once
→
when
2 realizations
Related shifts
ID | Meaning 1 | Direction | Meaning 2 |
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Comment
ACCEPTED Realization 1 | ||
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Type | Polysemy | |
Language | English | |
Lexeme | once | |
Meaning 1 | one time, once | I’ve only met her once. |
Direction | → | |
Meaning 2 | when | Once I get him a job, he’ll be fine. |
Reference | LDOCE | |
Comment |
ACCEPTED Realization 2 | ||
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Type | Polysemy | |
Language | French | |
Lexeme | une fois | |
Meaning 1 | one time, once | On ne meurt qu'une fois. One can only die once. |
Direction | → | |
Meaning 2 | when | Une fois couché, il s'endormit. As soon as he was in bed, he fell asleep. |
Reference | CNRTL | |
Comment | The second example is from [Larousse]. |