one-way street

• Rua pela qual os veículos só podem circular em uma única direção; também usado metaforicamente para descrever uma situação, relação ou acordo que beneficia ou flui apenas em um sentido, sem reciprocidade.

A street where vehicles are only allowed to travel in one direction; also used metaphorically to describe a situation, relationship, or agreement that only benefits or moves in one direction, without reciprocity.

1. Traffic regulationA2formal

   A street where vehicles are allowed to travel in only one direction.

   Rua de mão única

   • You can't turn here; it's a one-way street.
   • The driver accidentally entered a one-way street going the wrong way.
   • The city converted the road into a one-way street to reduce congestion.

2. Unilateral situationB2informal

   A situation or relationship where only one side is active, giving, or benefiting, while the other is passive or receives nothing in return.

   Relação unilateral

   • Their friendship felt like a one-way street; she always listened but he never did.
   • Negotiations became a one-way street, with only one party making concessions.
   • In a healthy relationship, communication shouldn't be a one-way street.