OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 47768

double life

/ˈdʌb(ə)l ˌlaɪf/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
doble vida
An existence or life that has two aspects, particularly when one of them is regarded as embarrassing, immoral, or unlawful and thus kept hidden from some people.
He lived a double life as both a British diplomat and a Soviet spy.
[page 153] But perhaps the most remarkable illustration of a double life is one which has been brought before the notice of the scientific world recently; [...] "A sergeant of the…
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