one-off | Idiomator

Meaning: Occurringonce,independentof anypattern;one-time.The government insisted that the embarrassing loss of the tax records was aone-offevent.Seeing Halley's Comet is aone-off, once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.1905,Foundry, volume50, page198:If such a casting was wanted in a hurry — aone-offjob — there would be no question of molding it on a machine.2006September 1, EIU Country Analysis,Malta: Country outlook:Moreover, given that recent measures to cut the deficit have been moreone-offthan of a structural fiscal nature, meeting this debt target is likely only2015May 6, Colin O'Carroll, “Fermanagh woman thought registering a royal baby was a one-off honour... now Princess Charlotte has come along she's done it twice”, inBelfast Telegraph‎[1], archived fromthe originalon21 April 2023, retrieved14 May 2015:A County Fermanagh woman has officiated at the formal registration of the birth of Princess Charlotte at Kensington Palace. It's the second time she's been on royal baby duty at the palace as she previously officiated at the registration of Prince George. She said at the time that it was a"one-off"honour, but that has now been disproved with a repeat visit for Princess Charlotte.2020December 16, “Network News: "Robust case" for Fawley branch line reopening”, inRail, page14:In July, South Western Railway and Network Rail ran aone-offClass 159 toFawley, to demonstrate the line's viability. [...] A second 'fact-finding' trial passenger train forDfTofficials is now proposed.; Singular;unique;special;remarkable.2015May 13, Hunter Skipworth, “BMW to create one-off tribute to 3.0 CSL”, inEvo‎[2], archived fromthe originalon26 September 2020, retrieved14 May 2015:BMW is to create aone-offtribute to the iconic 3.0 CSL.2024July 25, Chinomso Sunday, “Celine Dion to Earn $2 Million for Olympic Ceremony Song”, innewscentral.africa‎[3], archived fromthe originalon26 July 2024:Grammy award-winning singer Celine Dion will reportedly earn $2 million for aone-offperformance at the 2024 Olympics.

Examples:

EN: It's show time! A one-off!
ES: ¡Va a haber espectáculo sin precedente!
EN: Tonight was just a one-off.
ES: Anoche fue una excepción.
EN: Papa's a one-off.
ES: Papá es muy particular.
EN: This is a one-off design.
ES: Sólo le quedaba un modelo.
EN: Sleeping one-off on a park bench?
ES: ¿Tú qué has hecho? ¿Dormir en eI banco de un parque?
EN: Ah, one-off?
ES: Ah, la rareza.
EN: - It's a one-off?
ES: - ¿Es una rareza?
EN: That was like a one-off thing
ES: Fue cosa de una vez.
EN: What we do know is the rifle is a one-off, made to measure.
ES: Lo que sí sabemos es que el rifle es único, hecho a medida.
EN: A one-off.
ES: Por esta vez.
EN: Have you ever heard of a one-off handcrafted television set?
ES: ¿Alguna vez han oído hablar de un aparato de televisión artesanal?
EN: Well, last week I thought we were dealing with some kind of insane one-off now we've got two of a kind.
ES: La semana pasada creí que nos enfrentábamos a un psicópata. Ya no sé si es uno o son dos.
EN: A one-off opportunity.
ES: Una oportunidad imperdible.
EN: This is a one-off job.
ES: Sólo lo haremos una vez.
EN: This case is a one-off.
ES: Este caso es único.

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