 | English  | German | |
 | outright {adv} [at once] | 145 gleich [sofort] | |
| onetime {adj} [attr.] [occurring or done only once] | 79 einmalig [nur ein einziges Mal vorkommend oder getätigt] | |
| onct {adv} [Am. regional: once] | 6 einmal | |
| monthly {adv} [once a month] | einmal im Monat | |
| monthly {adv} [once a month] | einmal pro Monat | |
| once {adv} [once upon a time, formerly] | dermaleinst [veraltet] [früher, vor langer Zeit] | |
| quadranscentennial {adj} [occurring once every 25 years] | vierteljahrhundertlich [alle 25 Jahre einmal stattfindend] | |
| biol. semelparous {adj} [reproducing or breeding only once in a lifetime] | sich im Laufe des Lebens nur einmal fortpflanzend | |
| Nouns |
| comp. tech. nonce [number used once] | 45 Nonce {f} | |
| bubbler [Am.] [Can.] [Aus.] [once a trademark] | 29 Trinkbrunnen {m} | |
| art publ. wimmelbild [a picture showing many different elements, figures, and actions at once] | 16 Wimmelbild {n} | |
| sneeze [only once] | 6 Nieser {m} [ugs.] [einmaliges Niesen] | |
| hist. [informal form of justice once practised in Bavaria and Tyrol] | Haberfeldtreiben {n} | |
| [participant of an informal form of justice once practised in Bavaria and Tyrol] | Haberfeldtreiber {m} [bayer.] [österr.] [Teilnehmer an einem Rügegericht] | |
| 2 Words: Others |
| every month {adv} [once a month] | monatlich | |
| holus-bolus {adv} [coll.] [all at once, unmodified] | ganz und gar [im Ganzen und unverändert, so wie etw. ist] | |
| one time {adv} [once] | ein einzigesmal [alt] | |
| this minute {adv} [coll.] [immediately, at once] | augenblicklich [sofort, unverzüglich] | |
| very occasionally {adv} [once in a while] | gelegentlich einmal | |
| 2 Words: Verbs |
| pol. to stand again [Br.] [be a candidate in an election once more, e.g. as mayor] | wieder antreten [z. B. als Bürgermeister] | |
| 2 Words: Nouns |
| law double jeopardy [situation in which a person cannot be tried more than once for the same offence / offense] | Strafklageverbrauch {m} | |
| gastr. dump cake [Am.] [cake prepared in a simple manner by dumping in all the ingredients at once] | Backmischung {f} | |
| one-off [Br.] [coll.] [an event happening only once] | (bloß) einmaliges Ereignis {n} | |
| one-off [Br.] [coll.] [something done or happening only once] | einmalige Angelegenheit {f} | |
| second aunt [first cousin once removed] | Tante {f} zweiten Grades | |
| 3 Words: Others |
| at a time {adv} [at once] | auf einmal [ugs.] [gleichzeitig, zugleich] | |
| at a time {adv} [at once] | aufs Mal [schweiz. und altertümlich: auf einmal, gleichzeitig] | |
| idiom in one whack {adv} [Am.] [all at once] | auf einen Schlag | |
| 3 Words: Nouns |
| the full dose [coll.] [idiom] [everything at once] | die volle Ladung {f} [ugs.] [Redewendung] [alles auf einmal] | |
| 4 Words: Others |
| (Only) once an hour! [here: "once" highlighted] | (Nur) ein Mal pro Stunde! | |
| 4 Words: Verbs |
| gastr. to cook up a storm [coll.] [esp. Am.] [idiom] [to do a large amount of cooking at once] | eine große Menge Essen auf einmal kochen | |
| to spread oneself too thin [idiom] [to do too many things at once] | sich selbst überfordern [zu viele Dinge gleichzeitig tun] | |
| 5+ Words: Nouns |
| mus. first / second single re-release [single was released at least once before] | erste / zweite Singleauskopplung {f} [z. B. aus einem Album] | |
| comp. Once and Only Once principle <OAOO principle> [in software development] | [Einmal-und-nur-einmal-Prinzip; in der Software-Entwicklung] | |
| once-in-a-lifetime experience [also: once in a lifetime experience] | einmaliges Erlebnis {n} | |
| sports once-in-a-lifetime game [also: once in a lifetime game] | Jahrhundertspiel {n} | |
| Fiction (Literature and Film) |
| RadioTV F Once Upon a Time... Man / [Ireland: Once Upon a Time] | Es war einmal... der Mensch | |
| film lit. F We Were Soldiers [Randall Wallace] [based on the book We Were Soldiers Once ... And Young by Lieutenant General (Ret.) Hal Moore and reporter Joseph L. Galloway] | Wir waren Helden | |
