solo [ˈsəʊləʊ]
solo [ˈsəʊləʊ]
sustantivo (pl solos)
1solo (m) (musical)
adjetivo
2en solitario (performance)
- solo flight -> vuelo (m) en solitario
adverbio
3en solitario
- to go solo -> iniciar una carrera en solitario; (musician) montar el propio negocio (business partner)
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solo [sou-lou]
sustantivo
1Solo, la composición que uno canta solo o que se toca con un solo instrumento.
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solo, -a
adjective
1
alone
(sin nadie)
- me gusta estar solo, -a -> I like being alone o on my own o by myself
- ¿vives solo, -a? -> do you live alone o on your own o by yourself?
- lo hice yo solo, -a -> I did it on my own o by myself
- estar más solo, -a que la una (informal figurative) -> to be all on one's own
- a solas -> alone, by oneself
2
lonely
(solitario)
- sentirse solo, -a -> to feel lonely
3
on its own
(sin nada más)
; black
(café)
; neat
(whisky)
4
single
(único)
- no me han comprado ni un solo, -a regalo -> they didn't buy me a single present
- ni una sola gota -> not a (single) drop
- dame una sola razón -> give me one reason
5
very, mere
(mero, simple)
- la sola idea de suspender me deprime -> the very o mere idea of failing depresses me
masculine noun
6
solo
(Mús)
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solo [so’-lo]
noun
1
Solo, musical composition for one voice; a tune played by a single instrument. (m)
2
A game at cards. (m)
3
A play in certain games of cards, a lone hand. (m)
4
(Cono Sur) Tedious conversation (lata). (m)
adjective
1
Alone, single, solitary.
2
Alone, only, lonely, without company, bereft of favor and protection.
- A solas -> alone, unaided
- Venir solo -> to come alone
- Tendremos que comer pan solo -> we shall have to eat plain bread
solo
adjetivo
1 (sin compañía) alone; on one's own
pasa los días solo en su cuarto he spends the days alone on his own in his room;o iré solo I'll go alone on my own;o dejar solo a algn to leave sb alone; me quedé solo I was left alone; habla solo he talks to himself; se quedó solo a los siete años he was left an orphan alone in the world at seven;o
estar más solo que la una (familiar) to be all on one's own
es tonto como él solo he's as stupid as they come
lo hace como él solo he does it as no one else can
se queda solo contando mentiras he's as good a liar as you'll find
más vale estar solo que mal acompañado it's better to be on your own than in bad company
3 (único)
su sola preocupación es ganar dinero his one only concern is to make money;o con esta sola condición on this one condition; hay una sola dificultad there is only just one problem;o no hubo ni una sola objeción there was not a single objection
solo
sólo
adverbio
(únicamente) only; (exclusivamente) solely; merely; just solo quiero verlo I only just want to see it;o es solo un teniente he's only a lieutenant; he's a mere lieutenant; no solo A sino también B not only A but also B; solo con apretar un botón at the touch of a button; me parece bien solo que no tengo tiempo that's fine, only but I don't have the time;o ven aunque solo sea para media hora come even if it's just for half an hour; con solo que sepas tocar algunas notas even if you only know how to play a few notes; solo con que estudies dos horas diarias by studying for as little as two hours a day; tan solo only; just; solo que ... except that ...; viajará sólo un par de días he'll only be away for a couple of days
In the past the standard spelling for this adverb was with an accent ([sólo]). Nowadays the [Real Academia Española] advises that the accented form is only required where there might otherwise be confusion with the adjective [solo].
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