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Définitions

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only if
1. conj. Seulement si.
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only if
1. conj. Not unless; used to introduce a necessary condition.
The company will succeed only if it has sufficient backing.
Analyse
only
1. adj. Seul.
This is the only bar in town.
There is only one right way to do it.
2. adj. Unique.
This is the only road leading to Rome.
if
1. conj. Si, conjonction qui exprime une condition ou un choix.
If he does not come back, I will go to France.
S'il ne revient pas, j'irai en France.
En programmation informatique, instruction qui exprime une condition d'exécution.
2. n. Si.

Exemples de phrases

They were created only if they had jobs to do, a spokesman said.  Only if you happen to know something about child psychology.  Only if it perceives that a poor stewardship record constitutes a threat to its own health will the investment industry really transform itself.

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