Usage examples of "in name only" in English with translation to Spanish

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I know him only by name. Yo sólo lo conozco de nombre a él.
Only humans name things. Sólo los humanos nombran las cosas.
The fittest survive. What is meant by the fittest? Not the strongest; not the cleverest— Weakness and stupidity everywhere survive. There is no way of determining fitness except in that a thing does survive. "Fitness," then, is only another name for "survival." Darwinism: That survivors survive. Los más aptos sobreviven. ¿Qué quiere decir "los más aptos"? Ni los más fuertes ni los más inteligentes; la debilidad y la estupidez sobreviven por todas partes. No hay una manera de determinar la aptitud aparte de que una cosa sobreviva. La "aptitud" es por lo tanto otra forma de decir "supervivencia". Darwinismo: Que los supervivientes sobrevivan.
I only know him by name. Sólo le conozco de oídas.
I was called into the office first, my name being at the head of the list. Me llamaron a la oficina primero, estando mi nombre a la cabeza de la lista.
You are only young once. Sólo se es joven una vez.
Everyone in town knows his name. En la ciudad, todos conocen su nombre.
Only he read the letter. Sólo él leyó la carta.
My name is Alex, but I prefer that you all call me Augusto. Me llamo Alex, pero prefiero que me llamen Augusto.
If only I had known the answer yesterday! ¡Si yo solo hubiera sabido la respuesta ayer!
No one knows their name. Nadie sabe sus nombres.
Only she can use the computer. Sólo ella puede usar el ordenador.
Her name appeared in 42 separate hits in a Google search. Su nombre apareció en 42 entradas distintas en una búsqueda en Google.
We have lobsters only on special occasions. Nosotros comemos langostas sólo en ocasiones especiales.
She wrote down their name so as not to forget it. Ella se apuntó su nombre para no olvidarlo.
We only have a limited number of neurons. Solo tenemos un número limitado de neuronas.
She has a daughter whose name is Mary. Tiene una hija que se llama Mary.
Only time will give the answer. Solo el tiempo dará la respuesta.
They don't know my name. Ellos no saben mi nombre.
You have only to wait for her return. Solo te queda esperar a que ella regrese.
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