Kilo Lingo

/doˈβlaɾ/

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Translation

to fold, to bend, to turn

Word origin

From Latin duplare ('to double'), from duplus ('twofold'). English 'double' descends from the same root.

Origin
Latin
Root
duplare
English cognates
double, duplicate

Grammar

Verb type-ar regular

Examples

guardarla.

Fold the clothes before putting them away.

derecha .

You have to turn right at the corner.

.

The wind made the trees bend.

doblada español.

This film is dubbed into Spanish.

, sueldo.

If you work on Sunday, they double your pay.

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This word is part of lesson 64.