Was heißt »ein­ma­lig« auf Englisch?

Das Adjektiv ein­ma­lig lässt sich wie folgt von Deutsch auf Englisch übersetzen:

  • single
  • singular
  • unique

Deutsch/Englische Beispielübersetzungen

Was die Japaner so einmalig macht, ist hauptsächlich ihr Glaube, dass sie einmalig sind.

What makes the Japanese unique is primarily their belief that they are unique.

Das war nur eine einmalige Angelegenheit.

It was just a one-nighter.

Es war ein einmaliges Erlebnis!

It was a unique experience.

Ich habe mir eine einmalige Gelegenheit entgehen lassen.

I missed a golden opportunity.

Tom ließ diese einmalige Gelegenheit vorübergehen.

Tom let this golden opportunity go by.

Das ist eine einmalige Gelegenheit!

This is the opportunity of a lifetime.

Er ist einmalig.

He's one of a kind.

Synonyme

bei­spiel­los:
unparalleled
unprecedented
ein­zig:
only
sole
erst­klas­sig:
first-class
first-rate
ex­al­tiert:
effusive
ex­zel­lent:
excellent
fein:
delicate
fine
good
ga­lak­tisch:
galactic
geil:
horny
randy
gi­gan­tisch:
gargantuan
gigantic
huge
humongous
mammoth
titanic
her­vor­ra­gend:
excellent
outstanding
superb
phä­no­me­nal:
phenomenal
prä­zi­se:
precise
pri­ma:
super
rie­sig:
giant
gigantic
huge
schön:
beautiful
nice
son­der­glei­chen:
beyond comparison
unparalleled
stark:
powerful
strong

Antonyme

mehr­ma­lig:
repeated

Englische Beispielsätze

  • Misfortunes never come single.

  • She stayed single her whole life.

  • Mary stayed single her whole life.

  • People have wondered for millennia if our planet was unique in the universe.

  • After the accident, he was physically challenged by even a single stair.

  • Tom is a single parent.

  • Hasten after him–stop him–beg him to speak to me for a single moment.

  • Death is very likely the single best invention of life. It is life's change agent. It clears out the old to make place for the new.

  • I am unique.

  • Tom is rich, single, a bit old, but not too ugly.

  • This statue was carved from a single block of marble.

  • He was a man of singular habits, shunning company and very seldom going out.

  • My dear Watson, you would confer a great favour upon me by coming. And I think that your time will not be misspent, for there are points about the case which promise to make it an absolutely unique one.

  • The exam was very hard, and I couldn't answer a single question.

  • Tom didn't know a single person in the room.

  • In Kabylie, every single village has a mosque.

  • "You've got so much in common." "Like what?" "Well, for a start you're both single."

  • The challenge of ensuring every child has access to high-quality books and reading materials is not one that any single institution can meet alone.

  • There wasn't a single seat available on the overcrowded bus.

  • Tom can't do a single push-up.

Ein­ma­lig übersetzt in weiteren Sprachen:

Quellen:
  1. [Übersetzungen] Wiktionary-Autoren: einmalig. In: Wiktionary – Das freie Wörterbuch, 2023, [online] de.wiktionary.org, CC BY-SA 3.0
  2. [Thesaurus] OpenThesaurus-User: einmalig. In: OpenThesaurus – Das freie Wörterbuch für Synonyme, 2023, [online] openthesaurus.de, CC BY-SA 4.0
  3. [Satzbeispiele] User-generated content: Satz Nr. 872021, 2972413, 3942149, 3989808, 3989812, 6441507, 11987367, 7414218, 7391120, 7377944, 7364247, 7558733, 7736020, 7752206, 7772836, 7803141, 7043470, 7038158, 7026028, 6957457, 7937161, 6851979, 8103555, 8116786, 6733925, 6603753 & 6570938. In: tatoeba.org, CC BY 2.0 FR