alone

alone
[ə'ləʊn] 1.
aggettivo mai attrib.
1) (on one's own) solo

all alone — tutto solo

to leave sb. alone — lasciare solo qcn.; (in peace) lasciare stare qcn.

leave that bike alone! — lascia stare quella bici!

2) (isolated) solo

I feel so alone — mi sento così solo

he, alone of his group... — lui, il solo del suo gruppo...

she is not alone in thinking that... — non è l'unica a pensare che...

to stand alone — [building] essere isolato; [person] stare (da) solo; fig. essere unico

2.
avverbio
1) (on one's own) [work, live, travel] (da) solo
2) (exclusively) solo, soltanto

for this reason alone — per questa ragione soltanto

this figure alone shows — questa cifra da sola mostra

3)

she was too ill to stand let alone walk — era troppo malata per stare in piedi, e tanto meno per camminare

he couldn't look after the cat let alone a child — non era in grado di badare al gatto, figuriamoci a un bambino

••

to go it alone — colloq. fare da sé; (in business) mettersi in proprio

* * *
[ə'ləun]
adverb
1) (with no-one else; by oneself: He lived alone; She is alone in believing that he is innocent.) solo
2) (only: He alone can remember.) solo
* * *
[ə'ləʊn] 1.
aggettivo mai attrib.
1) (on one's own) solo

all alone — tutto solo

to leave sb. alone — lasciare solo qcn.; (in peace) lasciare stare qcn.

leave that bike alone! — lascia stare quella bici!

2) (isolated) solo

I feel so alone — mi sento così solo

he, alone of his group... — lui, il solo del suo gruppo...

she is not alone in thinking that... — non è l'unica a pensare che...

to stand alone — [building] essere isolato; [person] stare (da) solo; fig. essere unico

2.
avverbio
1) (on one's own) [work, live, travel] (da) solo
2) (exclusively) solo, soltanto

for this reason alone — per questa ragione soltanto

this figure alone shows — questa cifra da sola mostra

3)

she was too ill to stand let alone walk — era troppo malata per stare in piedi, e tanto meno per camminare

he couldn't look after the cat let alone a child — non era in grado di badare al gatto, figuriamoci a un bambino

••

to go it alone — colloq. fare da sé; (in business) mettersi in proprio


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