)
adjective
[UK: ˌself əb.ˈzɔːbd] [US: ˌself əb.ˈzɔːrbd]

een ongeluk komt nooit alleen phrase

it never rains but it pours(unfortunate events occur in quantity)
phrase
[UK: ɪt ˈne.və(r) reɪnz bʌt ɪt pɔːz] [US: ˈɪt ˈne.vər ˈreɪnz ˈbət ˈɪt ˈpɔːrz]

een ongeluk komt zelden alleen phrase

it never rains but it pours(unfortunate events occur in quantity)
phrase
[UK: ɪt ˈne.və(r) reɪnz bʌt ɪt pɔːz] [US: ˈɪt ˈne.vər ˈreɪnz ˈbət ˈɪt ˈpɔːrz]