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seul meaning in English

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seul adverbe

alone◼◼◼(by oneself)
adverb
[UK: ə.ˈləʊn] [US: əˈloʊn]
I'm alone. = Je suis seul.

seul adjectif

single◼◼◼(not accompanied by anything else)
adjective
[UK: ˈsɪŋ.ɡl̩] [US: ˈsɪŋ.ɡl̩]
I don't have a single enemy. = Je n'ai pas un seul ennemi.

sole◼◼◼(only)
adjective
[UK: səʊl] [US: soʊl]
That's my sole concern. = C'est mon seul souci.

solitary◼◼◻(living alone or being by oneself)
adjective
[UK: ˈsɒ.lɪ.tri] [US: ˈsɑː.lə.ˌte.ri]
He likes to take a solitary walk. = Il aime marcher seul.

only◼◻◻(alone in a category)
adjective
[UK: ˈəʊn.li] [US: ˈoʊn.li]

seul adjectif
{m}

lonely [lonelier, loneliest]◼◼◻(of person: unhappy by feeling isolated)
adjective
[UK: ˈləʊn.li] [US: ˈloʊn.li]
I'm lonely. = Je me sens seul.

lone◼◼◻(having no companion)
adjective
[UK: ləʊn] [US: ˈloʊn]
All of a sudden, the front door bell rang and the dark shadow of a lone man slipped in quietly. = Tout à coup, la sonnette de la porte de devant tinta et l'ombre noire d'un homme seul se glissa tranquillement à l'intérieur.

lone◼◼◻(isolated)
adjective
[UK: ləʊn] [US: ˈloʊn]
All of a sudden, the front door bell rang and the dark shadow of a lone man slipped in quietly. = Tout à coup, la sonnette de la porte de devant tinta et l'ombre noire d'un homme seul se glissa tranquillement à l'intérieur.

seul preposition

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

seul-clic nom {m}

single-click(action or event of pushing mouse-button once)
noun

seulement adverbe

merely◼◼◼(only, just, and nothing more)
adverb
[UK: ˈmɪə.li] [US: ˈmɪr.li]
He is merely a child. = C'est seulement un enfant.

solely◼◼◼(exclusively)
adverb
[UK: ˈsəʊ.li] [US: ˈsoʊ.li]
Victory and defeat aren't solely decided by the size of your army. = La victoire et la défaite ne sont pas décidées seulement par la grandeur d'une armée.

only◼◻◻(no more than)
adverb
[UK: ˈəʊn.li] [US: ˈoʊn.li]

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

seulement conjunction

but◼◻◻(solely, only, merely (obsolete))
conjunction
[UK: bʌt] [US: ˈbət]

[adverb] en un seul mot adjectif

solid(typography: written as one word)
adjective
[UK: ˈsɒ.lɪd] [US: ˈsɑː.ləd]

comme un seul homme adverbe

as one man◼◼◼adverb
[UK: əz wʌn mæn] [US: ˈæz wʌn ˈmæn]

d'un coup d'un seul adverbe

all at once(unexpectedly)
adverb
[UK: ɔːl ət wʌns] [US: ɔːl ət ˈwəns]

cold turkey(abruptly)
adverb
[UK: kəʊld ˈtɜːk.i] [US: koʊld ˈtɝːk.i]

d'un seul coup adverbe

at once◼◼◼(at the same time)
adverb
[UK: ət wʌns] [US: ət ˈwəns]

all at once◼◼◼(All at the same time, all together)
adverb
[UK: ɔːl ət wʌns] [US: ɔːl ət ˈwəns]

cold turkey◼◼◻(abruptly)
adverb
[UK: kəʊld ˈtɜːk.i] [US: koʊld ˈtɝːk.i]

d'un seul coup nom

one fell swoop◼◼◼(one stroke; one action or event with many results)
noun

d’un coup d’un seul nom

one fell swoop(one stroke; one action or event with many results)
noun

en lecture seule adjectif

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

en un seul coup adjectif

one-shot◼◼◼(occurring only once)
adjective
[UK: wʌn ʃɒt] [US: wʌn ˈʃɑːt]

en un seul morceau preposition

in one piece◼◼◼preposition
[UK: ɪn wʌn piːs] [US: ɪn wʌn ˈpiːs]

en une seule fois adjectif

one-shot◼◼◼(occurring only once)
adjective
[UK: wʌn ʃɒt] [US: wʌn ˈʃɑːt]

esseuler verbe

isolate [isolated, isolating, isolates]◼◼◼(transitive: to set apart or cut off from others)
verb
[UK: ˈaɪ.sə.leɪt] [US: ˈaɪ.sə.ˌlet]

esseulé adjectif

forsaken◼◼◼(abandoned)
adjective
[UK: fə.ˈseɪkən] [US: fər.ˈseɪkən]

faire cavalier seul verbe

go it alone◼◼◼(do something alone or independently)
verb

Iseult nom propre

Iseult◼◼◼(female given name)
proper noun

là où le roi va seul nom {m pl}

crapper(coarse slang for a device or place to defecate, see also: chamber pot; toilet; lavatory; outhouse)
noun
[UK: ˈkræpə ] [US: ˈkræpər ]

mémoire à lecture seule nom {f}

read-only memory(memory chip that stores values but doesn't allow updates)
noun
[UK: riːd ˈəʊn.li ˈme.mə.ri] [US: riːd ˈoʊn.li ˈme.mə.ri]

non seulement … mais aussi conjunction

not only … but alsoconjunction

non seulement … mais en plus conjunction

not only … but alsoconjunction

parler tout seul verbe

talk to oneself(to converse with oneself)
verb
[UK: ˈtɔːk tuː wʌn.ˈself] [US: ˈtɔːk ˈtuː wʌn.ˈself]

si et seulement si conjunction

if and only if◼◼◼(implies and is implied by)
conjunction
[UK: ɪf ənd ˈəʊn.li ɪf] [US: ˈɪf ænd ˈoʊn.li ˈɪf]

si seulement conjunction

if only◼◼◼(signifies a wish)
conjunction
[UK: ɪf ˈəʊn.li] [US: ˈɪf ˈoʊn.li]

si seulement phrase

I wish◼◼◼(I would very much like that to be so)
phrase

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