/ˈdoβle/
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Translation
double
Word origin
From Latin duplus ('twofold'), from duo ('two') plus the root of plicare ('to fold'). The same root gives English double and duplicate.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- duplus
- English cognates
- double, duplicate, duplex
Grammar
Masc pluraldobles
Examples
.
I would like a double room for two nights.
original.
He offered me double the original price.
; bandos.
He is a double agent; he works for both sides.
invitados .
We made a double amount because we have guests coming for dinner.
.
He leads a double life that no one in the family knows about.
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