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sole
only, unique; the undersurface of a foot or shoe; a flatfish
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sole 1
(sōl)n.
1. The underside of the foot.
2. The underside of a shoe or boot, often excluding the heel.
3. The part on which something else rests while in a vertical position, especially:
a. The bottom surface of a plow.
b. The bottom surface of the head of a golf club.
tr.v. soled, sol·ing, soles
1. To furnish (a shoe or boot) with a sole.
2. To put the sole of (a golf club) on the ground, as in preparing to make a stroke.
[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin solea, sandal, from solum, bottom, sole of the foot.]
sole 2
(sōl)adj.
1. Being the only one: the sole survivor of the crash.
2. Of or relating to only one individual or group; exclusive: She took sole command of the ship.
sole 3
(sōl)n. pl. sole or soles
1. Any of various chiefly marine flatfishes of the family Soleidae, having both eyes on the right side of the body, and including food fishes such as the Dover sole of the Atlantic Ocean.
2. Any of various other flatfishes, especially certain flounders.
[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin solea, sandal, flatfish (from its shape); see sole1.]
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sole
(səʊl)adj
1. (prenominal) being the only one; only
2. (prenominal) of or relating to one individual or group and no other: sole rights on a patent.
3. (Law) law having no wife or husband. See also feme sole
4. an archaic word for solitary
[C14: from Old French soule, from Latin sōlus alone]
ˈsoleness n
sole
(səʊl)n
1. (Anatomy) the underside of the foot.
2. (Clothing & Fashion) the underside of a shoe
3. (Agriculture)
a. the bottom of a furrow
b. the bottom of a plough
4. (Golf) the underside of a golf-club head
5. (General Engineering) the bottom of an oven, furnace, etc
vb (tr)
6. (Clothing & Fashion) to provide (a shoe) with a sole
7. (Golf) golf to rest (the club) on the ground, as when preparing to make a stroke
[C14: via Old French from Latin solea sandal; probably related to solum the ground]
ˈsoleless adj
sole
(səʊl)n, pl sole or soles
1. (Animals) any tongue-shaped flatfish of the family Soleidae, esp Solea solea (European sole): most common in warm seas and highly valued as food fishes
2. (Animals) any of certain other similar fishes
[C14: via Old French from Vulgar Latin sola (unattested), from Latin solea a sandal (from the fish's shape)]
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sole1
(soʊl)adj.
1. being the only one; only: the sole living relative.
2. belonging or pertaining to one individual or group to the exclusion of all others; exclusive: the sole right to the estate.
3. functioning automatically or with independent power: the sole authority.
4. Law. (of a woman) unmarried.
5. Archaic. having no companions; alone.
[1350–1400; Middle English soule alone < Old French sol < Latin sōlus]
sole′ness, n.
sole2
(soʊl)n., v. soled, sol•ing. n.
1. the undersurface of a foot.
2. the corresponding under part of a shoe or other footwear.
3. the bottom or undersurface of anything.
4. the part of the head of a golf club that touches the ground.
v.t. 5. to furnish with a sole.
6. to place the sole of (a golf club) on the ground.
[1275–1325; Middle English (n.) < Old French < Latin solea sandal, sole, derivative of solum base, bottom]
sole3
(soʊl)n., pl. (esp. collectively) sole, (esp. for kinds or species) soles.
1. any flatfish of the families Soleidae and Cynoglossidae, having a hooklike snout, esp. Solea solea.
2. the market name of any of various other flatfishes resembling the sole.
[1300–50; Middle English < Middle French < Old Provençal < Vulgar Latin *sola (for Latin solea; see sole2), so called from its flat shape]
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| Noun | 1. |  sole - the underside of footwear or a golf clubhalf sole - shoe sole extending from the shank to the toe outsole - the outer sole of a shoe or boot that is the bottom of the shoe and makes contact with the ground |
| 2. | sole - lean flesh of any of several flatfish sole - right-eyed flatfish; many are valued as food; most common in warm seas especially European flatfish - sweet lean whitish flesh of any of numerous thin-bodied fish; usually served as thin fillets English sole, lemon sole - highly valued almost pure white flesh | |
| 3. | sole - the underside of the foot region, area - a part of an animal that has a special function or is supplied by a given artery or nerve; "in the abdominal region" foot, human foot, pes - the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint; "his bare feet projected from his trousers"; "armored from head to foot" ball - a more or less rounded anatomical body or mass; "the ball at the base of the thumb"; "he stood on the balls of his feet" | |
| 4. | sole - right-eyed flatfish; many are valued as food; most common in warm seas especially European food fish - any fish used for food by human beings flatfish - any of several families of fishes having flattened bodies that swim along the sea floor on one side of the body with both eyes on the upper side family Soleidae, Soleidae - soles European sole, Solea solea - highly valued as food Solea lascaris, lemon sole - small European sole Parophrys vitulus, English sole, lemon sole - popular pale brown food flatfish of the Pacific coast of North America Psettichthys melanostichus, sand sole - a common flatfish of the Pacific coast of North America hogchoker, Trinectes maculatus - useless as food; in coastal streams from Maine to Texas and Panama fillet of sole, sole - lean flesh of any of several flatfish | |
| Verb | 1. | sole - put a new sole on; "sole the shoes" |
| Adj. | 1. | sole - not divided or shared with others; "they have exclusive use of the machine"; "sole rights of publication" unshared - not shared |
| 2. | sole - being the only one; single and isolated from others; "the lone doctor in the entire county"; "a lonesome pine"; "an only child"; "the sole heir"; "the sole example"; "a solitary instance of cowardice"; "a solitary speck in the sky" single - existing alone or consisting of one entity or part or aspect or individual; "upon the hill stood a single tower"; "had but a single thought which was to escape"; "a single survivor"; "a single serving"; "a single lens"; "a single thickness" |
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sole
1adjective only, one, single, individual, alone, exclusive, solitary, singular, one and only Their sole aim is to enjoy life.
sole
2 nounCollins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002
sole
adjective1. Alone in a given category:
Idioms: first and last, one and only.
3. Without a spouse:
Idiom: footloose and fancy-free.
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Translations
أخْمَص القَدَمسَمَك موسىفَريدلَحْم سَمَك موسىنَعْل الحِذاء
planta del peusola
chodidlojedinýpodrážkavýhradnímořský jazyk
ene-enestefodsålsålsøtunge
needziĝitaplandoreplandumisola
ainoaanturajalkapohjamerianturapohja
cipőtalptalp
einka-einn, einiilsólflúrasóli
발바닥
planta
ekskluzīvsjūras mēlepazolepēdas apakšavienīgais
chodidlojedinájedinéjedinýmorský jazyk
edinipodplat
sole
1 [səʊl]sole
2 [səʊl] N (sole or soles (pl)) (= fish) → lenguado msole
3 [səʊl] ADJ (= only) → único; (= exclusive) → exclusivo, en exclusividadthe sole reason is that → la única razón es que ...
to be sole agent for → tener la representación exclusiva de
sole owner → propietario/a m/f único/a
sole trader → empresario/a m/f individual
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
sole
[ˈsəʊl] adj
(= only) [aim, purpose, concern, wage earner, survivor] → seul(e) before n, unique before n
the sole reason → la seule et unique raison
to have sole responsibility for sth (= be the only one responsible for it)
She has the sole responsibility for bringing up the child → L'éducation de l'enfant relève de sa seule responsabilité.
the sole reason → la seule et unique raison
to have sole responsibility for sth (= be the only one responsible for it)
She has the sole responsibility for bringing up the child → L'éducation de l'enfant relève de sa seule responsabilité.
(= exclusive) [agent, distributor, owner, right] → exclusif/ive
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
sole
:sole agency
n → Alleinvertretung f
sole agent
n → Alleinvertreter(in) m(f)
sole beneficiary
n (Jur) → Alleinbegünstigte(r) m(f)
sole
:sole rights
pl → Alleinrechte pl
sole trader
n → Einzelunternehmer(in) m(f), → Einzelkaufmann m → /-kauffrau f
sole
1n → Sohle f
vt → besohlen
sole
2n (= fish) → Seezunge f
sole
3adj reason → einzig; responsibility, owner, ownership → alleinig; use → ausschließlich; with the sole exception of … → mit alleiniger Ausnahme +gen → …; for the sole purpose of … → einzig und allein zu dem Zweck +gen → …, zum alleinigen or einzigen Zweck +gen → …; he is the sole remaining candidate → er ist der einzige (noch) verbleibende or noch übrige Kandidat; sole heir → Alleinerbe m → /-erbin f; their sole surviving daughter → ihre einzige überlebende Tochter
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
sole
1 [səʊl]1. n (of foot) → pianta del piede; (of shoe) → suola
2. vt → risolare
sole
2 [səʊl] n (sole or soles (pl)) (fish) → sogliolasole
3 [səʊl] adjCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
sole1
(səul) noun1. the underside of the foot, the part on which one stands and walks.
2. the flat surface of a boot or shoe that covers this part of the foot.
sole2
(səul) – plurals sole ~soles – noun1. a type of small, flat fish. They were fishing for sole; three soles.
2. its flesh as food. We had sole for supper.
sole3
(səul) adjective1. only; single. my sole purpose/reason.
2. not shared; belonging to one person or group only. the sole rights to a book.
ˈsolely adverb only. She is solely responsible for the crisis.
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sole
n. suela, planta del pie.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
sole
n (of the foot) planta; (of a shoe) suelaEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.