Usage examples of "sólo" in Spanish with translation to English

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¿Ida y vuelta? Sólo ida. Round trip? Only one-way.
Yo sólo repetía su opinión. I just echoed his opinion.
Sólo le conozco de oídas. I only know him by name.
Sólo pasé a decir adiós. I just dropped in to say goodbye.
Sólo puedo importar archivos GIF. I can only import GIF files.
Olvídenlo, sólo son detalles triviales. Forget it, those are just trivial details.
Tan sólo tienes que juntarlos. You have only to put them together.
Creo que sólo estoy cansado. I think I'm just tired.
Sólo unos cuantos me entendieron. Only a few people understood me.
Sólo adhierete al protocolo, ¿quieres? Just stick to the protocol, would you?
Si sólo pudiera cantar bien. If only I could sing well.
Sólo imita lo que haga. Just imitate what he does.
Si sólo se casase conmigo. If only she would marry me.
no, gracias. Sólo estaba mirando. No, thank you. I'm just looking around.
Sólo tienes que sentarte aquí. You have only to sit here.
Te perdonaré sólo esta vez. I'll forgive you just this once.
Me diste sólo cincuenta centavos. You gave me only fifty cents.
Por favor, sólo déjame solo. Please just leave me alone.
Sólo dormí por dos horas. I only slept two hours.
Espera, espera sólo un momentito. Wait, wait just a little while.
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