Meaning of jeden | Babel Free

Definitions

1. one
2. used in the connections jeden-dva, jeden či dva to express an approximate or small number: one or two
3. solid, single (forming a complete whole or made of a single piece)
4. certain, some (referring to a person or thing known to the speaker but unnamed)
5. same, identical (sharing a common origin or identity)
6. used in connection with druhý (“the other”) to express reciprocity: each other, one another
7. used in connection with druhý (“the other”) to express contrast, sequence, or alternation: one ... the other
8. nothing but, full of (expressing the exclusivity or completeness of a trait)
9. only in the form jedno: one thing (used as a noun to refer to a single fact or abstract matter)
10. used in exclamations to emphasize a quality, usually negative

Equivalents

Examples

“zabiť dve muchy jednou ranou”

to kill two birds with one stone

“staviť všetko na jednu kartu”

to put all one's eggs in one basket

“robiť niečo jedným dychom”

to do something in one breath

“jedna lastovička leto nerobí”

one swallow does not make a summer

“jeden za všetkých, všetci za jedného”

one for all, all for one

“Kúpila som v obchode len jeden bochník chleba.”

I only bought one loaf of bread at the store.

“Bude to trvať len jednu-dve minúty, hneď som späť.”

It will take only one or two minutes; I'll be right back.

“Tento historický stôl je vytesaný z jedného kusa dubového dreva.”

This historical table is carved from one piece of oak wood.

“Jedného dňa sa jednoducho zbalil a bez slova odišiel.”

One day he just packed up and left without a word.

“byť na jednej lodi”

to be in the same boat

“byť s niekým jedna ruka”

to be thick as thieves

“žiť pod jednou strechou”

to live under the same roof

“ťahať za jeden povraz”

to pull together

“Obaja moji starí rodičia pochádzali z jednej dediny.”

Both of my grandparents came from the same village.

“V tomto ťažkom období musíme jeden druhému pomáhať.”

In this difficult time, we must help one another.

“byť jednou nohou v hrobe”

to have one foot in the grave

“ísť jedným uchom dnu a druhým von”

to go in one ear and out the other

“zatvoriť jedno oko”

to turn a blind eye

“jeden o koze, druhý o voze”

to talk at cross purposes

“Zmenilo sa to z jedného dňa na druhý.”

It changed from one day to the next.

“Po tom nešťastnom páde z bicykla bol jedna modrina.”

After that unfortunate fall from the bike, he was nothing but bruises.

“Jedno ti musím uznať: tvoja vytrvalosť je obdivuhodná.”

I have to grant you one thing: your perseverance is admirable.

“Ty luhár jeden! Už ti nikdy nebudem veriť.”

You absolute liar! I will never believe you again.

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