uno a uno

one by one

→ uno
phrase Rare #34,705
one by one Used to describe actions done individually, in sequence, rather than all at once.
SP: Los niños entraron uno a uno en la sala.
EN: The children entered the room one by one.

Uno a uno, todos mis vínculos ya no están.

One by one, all my ties are gone.

— Devdas (2002)

Uno a uno.

One by one.

— Marty Supreme (2025)

Y uno a uno los está dejando a todos atrás!

And one by one, he's leaving them all behind!

— Bhaag Milkha Bhaag (2013)

John cogió los artículos uno a uno y los examinó.

John picked up the items one by one and examined them.

Uno a uno los traficantes del barrio Tanque iban a morir.

One by one, the drug dealers from the Tanque neighborhood were going to die.

— Tropa de élite 2 (2010)

Uno a uno, van muriendo de frío.

One by one, they are dying of cold.

— Aguirre, la cólera de Dios (1972)

Yo la vi quitando uno a uno los pétalos a una flor.

I saw her removing the petals from a flower one by one.