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Italian

singolo

/ˈsiŋ.ɡo.lo/adjectiveA2
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Meaning

single; individual

  • single
  • individual, one

In a sentence

Ho una camera singola in hotel.

I have a single room in the hotel.

Hai preso un singolo biglietto o due?

Did you get a single ticket or two?

Non ho visto un singolo errore nel messaggio.

I didn't see a single mistake in the message.

Word forms (4)
WordWord forms
singolomasculine · singular
singolafeminine · singular
singolimasculine · plural
singolefeminine · plural

Usage notes

  • Use singolo for one item or one person; use unico when you mean only one of its kind.
  • It agrees in gender and number: singolo, singola, singoli, singole.
  • Before a noun, it often means individual: ogni singolo giorno = every single day.

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