twin

jumeau, jumelle

L’un des deux enfants nés de la même mère lors du même accouchement.

En anglais simple : One of two children born to the same mother in the same birth.

• My brother is my twin.
• The twins started school today.
• Are you an identical twin?

Synonymes : twindle, twinling, doublet

Expressions courantes : identical twin, my twin, a twin sister

double, jumeau

L’une de deux choses identiques ou très semblables.

En anglais simple : One of two things that look the same or match each other closely.

• This lamp has an identical twin.
• I found the twin of my missing earring.
• The two statues are almost perfect twins.

Comment l'utiliser : the twin of something (This vase is the twin of the one upstairs.)

Synonymes : match, counterpart, double

Expressions courantes : an identical twin, twin of something, its matching twin, a near twin

pote, frérot

Mot familier pour s’adresser à quelqu’un, surtout à un ami masculin.

En anglais simple : A friendly name used when speaking to someone, especially a male friend.

• Hey, twin, how are you?
• Thanks, twin, I appreciate your help.
• Listen, twin, I've got something to tell you.

Synonymes : mate, buddy, bro

Expressions courantes : hey twin, thanks twin, what's up twin

jumeau, jumelle

Né avec un autre enfant de la même mère lors du même accouchement.

En anglais simple : Born with another child to the same mother in the same birth.

• She has a twin brother.
• Their twin daughters look very different.
• The twin boys celebrated their birthday together.

Synonymes : twofold

Expressions courantes : twin sister, twin brothers, twin babies

jumeau, double

Se dit de deux choses semblables ou assorties qui vont ensemble.

En anglais simple : Existing as two similar or matching things together.

• The room has twin beds.
• The boat's twin engines started together.
• Safety and comfort are our twin goals.

Synonymes : paired, double, dual

Contraires : single

Expressions courantes : twin beds, twin engines, twin towers

jumeler

Associer deux choses ou lieux, notamment des villes de pays différents.

En anglais simple : To link two things or places as a pair, especially towns in different countries.

• They decided to twin the towns.
• Our village is twinned with an Italian village.
• The project twins schools across Europe.

Comment l'utiliser : twin A with B (The council plans to twin our town with a town in Spain.); be twinned with something (Our school is twinned with a school in France.)

Synonymes : pair, link

Expressions courantes : twin two towns, twin with something, twin the schools