double

doble

Que tiene dos veces la cantidad, el tamaño o el número habitual.

En inglés sencillo: Twice the usual amount, size, or number.

• He ordered a double espresso.
• We received double pay for working on the holiday.
• Do not take a double dose if you miss one.

Sinónimos: twofold

Antónimos: half

Expresiones frecuentes: double portion, double dose, double espresso, double pay

doble

Que tiene dos partes parecidas unidas o juntas.

En inglés sencillo: Having two similar parts together.

• The hall has double doors.
• A double layer of fabric keeps the coat warm.
• We installed double windows to reduce street noise.

Sinónimos: two-part

Antónimos: single

Expresiones frecuentes: double doors, double window, double layer, double glazing

doble, para dos

Hecho para que lo utilicen dos personas juntas.

En inglés sencillo: Made for two people to use together.

• We need a double room.
• They bought a double bed for their new flat.
• Does the hotel charge more for double occupancy?

Sinónimos: two-person

Antónimos: single

Expresiones frecuentes: double bed, double room, double occupancy, double stroller

doble

Que incluye dos sucesos que ocurren juntos o están relacionados.

En inglés sencillo: Involving two events that happen together or are connected.

• The sisters planned a double wedding.
• Police are investigating a double murder.
• Our graduation and anniversary made it a double celebration.

Sinónimos: twofold

Antónimos: single

Expresiones frecuentes: double wedding, double murder, double celebration, double tragedy

el doble, doblemente

En una cantidad o un grado dos veces mayor.

En inglés sencillo: To twice the amount or degree.

• You will have to pay double.
• The shop charged double for delivery on Sunday.
• This painting is now worth double what I paid.

Sinónimos: twice, twofold

Expresiones frecuentes: pay double, charge double, cost double, work double shifts

doble, de dos en dos

En parejas, o viendo dos imágenes en lugar de una.

En inglés sencillo: In pairs, or as two images instead of one.

• I was seeing double.
• The blow to his head made him see double.
• They rode double on a bicycle along the lane.

Sinónimos: in pairs, two at once

Antónimos: singly

Expresiones frecuentes: see double, ride double

doble

Cantidad, número o tamaño que equivale a dos veces otro.

En inglés sencillo: An amount, number, or size that is twice another.

• I earned double this month.
• The repair cost double the original estimate.
• Their sales reached more than double last year's total.

Cómo se usa: double (of) something (Six is the double of three.); double what… (She earned double what I earned.)

Sinónimos: twice as much

Antónimos: half

Expresiones frecuentes: double the amount, double the price, nearly double, more than double

doble

Persona que se parece casi exactamente a otra.

En inglés sencillo: A person who looks almost exactly like someone else.

• She is my sister's double.
• I met a man who was the actor's exact double.
• Their doubles looked so convincing that several fans were fooled.

Cómo se usa: someone's double (That woman could be your mother's double.); a double of someone (We met a double of our old teacher.)

Sinónimos: lookalike, doppelganger

Expresiones frecuentes: someone's double, exact double, celebrity double, double of someone