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"Hit" is a transitive verb which is often translated as "golpear", and "double" is an adjective which is often translated as "doble". Learn more about the difference between "hit" and "double" below.
hit(
hiht
)A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
1. (to strike)
2. (sports)
a. golpear (ball games or boxing)
You need to hit the ball in such a way that it's difficult for the fielders to catch it.Hay que golpear la pelota de tal manera que a los fildeadores les sea difícil atraparla.
b. pegar (ball games or boxing)
It seems the well-known boxer hit his opponent when he was still on the floor.Parece que el boxeador famoso le pegó a su contrincante cuando todavía se encontraba en el suelo.
c. batear (baseball)
Mark hit more home runs than his brother that season.Aquella temporada Mark bateó más jonrones que su hermano.
a. chocar contra
The truck hit the wall with such an impact that it exploded.El camión chocó contra la pared con tanta fuerza que explotó.
a. atropellar
He was hit by a car while crossing the street.Lo atropelló un carro cuando cruzaba la calle.
b. arrollar
A van hit a pedestrian who was crossing the avenue.Una furgoneta arrolló a un peatón que cruzaba la avenida.
5. (to knock)
a. golpear
The raindrops hit the tin roof noisily.Las gotas de lluvia golpeaban el techo de lata con gran estruendo.
6. (to reach)
7. (to attain)
a. alcanzar
The weatherman says that temperatures will hit a record high today.El meteorólogo dice que las temperaturas hoy alcanzarán niveles récord.
a. afectar
His wife leaving him must have hit him hard.El que su mujer lo abandonara ha debido afectarlo mucho.
a. tropezar con
The plane hit a few patches of turbulence.El avión tropezó con algunas zonas de turbulencia.
10. (to dawn on)
a. entender
It hit me that I am responsible for my own happiness.Por fin entendí que soy responsable por mi propia felicidad.
b. darse cuenta de
It suddenly hit her that she was under no obligation to do this if she didn't want to.De pronto se dio cuenta de que no tenía obligación alguna de hacer eso si no quería.
11. (to press)
a. dar a
If you're ready to record, I'll hit the button.Si estás lista para grabar, le doy al botón.
b. pulsar
It will automatically save when you hit return.Se guardará automáticamente cuando pulses la tecla de retorno.
c. presionar
I was so tired, I hit the snooze button three times this morning.Estaba tan cansado que presioné el botón de repetición tres veces esta mañana.
d. hacer clic en (computing)
Don't forget to hit the save button before you exit the program.No te olvides de hacer clic en el botón Guardar antes de salir del programa.
12. (colloquial) (to smoke a drug) (United States)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in the United States
a. dar una pitada a
You have to pass the joint after you've hit it.Después de darle dar una pitada al porro, tienes que pasarlo.
b. dar una jalada a (slang) (Latin America)
A very informal word or phrase used by a particular group or community as a substitute for standard language (e.g., joint, john).
Regionalism used in Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.
Hit this joint. It's good stuff.Darle una jalada a este porro. Tiene de la buena.
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
16. (blow)
a. el golpe (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
It would take a strong hit to launch the ball over the fence.Haría falta un golpe fuerte para lanzar la pelota por encima de la cerca.
b. el impacto (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
One of the targets received a direct hit and the other was sprayed by shrapnel.Uno de los objetivos recibió un impacto directo y el otro recibió una lluvia de metralla.
17. (accurate shot)
18. (computing)
a. la visita (F) (to a web page)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
We are hoping for many more hits on our site following the new advertising campaign.Esperamos muchas más visitas a nuestro sitio a raíz de la nueva campaña publicitaria.
b. el resultado (M) (of an internet search)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
There are 20,000 hits for that term.Al buscar ese término se obtienen 20,000 resultados.
19. (success)
20. (baseball)
21. (colloquial) (dose of a drug) (United States)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in the United States
a. el jalón (M) (slang) (Latin America)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
A very informal word or phrase used by a particular group or community as a substitute for standard language (e.g., joint, john).
Regionalism used in Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.
The drummer took a hit of a joint before going on stage.El baterista le dio un jalón a su porro antes de salir al escenario.
b. la calada (F) (slang) (Spain)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
A very informal word or phrase used by a particular group or community as a substitute for standard language (e.g., joint, john).
Regionalism used in Spain
The guy with the joint asked me if I wanted a hitEl tío que tenía un porro preguntó si quería una calada.
An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
22. (successful)
a. de gran éxito (invariable)
My dream would be to write a hit musical.Mi mayor ilusión sería crear un musical de gran éxito.
b. exitoso
The band's first hit song was released in 2008.La primera canción exitosa de la banda fue lanzada en 2008.
double(
duh
-
buhl
)An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
b. dos veces
Helen's income is double that of her sister's.El ingreso de Helen es dos veces el de su hermana.
c. no direct translation
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
She's double the fun of her cousin.Ella es el doble de divertida que su prima.
Steven is double the age of Erica.Steven le dobla en edad a Erica.
2. (with two)
3. (for two)
a. de matrimonio (bed)
Maria and Jose sleep in a double bed.María y José duermen en una cama de matrimonio.
b. de dos plazas (bed)
Carlos sleeps with his brother in a double bed.Carlos duerme con su hermano en una cama de dos plazas.
c. doble
Fred and Vickie requested a double room at the hotel.Fred y Vickie pidieron una habitación doble en el hotel.
An adverb is a word that describes a verb, an adjective, or other adverbs (e.g., to run quickly, very tired).
6. (in half)
a. por la mitad
Fold the paper double and put it in the envelope.Dobla el papel por la mitad y colócalo en el sobre.
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
7. (drink)
8. (hotel room)
a. la habitación doble (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Did you book a single or a double for Las Vegas?¿Reservaste una habitación doble o sencilla para Las Vegas?
9. (movies)
a. el doble (M), la doble (F)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Keira Knightley was a double for Natalie Portman in the Star Wars movie.Keira Knightley fue doble de Natalie Portman en la película de Star Wars.
10. (lookalike)
a. el doble (M), la doble (F)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
I saw your double when I was in Hawaii. - That wasn't my double. I was there.Vi a tu doble cuando estaba en Hawai. - No era mi doble; era yo.
11. (in games)
12. (sports)
a. los dobles (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Lily and Laura won their first doubles match.Lily y Laura ganaron su primer partido de dobles.
13. (two base hit)
a. el doblete (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The batter got a double.El bateador consiguió un doblete.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
a. doblar
I went to the casino with the intention of doubling my winnings. I did, but then I lost it.Fui al casino con la intención de doblar ganancias. Lo hice, pero luego lo perdí.
b. duplicar
If you invest with me, you will double your money in two years.Si inviertes conmigo, duplicarás tu dinero en dos años.
c. redoblar
We need to double our efforts to meet our objectives on time.Hay que redoblar los esfuerzos para cumplir con los objetivos a tiempo.
d. multiplicar por dos
Cars older than 15 years double your risk of dying in a traffic accident.Los coches de más de 15 años multiplican por dos el riesgo de fallecer en un accidente automovilístico.
15. (to fold over)
b. doblar por la mitad
Double the sheet metal to make it two ply.Dobla la hoja de metal por la mitad para que sea de dos capas.
a. interpetar (two roles)
He doubled the parts of Le Beau and Corin in "As You Like It."Interpretó los papeles de Le Beau y Corin en "Cómo gustéis."
a. doblar
The gambler doubled his bet after every loss, hoping to make up for all his previous losses.El jugador doblaba cada vez que perdía, con la esperanza de compensar todas las pérdidas anteriores.
18. (to sail around)
a. doblar
They doubled the cape and sailed to Madagascar.Doblaron el cabo y navegaron rumbo a Madagascar.
19. (to clench)
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
a. doblarse
The percentage of dues paid has doubled this year.El porcentaje de cuotas pagadas se ha doblado este año.
b. duplicarse
The country's foreign debt nearly doubled in 16 years.La deuda externa del país casi se duplicó en 16 años.
a. no direct translation
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
My watch doubles as a calculatorMi reloj hace también de calculadora.
The key fob doubles as a breathalyzer.El llavero es además un alcoholímetro.
a. ser doble de
She doubles for her twin sister, the governor, to throw reporters off her trail.Es doble de su hermana gemela, la gobernadora, para despistar a los reporteros.
doubles
A plural noun indicates that there is more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
24. (sports)
a. los dobles (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Jenny and Clara won the doubles match.Jenny y Clara ganaron el partido de dobles.
