alone

alone
alone [əˈləʊn]
adjective
adverb
   a. ( = by oneself) seul
• all alone tout(e) seul(e)
• to go it alone (inf) faire cavalier seul
• I need to get her alone il faut que je lui parle en tête-à-tête
   b. ( = only) seul
• he alone could tell you lui seul pourrait vous le dire
• you alone can do it vous êtes le seul à pouvoir le faire
   c. ( = lonely) seul
• I feel so alone je me sens si seul
   d. ( = in peace) to leave sb alone laisser qn tranquille
• leave me alone! laisse-moi tranquille !
• leave that knife alone! ne touche pas à ce couteau !
• leave well alone(PROV) le mieux est l'ennemi du bien
   e. ► let alone encore moins
• he can't read, let alone write il ne sait pas lire, et encore moins écrire
• he can't afford food, let alone clothes il n'a pas de quoi s'acheter de la nourriture, et encore moins des vêtements
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[ə'ləʊn] 1.
adjective (épith)
1) (on one's own) seul

all alone — tout seul

to leave somebody alone — lit laisser quelqu'un seul; (in peace) laisser quelqu'un tranquille

leave that bike alone! — ne touche pas à ce vélo!

2) (isolated) seul

I feel so alone — je me sens si seul

she is not alone in thinking that... — elle n'est pas la seule à penser que...

to stand alone — [building] être isolé; [person] se tenir seul; fig être sans égal

2.
adverb
1) (on one's own) [work, live, travel] seul
2) (exclusively)

for this reason alone — rien que pour cette raison

this figure alone shows — le chiffre à lui seul montre

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to go it alone — (colloq) faire cavalier seul


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