Meanings (ES + gloss)
doble
Made up of two matching or complementary elements.
The closet has double doors.
“[…] it is not fair of you to bring against mankind double weapons ! Such is not the usage of civilized warfare. Dangerous enough you are as woman alone, without bringing to your a…
doble • duplado (disused) • duplicado • duplo • dúplex • redoblado
Of twice the quantity.
Give me a double serving of mashed potatoes.
The Shanghai-based company reported Wednesday that net profit soared 246% to 28 billion yuan ($3.9 billion) in the first quarter of 2024, more than double the average analyst estim…
doble
Designed for two (people, cars, etc.).
a double garage
a double room
bicapa • doblado
Folded in two; composed of two layers.
doblado • encorvado
Stooping; bent over.
doble
Having two aspects; ambiguous.
a double meaning
doble • dúplice
False, deceitful, or hypocritical.
A fals double tunge is more fiers and fell Then Cerberus the cur couching in the kenel of hel; Wherof hereafter, I thinke for to write,
a double life
doble
Of flowers, having more than the normal number of petals.
Phrases
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Meanings (ES + gloss)
doble • duplo
Twice the number, amount, size, etc.
doble
A person who resembles and stands in for another person, often for safety purposes
Saddam Hussein was rumored to have many doubles.
doble
A drink with two portions of alcohol.
On second thought, make that a double.
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Meanings (ES + gloss)
doblar • duplicar • redoblar
To multiply by two.
The company doubled their earnings per share over last quarter.
duplicarse • redoblarse
To increase by 100%, to become twice as large in size.
Our earnings have doubled in the last year.
doblar
To fold over so as to make two folds.
To make a pleat, double the material at the waist.
apretar
To clench (a fist).
emparejar
To join or couple.
duplicar
To repeat exactly; copy.
hacer las veces de
To serve a second role or have a second purpose.
A spork is a kind of fork that doubles as a spoon.
hacer de doble de • ser doble de
To act as substitute for (another theatrical performer in a certain role, etc).
Laforêt, who (as the French express it), doubles Lainez, that is, performs the same characters in his absence.
[…] and when she attempted to double the part of her mother, she equally failed in playing the great or agreeable lady.
doblar • torcer
To turn sharply, following a winding course.
circunnavegar
To sail around (a headland or other point).
Sailing along the coast, he doubled the promontory of Carthage.
doblar
To make a call that will double certain scoring points if the preceding bid becomes the contract.
duplicar la velocidad
To go or march at twice the normal speed.
"You double down to the harbour, my lad," said the Captain to Strickland, "and sign on. You've got your papers." Strickland set off at once, and that was the last Captain Nichols s…
acumular doblemente • duplicar
To multiply the strength or effect of by two.
Sorry, this store does not double coupons.
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