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doubled

/ˈdʌbl̩d/

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verb

Duplicar

To multiply by two.

Examples :

"The company doubled their earnings per share over last quarter."

La empresa duplicó sus ganancias por acción con respecto al trimestre anterior.

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verb

Doblar

To fold over so as to make two folds.

Examples :

"To make a pleat, double the material at the waist."

Para hacer un pliegue, doble el material a la altura de la cintura.

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verb

duplicar, doblar

To be the double of; to exceed by twofold; to contain or be worth twice as much as.

Examples :

""The recipe originally called for one egg, but I doubled it to make a bigger cake." "

La receta originalmente pedía un huevo, pero lo duplicé para hacer un pastel más grande.

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verb

Duplicar, doblar

To increase by 100%, to become twice as large in size.

Examples :

"Our earnings have doubled in the last year."

Nuestras ganancias se han duplicado en el último año.

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verb

Conseguir un doble

To get a two-base hit.

Examples :

"The batter doubled into the corner."

El bateador consiguió un doble en la esquina.

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verb

Cerrar, apretar

(sometimes followed by up) To clench (a fist).

Examples :

"He doubled his fist when he heard the unfair comment. "

Apretó el puño cuando escuchó el comentario injusto.

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Unir, juntar

(often followed by together or up) To join or couple.

Examples :

"The baker doubled the dough recipe together to make a larger cake. "

El panadero unió la receta de la masa para hacer un pastel más grande.

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verb

Duplicar, repetir

To repeat exactly; copy.

Examples :

"The artist doubled the original sketch to create a larger version of the drawing. "

El artista duplicó el boceto original para crear una versión más grande del dibujo.

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verb

Desempeñar un segundo papel, hacer de doble

(often followed by as) To play a second part or serve a second role.

Examples :

"A spork is a kind of fork that doubles as a spoon."

Un spork es un tipo de tenedor que también hace de cuchara.

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verb

Doblar, duplicar

To turn sharply, following a winding course.

Examples :

"The rabbit, chased by the dog, doubled back through the tall grass to escape. "

El conejo, perseguido por el perro, se dobló hacia atrás a través de la hierba alta para escapar.

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verb

Rodear

To sail around (a headland or other point).

Examples :

"The sailboat doubled the point at the end of the bay before heading into the harbor. "

El velero rodeó el punto al final de la bahía antes de dirigirse al puerto.

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verb

Duplicar, doblar

To duplicate (a part) either in unison or at the octave above or below it.

Examples :

"The guitarist doubled the melody on the bass an octave lower, creating a richer sound. "

El guitarrista duplicó la melodía en el bajo una octava más baja, creando un sonido más rico.

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Tocar en un instrumento adicional

(usually followed by "on") To be capable of performing (upon an additional instrument).

Examples :

"The musician doubled on the saxophone, meaning he could also play that instrument in addition to his main instrument, the piano. "

El músico tocó también el saxofón, lo que significaba que también podía tocar ese instrumento además de su instrumento principal, el piano.

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verb

Doblar

To make a call that will double certain scoring points if the preceding bid becomes the contract.

Examples :

"In bridge, Sarah doubled the opponent's bid, hoping to increase our score if they made the contract. "

En el bridge, Sarah dobló la apuesta del oponente, con la esperanza de aumentar nuestra puntuación si hacían el contrato.

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verb

redoblar, duplicar

To double down.

Examples :

"After losing the first game, Maria doubled her efforts and practiced even harder to win the next one. "

Después de perder el primer juego, María redobló sus esfuerzos y practicó aún más duro para ganar el siguiente.

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verb

Hacer rebotar

To cause (a ball) to rebound from a cushion before entering the pocket.

Examples :

"He doubled the cue ball off the side cushion to sink the eight ball in the corner pocket. "

Hizo rebotar la bola blanca en la banda lateral para meter la bola ocho en la tronera de la esquina.

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verb

Sustituir

(followed by for) To act as substitute.

Examples :

""Since the regular teacher was sick, Mrs. Davis doubled for her and taught the class today." "

Como la maestra titular estaba enferma, la Sra. Davis la sustituyó e impartió la clase hoy.

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verb

Duplicar la velocidad, acelerar

To go or march at twice the normal speed.

Examples :

"The drill sergeant yelled, "Double time, march!" and the soldiers doubled down the hill. "

El sargento instructor gritó: "¡Aceleren el paso, marchen!" y los soldados duplicaron la velocidad colina abajo.

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verb

duplicar, doblar

To multiply the strength or effect of by two.

Examples :

"Sorry, this store does not double coupons."

Lo siento, esta tienda no duplica los cupones.

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Unir, doblar

To unite, as ranks or files, so as to form one from each two.

Examples :

"The two lines of students doubled up to form a single, longer line. "

Las dos filas de estudiantes se unieron para formar una sola línea más larga.

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verb

Transmitir por duplicado, interferir

(of a station) To transmit simultaneously on the same channel as another station, either unintentionally or deliberately, causing interference.

Examples :

"Could you please repeat your last transmission? Another station was doubling with you."

¿Podría repetir su última transmisión? Otra estación estaba interfiriendo con usted.

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