double
dasNoundouble; stunt double; lookalike
English translations
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double
Word details
- German meaning
- Ein Double ist eine Person, die einer anderen Person sehr ähnlich sieht und diese ersetzen kann, besonders in Filmen oder im Showgeschäft.
- English meaning
- Double, look-alike
- Synonym
- Doppelgänger
- German example
- Der Schauspieler hatte ein Double für die gefährlichen Szenen.
- English example
- The actor had a double for the dangerous scenes.
- Type
- Noun
- Article
- das
- Singular Form
- das Double
- Plural Form
- die Doubles
Related words
- Doppelzüngigkeit
double-dealing
- Doppelbuchstabe
double letter
- doppelzüngig
double-tongued
- Doppelklick
double click
- Doppelbindung
double bind
- Doppelspitze
double leadership
- Doppeldecker
double-decker
- Doppelagentin
female double agent
- Doppelkonsonant
Double consonant
- Baßgeige
Double bass
- Bassgeige
The double bass is a large stringed instrument that produces lower notes than a regular violin.
- Doppelpyramide
A double pyramid is a geometric solid composed of two pyramids joined at their bases.
- Doppelleben
Double life
- Doppelkinn
Double chin
- Doppelbuchstabe
Double letter
- gegenchecken
To double-check
- einkettig
Single-stranded
- doppelherzig
Double-hearted means not being honest or sincere, showing different opinions or feelings depending on who you are talking to.
- doppelläufig
Double-barreled
- doppeltwirkend
Double-acting
- doppelsinnig
Ambiguous, having a double meaning, often with sexual innuendo.
- zwiefältig
twofold, double
- Doppelmoral
Double standard
- Doppelzimmer
Double room
- Doppelfehler
Double fault
- Doppelbindung
double bond
- Doppellinie
A double track is a railway line on which trains can travel in both directions simultaneously because there are two separate tracks.
- Zweitor
Double gate
- Doppelschicht
A double shift is a work schedule in which two consecutive shifts are worked by the same person.
- Vervielfältigungszahlwort
Multiplicative numeral
- Wams
doublet
- Doppelzentner
Double centner (historical unit of weight equal to 100 kg)
- Doppelspaltexperiment
Double-slit experiment
- Baßschlüssel
The bass clef is a musical clef used to indicate the pitch of notes in the lower range.
- Doppelagent
Double agent
- Doppelagentin
double agent
- Doppel-T-Stein
Double-T paver
- doublieren
To double
- doppeln
to double, to duplicate
- verdoppeln
To double
- festfragen
To double-check
- doppelt
Double
- doppelwandig
"double-walled" means that something has two walls, often to insulate heat or cold.
- Whisky
Whisky is a spirit distilled from grain mash and aged in wooden barrels, usually oak.
- Frack
A tailcoat is a formal, double-breasted men's jacket for special occasions, whose tails taper to a point at the back.
- Kontrabass
Double bass
- Doppelklick
Double click
- Doppelblindstudie
Double-blind study
Example sentences with “double”
Der Schauspieler hatte ein Double für die Stunts. (The actor had a double for the stunts.)
Frequently asked questions
What is the gender of 'Double'?
It is neuter (das Double).