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double

[ˈdʌbəl]

sustantivo

1doble (sustantivo masculino) (of person)

2habitación (f) doble (hotel room)

también:

doubles -> dobles mpl (in tennis)
a doubles match -> un partido de dobles

también:

at or on the double -> a toda velocidad, corriendo

adjetivo

3doble

a double gin/whiskey -> una ginebra/un whisky doble
double m -> doble eme, dos emes (when spelling)
double agent -> agente (sustantivo masculino) doble
double bass -> contrabajo (m)
double bed -> cama (f) de matrimonio
double bill -> sesión (f) doble (at cinema)
double chin -> papada (f)
double cream -> nata (f) para montar (británicoEsp), crema (f) líquida enriquecida (Am), crema (f) doble (RP)
double date -> cita (f) de dos parejas
to talk double Dutch (familiar) -> hablar en chino (británico)
double fault -> doble falta (f) (in tennis)
double figures -> números mpl de dos cifras
inflation is now in double figures -> la inflación ha superado la barrera del 10 por ciento
double first (universidad) -> = licenciatura en dos especialidades con las calificaciones más altas (británico)
double indemnity (finanzas) -> = seguro de vida en el que se paga el doble del capital cuando el asegurado muere por accidente (Estados Unidos)
to lead a double life -> llevar una doble vida
double meaning -> doble sentido (m)
double parking -> estacionamiento (m) or aparcamiento (m) en doble fila (español de España)
double room -> habitación (f) doble
double spacing -> doble espacio (m)
double standard -> doble moral (f)
to do a double take -> reaccionar un instante más tarde
double yellow line -> = línea doble continua de color amarillo próxima al bordillo que indica prohibición total de estacionamiento (británico)

adverbio

4el doble (twice as much)

to charge somebody double -> cobrar a alguien el doble
it costs double what it did last year -> cuesta el doble de lo que costaba el año pasado
to see double -> ver doble

5(in two)

to fold something double -> doblar algo por la mitad
to be bent double -> estar doblado(a) or agachado(a)

verbo transitivo

6duplicar (multiply by 2)

7doblar por la mitad (fold)

verbo intransitivo

8duplicarse (increase)

también:

to double as -> hacer también de; (person) funcionar también como (thing)

double [da-bel-taim]

1Doblar, duplicar, multiplicar por dos (increase twofold/earnings, profits).

I’d double the amount of sugar -> yo le pondría el doble de azúcar
I’ll double that offer -> yo ofrezco el doble

2Doblar, plegar; por lo común con up, over, etc. 3.

3Ser dos veces otra cosa.

4(Games) Doblar (stake, call, bid).

To double a cap -> (Mar.) doblar o montar un cabo
To double a ship’s bottom -> (Mar.) Embonar

verbo neutro (intransitivo)

5Doblarse, duplicarse (increase twofold/price, amount). (n)

6Jugar una mala partida o pegar petardo. (n)

7Disimular, usar de artificios, obrar con doblez. (n)

8Volver atrás. (n)

9The table doubles as a desk, la mesa también se usa como escritorio (have dual role). (n)

va. Redoblar (efforts). Redoblar, repetir.

sustantivo

1Doble (hotel room); duplo.

I’ll have a déme uno doble -> 2. Pliegue, doblez en la ropa

2Doblez; impostura, engaño, treta, artificio.

3aparecido, fantasma. (Figurado)

His su mismo retrato -> 5. Doble (in bridge, dice, dominoes, darts); doble, doblete (in baseball)

4At/on the a paso ligero. (Militar)

Come here at the double! -> ¡ven aquí inmediatamente

Doble (of spirits).

double [ˈdʌbl]

adjective

1 (twice) doble

it is double what it was es el doble de lo que era; my income is double that of my neighbour gano dos veces más que mi vecino; gano el doble que mi vecino; he's double your age te dobla la edad; he's double the age of his sister le dobla en edad a su hermana; double the size el doble de grande; double the amount of money el doble de dinero; twins: double the trouble, and double the fun! mellizos: el doble de problemas ¡y el doble de diversión!

The boy was double the size of his sister... you should have bought a bottle double the size

2 (extra-big) doble

a double dose of cough mixture una dosis doble de jarabe para la tos; a double helping of ice cream una porción doble de helado; a double whisky un whisky doble

a double amount of work a double portion of sth

3 (two, dual)

it is spelt with a double "m" se escribe con dos emes; double five two six (5526) (Telec) cinco, cinco, dos, seis; cincuenta y cinco, veintiséis

a box with a double bottombottom una caja con doble fondo

to lead a double lifelife llevar una doble vida

it serves a double purposepurpose sirve un doble propósito

throw a double six to commence playsix para empezar el juego tiene que sacar un seis doble al tirar los dados

the egg had a double yolkyolk el huevo tenía dos yemas

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adverb

1 (twice as much) [+cost, pay] el doble

he earns double what I earn gana el doble que yo; you should have bought double that amount deberías haber comprado el doble; if you land on a pink square it counts double si caes en una casilla rosa vale el doble vale por dos;or

they paid him double what they paid me

to see double ver doble

2 (in half) por la mitad

the blanket had been folded double habían doblado la manta por la mitad; to be bent double (with age) estar encorvado; to be bent double with pain retorcerse de dolor

noun

1 (drink) doble; (m)

A bottle of whisky was produced and three doubles were poured. "I'd like a whisky please." — "A single or a double?"

2 (double room) habitación doble; (f)

we booked two single rooms and a double

3 (Cine) (stand-in) doble; (m)

4 (lookalike) doble; (m)

I saw your double in the street last night

5 (in games) doble; (m)

throw a double to start para empezar tienes que sacar un doble

double or quits double or nothing doble o nada

6 doubles (Tennis) (Badminton) dobles; (m)

didn't Roche and Newcombe win the doubles that year?

to play doubles jugar dobles

I enjoy playing doubles

a game of mixed/ladies' doubles un partido de dobles mixtos/femininos

7 (Dep) (double victory)

the double el doblete

Arsenal won the double in 1972

at the double (informal) (very quickly) a la carrera; corriendo; they ate their food at the double comieron a la carrera; comieron corriendo; get into bed, at the double! ¡a la cama corriendo!

they marched down the street at the double...

on the double (informal) (immediately) ya mismo; we'd better go on the double mejor vamos ya mismo

verb:transitive

1 (increase twofold) [+money, quantity, profits] doblar; duplicar; [+price, salary] doblar; [+efforts] redoblar

think of a number and double it piensa en un número y multiplícalo por dos duplícalo;or he doubled my offer ofreció el doble que yo

the average baby doubles its birth weight at about five months

he has already doubled his birth weight ya pesa el doble de lo que pesaba al nacer

they quickly double the prices when they see a tourist coming they offered to double his salary if would agree to stay

2 (also double over) (fold) [+paper, blanket] doblar;

3 (Teat)

he doubles the parts of courtier and hangman hace dos papeles, el de cortesano y el de verdugo; he's doubling the part of Kennedy for Steve Newman es el doble de Steve Newman en el papel de Kennedy

4 (in card games) doblar

to double one's stake doblar la apuesta; I'll double you! ¡te doblo la apuesta!

5 (circumnavigate) [+headland] doblar

verb:intransitive

1 (become twice as great) [+quantity] doblarse; duplicarse

these figures have doubled since last year estas cifras se han duplicado desde el año pasado

2 (have two functions)

to double as sth hacer las veces de algo; the sofa doubles as a spare bed el sofá hace las veces de cama para los invitados

this bedroom doubles as a study her secretary doubled as her housekeeper

3 (Teat)

to double for sb doblar a algn

a stand-in doubles for her in the parachuting scene

he doubled as Hamlet's father también hizo el papel del padre de Hamlet

4 (change direction suddenly) girar sobre sí mismo

The tiny animal doubles, stops, and then finally runs back

5 (Bridge) doblar

modifier

double agent (n) doble agente; (m)

double bar (n) (Mús) barra doble; (f)

double bass (n) contrabajo; (m)

double bassoon (n) contrafagot; (m)

double bed (n) cama de matrimonio; (f)

double bend (n) (Aut) curva en S; (f)

double bill (n) (Cine) programa doble; (m)

double bind (n) dilema sin solución; (m) callejón sin salida; (m) (informal)

double bluff (n)

perhaps, he thought, it's a kind of double bluff quizás, pensó, intenta hacerme creer que está mintiendo pero en realidad dice la verdad

double boiler (n) (US) cazos para hervir al baño María; (m)

double booking (n) (booking for two) reserva para dos; (f) (over-booking) doble reserva; (f)

the reception was cancelled owing to a double booking

double chin (n) papada; (f)

double cream (n) (Britain) crema doble; (f) nata (para montar); (f) (Esp) doble crema; (f) (Méx)

double dealer (n) traidoratraidora;a traidora (m) (f)

double density disk (n) (Comput) disco de doble densidad; (m)

double doors (n) puerta de dos hojas; (f)

The double doors facing the window were open...

double Dutch (informal) (n) (Britain) chino; (informal) (m)

it's double Dutch to me para mí es chino; (informal) to talk double Dutch (informal) hablar en chino; (informal)

double eagle (n) doble eagle; (m)

double entry (n) partida doble; (f)

double entry book-keeping (n) contabilidad por partida doble; (f)

double exposure (n) (Fot) doble exposición; (f)

double fault (n) (Tennis) falta doble; (f)

double-fault

double feature (n) (Cine) sesión doble; (f) programa doble; (m)

double first (n) (Univ) título universitario británico con nota de sobresaliente en dos especialidades

she graduated in French and Italian with a double first

double flat (n) (Mús) doble bemol; (m)

double glazing (n) doble acristalamiento; (m) doble ventana; (f)

we're going to put in double glazing

double helix (n) (Chem) hélice doble; (f)

double indemnity (n) (US) (Insurance) doble indemnización; (f)

double indemnity coverage (n) (US) seguro de doble indemnización; (m)

double jeopardy (n) (US) (Jur) procesamiento por segunda vez; (m)

double knitting (n) lana de doble hebra; (f)

double knot (n) nudo doble; (m)

double lock (n) cerradura doble; (f)

double-lock

double marking (n) doble corrección; (f)

double meaning (n) doble sentido; (m)

double negative (n) (Gram) doble negación construcción gramatical, incorrecta en inglés, en la que se utilizan dos formas negativas; (f) (construcción gramatical, incorrecta en inglés, en la que se utilizan dos formas negativas)

double pay (n) paga doble; (f)

everybody gets double pay on Sundays todo el mundo recibe paga doble los domingos

double pneumonia (n) pulmonía doble; (f)

double room (n) habitación doble; (f)

double saucepan (n) (Britain) cazos para hervir al baño María; (m)

double sharp (n) (Mús) doble sostenido; (m)

double spacing (n)

in double spacing a doble espacio

double standard (n)

to have double standards have a double standard aplicar una regla para unos y otra para otros

it's not fair when the boss has double standards, and lets one person get away with it and then comes down on the other like a ton of bricks

double star (n) estrella binaria; (f)

double stopping (n) doble cuerda; (f)

double take (n)

to do a double take (look twice) tener que mirar dos veces; when I told him the news, he did a double take cuando le di la noticia no daba crédito a sus oídos no se lo creía;or

double talk (n) lenguaje con doble sentido; (m)

double time (n) (Ind) (Comm) tarifa doble; (f)

we earn double time on Sundays los domingos nos pagan el doble; (Mil) in double time a paso ligero

double track (n) vía doble; (f)

double vision (n) doble visión; (f) diplopía; (f)

He suffered from double vision

double whammy (informal) (n) palo doble; (m) (informal)

double windows (n) ventanas dobles; (f)

double yellow lines (n) (Aut) línea doble amarilla de prohibido aparcar; línea amarilla continua; (f)

it is illegal to park on double yellow lines

Verb Conjugation for "double"

Imperative

double
you double
he/she doubles
we double
you double
they double

Preterite

I doubled
you doubled
he/she doubled
we doubled
you doubled
they doubled

Present Continuous

I am doubling
you are doubling
he/she is doubling
we are doubling
you are doubling
they are doubling

Present Perfect

I have doubled
you have doubled
he/she has doubled
we have doubled
you have doubled
they have doubled

Past Continuous

I was doubling
you were doubling
he/she was doubling
we were doubling
you were doubling
they were doubling

Past Perfect

I had doubled
you had doubled
he/she had doubled
we had doubled
you had doubled
they had doubled

Future

I will double
you will double
he/she will double
we will double
you will double
they will double

Future Perfect

I will have doubled
you will have doubled
he/she will have doubled
we will have doubled
you will have doubled
they will have doubled

Future Continuous

I will be doubling
you will be doubling
he/she will be doubling
we will be doubling
you will be doubling
they will be doubling

Present Perfect Continuous

I have been doubling
you have been doubling
he/she has been doubling
we have been doubling
you have been doubling
they have been doubling

Future Perfect Continuous

I will have been doubling
you will have been doubling
he/she will have been doubling
we will have been doubling
you will have been doubling
they will have been doubling

Past Perfect Continuous

I had been doubling
you had been doubling
he/she had been doubling
we had been doubling
you had been doubling
they had been doubling

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