once
→
when
2 realizations
Related shifts
| ID | Meaning 1 | Direction | Meaning 2 |
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Comment
| ACCEPTED Realization 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
|---|---|---|
| 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]. | |