twice

due volte

In due occasioni distinte o due volte nell’arco di un periodo.

In inglese semplice: On two occasions, or two times within a period.

• I called her twice.
• He brushes his teeth twice a day.
• Have you seen that film twice?

Come si usa: twice a + period of time (We meet twice a month.)

Sinonimi: two times

Espressioni comuni: twice a day, twice a week, twice this year

due volte

In due occasioni distinte o due volte nell’arco di un periodo.

In inglese semplice: On two occasions, or two times within a period.

• She knocked twice.
• We have visited the museum twice this year.
• Did you check the address twice?

Come si usa: twice a + period of time (They clean the windows twice a year.)

Sinonimi: two times

Espressioni comuni: twice a day, twice a month, twice today

il doppio

Una quantità, un numero o una grandezza pari a due volte un’altra.

In inglese semplice: Two times as much, as many, or as great.

• This bag costs twice as much.
• Their garden is twice the size of ours.
• She earned twice what I earned last year.

Come si usa: twice as + adjective/adverb + as (This train is twice as fast as the bus.); twice the + noun (Our new flat is twice the size of the old one.)

Sinonimi: double

Espressioni comuni: twice as much, twice the size, twice as fast