solo

See also Solo, and sólo

English

Pronunciation

• US: /sɔloʊ̯/

Noun

solo (plural solos)

1. (music) A piece of music for one performer.
2. A job or performance done by one person alone.
3. A card game similar to whist in which each player plays against the others in turn without a partner.
4. A single shot of espresso.

Coordinate terms

• (coffee): doppio, triplo (rare)

Translations

piece of music for one

• Armenian: մեներգ (hy) (menerg)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 獨奏 (cmn), 独奏 (cmn) (dúzòu), 獨唱 (cmn), 独唱 (cmn) (dúchàn)

• Dutch: solo (nl)
• Finnish: soolo (fi)
• French: solo (fr) m
• German: Solo (de) n
• Greek: σόλο (el) (sólo) n

• Irish: aonréad (ga) m
• Italian: assolo (it) m, solo (it) m
• Japanese: ソロ (ja) (soro), 独奏 (ja) (どくそう, dokushō), 独唱 (ja) (どくしょう, dokushō)
• Jèrriais: solo m
• Russian: соло (ru) (sólo) n
• Spanish: solo (es) m
• Swedish: solo (sv) n

job or performance done by one person

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: no corresponding word known

• Dutch: solo (nl)
• Finnish: soolo (fi)
• French: solo (fr) m
• German: Solo (de) n

• Greek: σόλο (el) (sólo) n
• Italian: in solitaria, da solo
• Jèrriais: solo m
• Spanish: solista (es) m and f
• Swedish: solo (sv) n

card game

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 惠斯特紙牌戲 (cmn), 惠斯特纸牌戏 (cmn) (huìsītè zhǐpáixì)

• Dutch: solo (nl)
• Finnish: soolo (fi)

• French: please add this translation if you can
• German: Solo (de) n
• Italian: solitario (it) m
• Spanish: solitario (es) m

Adjective

solo (comparative more solo, superlative most solo)

1. Without a companion or instructor.
2. Of, or relating to, a musical solo.

Translations

without a companion or instructor

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 單 (cmn), 单 (cmn) (dān), 獨自的 (cmn), 独自的 (cmn) (dúzì de), 單獨的 (cmn), 单独的 (cmn) (dāndú de)

• Dutch: alleen (nl)
• French: solo (fr)

• German: einzeln (de)
• Italian: solitario (it), solo (it)
• Spanish: solo (es)
• Swedish: solo (sv), ensam (sv)

of a musical solo

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 獨唱 (cmn), 独唱 (cmn) (dúchàng)

• Dutch: solo (nl)
• French: please add this translation if you can
• German: solo (de)

• Italian: solista, da solista, per solista
• Russian: соло (ru) (sólo)
• Spanish: solo (es) m
• Swedish: solo (sv)

Verb

solo (third-person singular simple present soloes, present participle soloing, simple past and past participle soloed)

1. To perform a solo.
2. To perform something in the absence of anyone else.
3. (Gaelic football) To drop the ball and then toe-kick it upward into the hands.

Translations

to perform a solo

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: no corresponding word known

• Dutch: een solo spelen (nl)
• French: please add this translation if you can

• German: ein Solo spielen (de)
• Italian: fare un assolo (it)
• Spanish: please add this translation if you can

to perform something in the absence of anyone else

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: no corresponding word known

• Dutch: solo (nl)
• French: please add this translation if you can

• German: allein machen (de)
• Italian: volare da solo (it)
• Spanish: please add this translation if you can

Derived terms

• soloist

Related terms

• solitaire

Anagrams

• loos, Oslo

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Galician

Etymology 1

From Latin solum (“soil, ground”).

Noun

solo m

1. soil, ground

Synonyms

• chan

Etymology 2

From Italian solo.

Noun

solo m

1. solo

Synonyms

• só

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Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈso.lo/

• Audio

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• Rhymes: -olo
• Hyphenation: só‧lo

Etymology 1

From Latin sōlus.

Adjective

solo m (f sola, m plural soli, f plural sole)

1. alone, by oneself, unattended, unaccompanied, lonely, lone, lonesome
2. only, single, just one, unique, sole
3. (music) solo

Synonyms

• (alone): solitario
• (unique): unico
• (musical): assolo

Coordinate terms

• (single): doppio, triplo

Etymology 2

From Latin sōlum.

Adverb

solo

1. only, just, but, alone, merely

   solo una volta - just once, only once

   ha solo quattro anni - he's just four

Synonyms

• solamente
• soltanto

Conjunction

solo

1. (followed by che) but, only
2. (preceded and followed by se) if only

Synonyms

• ma (1)
• però (1)

Noun

solo m (plural soli) feminine sola

1. the only one, the only man

Synonyms

• unico

Related terms

• soliloquio
• solingo
• solino
• solipede
• solipsismo
• solista
• solitario
• solitudine

Anagrams

• Oslo

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Jèrriais

Etymology

From English solo.

Noun

solo m (plural solos)

1. (music) solo

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Latin

Adjective

sōlō

1. dative masculine singular of sōlus
2. dative neuter singular of sōlus
3. ablative masculine singular of sōlus
4. ablative neuter singular of sōlus

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Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin solum (“soil, ground”).

Noun

solo m

1. soil, ground
2. solo

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Spanish

Etymology 1

From Latin sōlus (“alone, sole, only”).

Adjective

solo m (feminine sola, masculine plural solos, feminine plural solas)

1. sole, only, unique, single
2. lonely, lonesome
3. alone, by oneself

See also

• solitario
• soledad

Etymology 2

From Latin sōlum.

Adverb

solo

1. only, solely, just

   Solo quiero salir.

   I just want to leave.

Alternative forms

• sólo

Synonyms

• solamente
• únicamente