Usage examples of "single" in English with translation to German

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He was killed by a single bullet. Er wurde durch eine einzige Kugel getötet.
Mary is a single mom. Mary ist eine alleinerziehende Mutter.
Is he married or single? Ist er verheiratet oder ledig?
Are you married or are you single? Bist du verheiratet oder Single?
What you have said applies only to single women. Was Sie gesagt haben, gilt nur für alleinstehende Frauen.
I don't have a single enemy. Ich habe nicht einen einzigen Feind.
She's a single mother of two. Sie ist eine alleinerziehende Mutter zweier Kinder.
She remained single all her life. Sie blieb ihr ganzes Leben lang ledig.
Waste not a single grain of rice! Verschwende nicht ein einziges Reiskorn!
I am a single mother of four children. Ich bin eine alleinerziehende Mutter von vier Kindern.
He didn't have a single pen. Er hatte keinen einzigen Kugelschreiber.
Tom didn't utter a single word. Tom hat kein einziges Wort gesagt.
His ideas never earned him a single penny. Seine Ideen brachten ihm keinen einzigen Pfennig ein.
A single mistake, and you are a failure. Ein einziger Fehler, und schon sind Sie gescheitert.
Not a single sparrow was to be heard. Man konnte keinen einzigen Spatzen hören.
I can't afford to waste a single yen. Ich kann es mir nicht leisten, nur einen einzigen Yen zu verschwenden.
There was not a single word of gratitude from them. Es gab nicht ein einziges Wort des Dankes von ihnen.
There's not a single safe place anymore in Japan. Es gibt keinen einzigen sicheren Ort mehr in Japan.
We listened carefully in order not to miss a single word. Wir haben aufmerksam zugehört, um nicht ein einziges Wort zu verpassen.
I couldn't understand a single word of what they said. Ich habe nicht ein einziges Wort verstanden von dem, was sie gesagt haben.
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