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once

  (wŭns) pronunciation
adv.
  1. One time only: once a day.
  2. At one time in the past; formerly.
  3. At any time; ever: Once known, his face is never forgotten.
  4. By one degree of relationship: my first cousin once removed.
n.

A single occurrence; one time: Once will have to do. You can go just this once.

conj.

As soon as; if ever; when: Once he goes, we can clean up.

adj.

Having been formerly; former: the once capital of the nation.

idiom:

at once

  1. All at one time; simultaneously: Everything happened at once. The view of the skyline is at once awesome, grand, and disappointing.
  2. Immediately; instantly: Leave the room at once.

[Middle English ones, from on, one, from Old English ān.]


 
 
Thesaurus: once

adverb

    At a time in the past: already, before, earlier, erstwhile, formerly, previously. Archaic aforetime, beforetime. See precede/follow.

adjective

    Having been such previously: erstwhile, former, late, old, onetime, past, previous, quondam, sometime, whilom. See precede/follow.

 
Antonyms: once

adv, adj

Definition: in the past
Antonyms: future, never, now


 
A cynical view of the world by Ambrose Bierce


adv.

Enough.


 
pronunciation

IN BRIEF: At a certain time; At the same time.

pronunciation The only reason for time is so that everything doesn't happen at once. — Albert Einstein (1879-1955), German-Swiss-American mathematical physicist, famous for his theories of relativity.

 
Wikipedia: Once (Nightwish album)
Once
Once cover
Studio album by Nightwish
Released June 7, 2004
Recorded 2003–2004
Genre Symphonic metal
Length 60:07
Label Spinefarm Records
Nuclear Blast
Roadrunner Records
Producer Tuomas Holopainen, Tero Kinnunen
Professional reviews
Nightwish chronology
Century Child
(2002)
Once
(2004)
Dark Passion Play
(2007)
Once
North American album cover
North American album cover

Once is the fifth studio album by Nightwish, released June 7, 2004 by Nuclear Blast Records. Spinefarm Records also released a platinum edition of this album on November 24, 2004, containing the original tracks in addition to Live to Tell the Tale, White Night Fantasy and the video for Nemo by Antti Jokinen. The North American version of Once contains the video for Wish I Had an Angel instead.

During the first week of its release, Once entered the German, Finnish, Norwegian and Greek charts as number one, selling over 80,000 copies in Germany alone. It was also the first Nightwish album to chart in the U.S., reaching #42 on the Billboard Top Heatseekers chart. It was also the band's first album to chart in UK, reaching #102. In May, Nemo was the first single to be released from this album, followed by Wish I Had an Angel in September, Kuolema tekee taiteilijan (only in Finland) in November and The Siren in July 2005.

Once is the last of the Nightwish studio albums to feature vocals by Tarja Turunen.

The single Nemo topped the charts in Finland and Hungary, and reached the top ten in five additional countries. "Nemo" therefore remains their most successful single release to date.

In an interview Tuomas Holopainen (main song writer of the band) said that it is up to the listener to find out the meaning of the title Once. Every name has got a meaning - though, he doesn't feel comfortable talking about it.[1]

The cover features the sculpture Angel of Grief by William Wetmore Story.

Once utilizes a full orchestra in nine of the eleven songs on the album. Unlike Century Child, Nightwish decided to look for an orchestra outside of Finland this time, choosing the London Session Orchestra, which also will be featured in their sixth studio album. It is also their second album to feature a full-length song in Finnish, "Kuolema Tekee Taiteilijan" (English: "Death Creates an Artist"). Once has sold triple platinum in Finland, platinum in Germany, gold in Sweden and reached #1 in the Greek, Norwegian and Hungarian album charts. The following singles were: "Wish I Had an Angel" (featured on the soundtrack of the Alone in the Dark film), "Kuolema Tekee Taiteilijan" (released only in Finland and Japan) and "The Siren". Besides the commercial success, Once was also accepted by critics, with many positive reviewers (such as Metalfan.nl[2] and RockReport.be)[3] drawing comparisons with Oceanborn.

Once Upon a Tour

The success of the album allowed them to perform the Once World Tour, which enabled them to play in many countries the band had never visited before. Nightwish performed at the opening ceremony of the 2005 World Championships in Athletics, held in Helsinki,[4] highlighting acclaim the band has recently gained.

Music style

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Nightwish's "Nemo"

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Nightwish added a lot of new elements to their music for this album (probably best audible as the Rammstein-like chorus riff and synthesized drum-beat of Wish I Had an Angel, or the long Native American prayer chant on Creek Mary's Blood) without losing their distinctive sound. One of the most important additions is that of a symphonic orchestra, namely, the London Session Orchestra. The song Ghost Love Score is an apt example of the combined work done by the orchestra and Nightwish, which the name hints at.

Track listing

Title Writers Length
1. "Dark Chest of Wonders" Holopainen 4:29
2. "Wish I Had an Angel" [I] Holopainen 4:06
3. "Nemo" [II] Holopainen 4:36
4. "Planet Hell" Holopainen 4:39
5. "Creek Mary's Blood" (feat. John Two-Hawks) [III] Holopainen 8:30
6. "The Siren" [IV] Holopainen & Vuorinen 4:45
7. "Dead Gardens" (feat. Jouni Hynynen) Holopainen 4:28
8. "Romanticide" Holopainen & Hietala 4:58
9. "Ghost Love Score" [V] Holopainen 10:02
10. "Kuolema Tekee Taiteilijan" [VI] Holopainen 3:59
11. "Higher Than Hope" (feat. Marc Brueland) [VII] Holopainen & Hietala 5:35
12. "White Night Fantasy (Bonus Track)" [VIII] Holopainen 4:05
13. "Live to Tell the Tale (Bonus Track)" [IX] Holopainen 5:02

Credits

Guests:

Notes

I.  The second single.
II.  The first single.
III.  With John Two-Hawks on vocals and Native American flute.
IV.  The fourth single.
V.  An epic orchestral piece, dear to Holopainen. On the "Wish I Had an Angel" single, an instrumental version is included.
VI.  The third single (only in Finland). Entirely in Finnish, the title means Death Makes an Artist.
VII.  With voice recordings by Marc Brueland.
VIII.  Bonus on North American/Platinum Finnish version only.
IX.  Bonus on North American/Platinum Finnish version only.

Trivia

References

  1. ^ Nightfall interview with Tuomas Holopainen
  2. ^ Metalfan.nl. Nightwish – Once. Retrieved on January 1, 2006.
  3. ^ RockReport.be. Nightwish – Once. Retrieved on January 1, 2006.
  4. ^ Helsingin Sanomat. Helsinki skies open as World Championships get under way. Retrieved on December 30, 2005.



 
Translations: Translations for: Once

Dansk (Danish)
adv. - en gang, engang
conj. - når først, så snart, bare
n. - gang
adj. - tidligere

idioms:

  • all at once    samtidig
  • for once    for en gangs skyld
  • not once    ikke en eneste gang
  • once again    endnu en gang
  • once and for all    for sidste gang
  • once bitten, twice shy    lære af sine fejltagelser
  • once in a blue moon    en sjælden gang
  • once in a while    en gang imellem
  • once more    en gang til
  • once or twice    et par gange
  • once upon a time    der var engang

Nederlands (Dutch)
eens, eenmaal, ooit, vroeger

Français (French)
adv. - une fois, autrefois, jadis
conj. - une fois que, dès que
n. - une fois, une seule fois, cette fois-ci
adj. - autrefois, jadis

idioms:

  • all at once    tout à coup, tout d'un coup
  • for once    pour une fois
  • for this once    pour cette fois
  • not once    pas une fois
  • once again    une fois de plus, une fois encore
  • once and for all    une fois pour toutes
  • once bitten, twice shy    chat échaudé craint l'eau froide
  • once in a blue moon    tous les 36 du mois
  • once in a while    une fois de temps en temps
  • once more    une fois de plus, une fois encore
  • once or twice    une fois ou deux
  • once upon a time    il était une fois

Deutsch (German)
adv. - einmal, einst, früher
conj. - sobald
n. - ein Mal
adj. - einstig, ehemalig

idioms:

  • all at once    alle auf einmal
  • for once    ausnahmsweise einmal
  • for this once    [nur] dieses eine Mal
  • not once    nicht ein einziges Mal
  • once again    noch einmal
  • once and for all    ein für allemal
  • once bitten, twice shy    einmal und nie wieder
  • once in a blue moon    alle Jubeljahre
  • once in a while    von Zeit zu Zeit
  • once more    noch einmal
  • once or twice    ein paarmal, einigemal
  • once upon a time    es war einmal

Ελληνική (Greek)
adv. - μία φορά (μόνο), άπαξ, κάποτε, άλλοτε, μια φορά
conj. - μόλις, ευθύς ως, από τη στιγμή που, μια και
n. - άπαξ, μια (και μόνη) φορά

idioms:

  • all at once    μονομιάς, ξαφνικά, όλοι μαζί
  • for once    κατ' εξαίρεση, για μια (έστω) φορά, επιτέλους
  • not once    ούτε μια φορά
  • once again    για άλλη μια φορά
  • once and for all    μια για πάντα
  • once bitten, twice shy    όποιος καεί στο χυλό φυσάει και το γιαούρτι
  • once in a blue moon    στη χάση και στη φέξη
  • once in a while    κάπου-κάπου, μία στο τόσο
  • once more    άλλη/ακόμα μια φορά
  • once or twice    μια-δυο φορές, κάνα-δυο φορές
  • once upon a time    μια φορά κι ένα καιρό

Italiano (Italian)
una volta

idioms:

  • all at once    d'un tratto, improvvisamente
  • for once    per una volta
  • not once    mai, neanche una volta
  • once again/more    ancora una volta
  • once and for all    una volta per tutte
  • once in a while    raramente
  • once or twice    talvolta
  • once upon a time    una volta

Português (Portuguese)
adv. - uma vez
conj. - uma vez que
n. - uma vez

idioms:

  • all at once    tudo de uma só vez
  • for once    por essa vez
  • not once    nem uma vez
  • once again/more    mais uma vez
  • once and for all    de uma vez por todas
  • once in a while    de vez em quando
  • once or twice    uma ou duas vezes
  • once upon a time    era uma vez

Русский (Russian)
однажды, когда-то, один раз

idioms:

  • all at once    сразу
  • for once    вот на этот раз
  • not once    не один раз
  • once again/more    еще раз
  • once and for all    раз и навсегда
  • once in a while    время от времени
  • once or twice    иногда
  • once upon a time    жили-были

Español (Spanish)
adv. - una vez, hace mucho tiempo, vez, de vez en cuando, alguna vez, nunca, en otro tiempo, otras veces
conj. - una vez que, tan pronto como
n. - una vez, vez, de vez en cuando, alguna vez, nunca, en otro tiempo, otras veces
adj. - de otro tiempo, antiguo, que fue

idioms:

  • all at once    de repente, de una vez, todos al mismo tiempo
  • for once    por una vez
  • for this once    por esta vez, por esta única vez
  • not once    ni una vez, jamás
  • once again    una vez más, otra vez
  • once and for all    de una vez por todas
  • once bitten, twice shy    gato escaldado del agua fría huye
  • once in a blue moon    muy de vez en cuando, de Pascuas a Ramos, de higos a brevas
  • once in a while    de vez en cuando
  • once more    una vez más, otra vez
  • once or twice    un par de veces, una o dos veces
  • once upon a time    érase una vez, había una vez, hace siglos

Svenska (Swedish)
adv. - en gång
conj. - när.....väl
n. - en enda gång, samma gång

中文(简体) (Chinese (Simplified))
一次, 一旦, 曾经, 一经...便, 从前, 从前的

idioms:

  • all at once    突然地
  • for once    只有一次
  • not once    不是一次
  • once again    再一次
  • once and for all    永远地, 一次了结地
  • once bitten, twice shy    一次被咬下次胆小, 一朝被蛇咬十年怕井绳
  • once in a blue moon    千载难逢地
  • once in a while    偶尔
  • once more    重, 再次, 再
  • once or twice    一次或两次
  • once upon a time    从前

中文(繁體) (Chinese (Traditional))
adv. - 一次, 一旦, 曾經
conj. - 一旦, 一經...便
n. - 一次, 曾經, 從前
adj. - 從前的

idioms:

  • all at once    突然地
  • for once    只有一次
  • not once    不是一次
  • once again    再一次
  • once and for all    永遠地, 一次了結地
  • once bitten, twice shy    一次被咬下次膽小, 一朝被蛇咬十年怕井繩
  • once in a blue moon    千載難逢地
  • once in a while    偶爾
  • once more    重, 再次, 再
  • once or twice    一次或兩次
  • once upon a time    從前

한국어 (Korean)
adv. - 한차례, 이전에, 일단~하기만하면
conj. - ~하자마자, 일단~하기만하면
n. - 한번, 일회
adj. - 이전의

日本語 (Japanese)
adv. - 一度, 一度も, 一度でも, いったん, 昔, 以前, いつか
n. - 一度だけ
adj. - かつての
conj. - …するやいなや, ひとたび…すれば

idioms:

  • all at once    突然
  • at once    同時に, 直ちに
  • for once    一度だけは
  • not once    一度も…しない
  • once again    もう一度
  • once again/more    もう一度
  • once and for all    一度だけ, これを最後に
  • once bitten    一度始めたらやめられない
  • once in a blue moon    ごくまれに
  • once in a while    時々, まれに
  • once or twice    一二度, 幾度か
  • once upon a time    昔々

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(ظرف) مرة (حرف عطف) حالما (الاسم) مرة واحدة‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adv. - ‮פעם אחת, פעם, מתישהו בעבר, בכלל, כפול אחת‬
conj. - ‮ברגע ש-‬
n. - ‮פעם אחת, פעם‬
adj. - ‮בעבר‬


 
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