What does unico in Italian mean?

What is the meaning of the word unico in Italian? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use unico in Italian.

The word unico in Italian means unique, unparalleled, only one, only one, one-way, sole administrator, unique article, unique item, singular event, rare example, only child, unified court of first instance, sole teacher, one teacher, single batch, single item, European Single Market, special number, single thought, single idea, unique piece, unique part, single course, one of a kind, in a class of its own, one-way traffic, sole shareholder, one and only, one-way street, consolidated text, one of a kind. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word unico

unique

aggettivo (solo, senza eguali)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Dormire è l'unico pensiero che ho per la testa in questo momento.
ⓘQuesta frase non è una traduzione della frase inglese. This wine is a unique blend of international and local grape varieties.

unparalleled

aggettivo (estensione (ineguagliabile, insuperabile)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Mia nonna è unica in cucina.
My grandmother is unparalleled in the kitchen.

only one

(chi è il solo a fare [qc])

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Flavio è l'unico che conosce la parola d'ordine.
Flavio is the only one who knows the password.

only one

sostantivo maschile (il solo esemplare)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Questa copia è l'unica che è sopravvissuta all'incendio.
This copy is the only one which survived the fire.

one-way

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Questa è una strada a senso unico: non entrarci.

sole administrator

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il nuovo amministratore unico era celebre per le sue sfuriate.
The new sole administrator was known for his fits of anger.

unique article, unique item

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

singular event

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

rare example

only child

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La politica del figlio unico in Cina è stata parzialmente abolita negli ultimi anni.
China's only child policy has been partly abolished in the last years.

unified court of first instance

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

sole teacher, one teacher

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

single batch, single item

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

European Single Market

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

special number

single thought, single idea

(literal)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Nelle dittature vige il pensiero unico, almeno a livello ufficiale.

unique piece, unique part

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Questa opera è un pezzo unico che mi è costato una fortuna.
This artwork is a unique piece which set me back a fortune.

single course

sostantivo maschile (pasti: unica pietanza)

one of a kind, in a class of its own

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
Questo è un caso più unico che raro di generosità compulsiva.
This is a one of a kind example of compulsive generosity.

one-way traffic

sostantivo maschile (traffico)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

sole shareholder

sostantivo maschile (unipersonale)

Negli ultimi anni in Italia è aumentato il numero di società a socio unico.
The number of sole shareholder companies in Italy has increased over the last few years.

one and only

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")

one-way street

consolidated text

(integrating successive amendments)

one of a kind

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