once

at the time of one o'clock or after that time; at a particular time in the past or future

una vez, cuando era una hora

• once upon a time

Collocations once a week · once in a while

• Once you've finished your homework, we can go out.

  Una vez que hayas terminado tu tarea, podemos salir.

used to say that something happens after a particular event or action has taken place; used to introduce the result of an earlier statement

una vez que, después de

• once + clause

• Once you start learning a language, it's hard to stop.

  Una vez que empiezas a aprender un idioma, es difícil detenerse.

the number eleven; the ordinal number that comes after ten and before twelve

once (número cardinal), undécimo (ordinal)

Collocations number once

• The number of people who attended the meeting was once.

  El número de personas que asistieron a la reunión fue once.

used to say that something happens only one time or for the first and last time; used to emphasize how unusual an event is

una vez, solamente una vez

• once + adverb

• I only saw him once.

  Solo lo vi una vez.

used to say that something happens regularly or repeatedly; used to emphasize how often an event occurs

una vez que, cada vez que

• once + adverb

• Once a month, we have a team meeting.

  Una vez al mes, tenemos una reunión de equipo.

used to say that something happens only one time or for the first and last time; used to emphasize how unusual an event is

una vez, solamente una vez

• once + adverb

• I only saw him once.

  Solo lo vi una vez.

used to say that something happens regularly or repeatedly; used to emphasize how often an event occurs

una vez que, cada vez que

• once + adverb

• Once a year, we go on vacation.

  Una vez al año, vamos de vacaciones.

used to say that something happens only one time or for the first and last time; used to emphasize how unusual an event is

una vez, solamente una vez

• once + adverb

• I only saw him once.

  Solo lo vi una vez.