one-way street en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
From one-way + street.
Meanings
- A road in which traffic is allowed to proceed in only one direction.
- (figuratively) A course of action that cannot be undone.
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(figuratively) Something that lacks reciprocity.
Judaism is not about reading your personal experiences into Jewish ritual, waving a wand, and declaring the result "Judaism". Vietnam has absolutely no bearing whatsoever on Torah values. Torah values can, obviously, have a bearing on Vietnam, or on anything else, but it's a one-way street.
2006 April 27, Lisa, “Spilling out drops of wine at the Seder”, in soc.culture.jewish.moderated (Usenet):Romantic love is not selfless but selfish. Although real love is not altruistic, nor is it narcissistic – a 'me-only', one-way street relationship.
2009, Alexander-Stamatios G. Antoniou, Handbook of Managerial Behavior and Occupational Health, page 186:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| one-way streets | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Antonyms
Translations (32)
da ensrettet gade (road in which traffic is only allowed to proceed in one direction) · de Einbahnstraße (road in which traffic is only allowed to proceed in one direction) · yue 單程路 /单程路 (road in which traffic is only allowed to proceed in one direction) · cmn 單向街 /单向街 (road in which traffic is only allowed to proceed in one direction) · nl eenrichtingsstraat (road in which traffic is only allowed to proceed in one direction) · mk еднонасочна улица (road in which traffic is only allowed to proceed in one direction) · pl ulica jednokierunkowa (road in which traffic is only allowed to proceed in one direction) · ja 一方通行 (road in which traffic is only allowed to proceed in one direction) · ga sráid aontreo (road in which traffic is only allowed to proceed in one direction) · el μονόδρομος (road in which traffic is only allowed to proceed in one direction) · ru у́лица с односторо́нним движе́нием (road in which traffic is only allowed to proceed in one direction) · cs jednosměrka (road in which traffic is only allowed to proceed in one direction) · es flecha (road in which traffic is only allowed to proceed in one direction) · sv enkelriktad väg (road in which traffic is only allowed to proceed in one direction) · cmn 單行道 /单行道 (road in which traffic is only allowed to proceed in one direction) · ko 일방통행 (road in which traffic is only allowed to proceed in one direction) · bg еднопосо́чна у́лица (road in which traffic is only allowed to proceed in one direction) · pt rua de mão única (road in which traffic is only allowed to proceed in one direction) · cmn 單行街 /单行街 (road in which traffic is only allowed to proceed in one direction) · is einstefnugata (road in which traffic is only allowed to proceed in one direction) · ko 일방통행로 (road in which traffic is only allowed to proceed in one direction) · ha wanwê (road in which traffic is only allowed to proceed in one direction) · cmn 單向道 /单向道 (road in which traffic is only allowed to proceed in one direction) · sv enkelriktad gata (road in which traffic is only allowed to proceed in one direction) · hu egyirányú utca (road in which traffic is only allowed to proceed in one direction) · fi yksisuuntainen katu (road in which traffic is only allowed to proceed in one direction) · ms jalan sehala (road in which traffic is only allowed to proceed in one direction) · da ensrettet vej (road in which traffic is only allowed to proceed in one direction) · es calle de un solo sentido (road in which traffic is only allowed to proceed in one direction) · es calle de mano única (road in which traffic is only allowed to proceed in one direction) · fr rue à sens unique (road in which traffic is only allowed to proceed in one direction) · ro sens unic (road in which traffic is only allowed to proceed in one direction)