solitary

solitary
'solitəri
adjective
1) (alone; without companions: a solitary traveller.) solitario
2) (living or being alone, by habit or preference: She was a solitary person.) solitario
3) (single: not a solitary example.) único
•
- solitary confinement
solitary adj solitario
solitary
tr['sɒlɪtərɪ]
adjective
1 (alone) solitario,-a
2 (secluded, remote) apartado,-a, retirado,-a
3 (only, sole) solo,-a, único,-a
■ not a solitary soul ni un alma
noun
1 slang (solitary confinement) incomunicación nombre femenino
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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL
to be in solitary confinement estar incomunicado,-a
solitary confinement incomunicación nombre femenino
solitary ['sɑlə.tɛri] adj
1) alone: solitario
2) secluded: apartado, retirado
3) single: solo
solitary
adj.
• desierto, -a adj.
• incomunicado, -a adj.
• retirado, -a adj.
• retraído, -a adj.
• solitario, -a adj.
• único, -a adj.
n.
• solitario s.m.
'sɑːləteri, 'sɒlɪtəri
adjective
a) (alone) <person/life/journey> solitario

a solitary place — un lugar solitario or apartado

b) (single) (before n) solo
['sɒlɪtǝrɪ]
1. ADJ
1) (=lonely, lone) [person, life, childhood] solitario

to take a solitary walk — dar un paseo solo, pasearse sin compañía

to feel rather solitary — sentirse solo, sentirse aislado

2) (=secluded) retirado
3) (=sole) solo, único

not a solitary one — ni uno (solo)

there has been one solitary case — ha habido un caso único

there has not been one solitary case — no ha habido ni un solo caso

2. N
1) (=person) solitario(-a) m / f
2) * = solitary confinement
3.
CPD

solitary confinement N —

to be in solitary confinement — estar incomunicado, estar en pelota **

* * *
['sɑːləteri, 'sɒlɪtəri]
adjective
a) (alone) <person/life/journey> solitario

a solitary place — un lugar solitario or apartado

b) (single) (before n) solo

English-spanish dictionary. 2013.

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