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doubled

/ˈdʌbl̩d/

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verb

Doubler

To multiply by two.

Examples :

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

La société a doublé son bénéfice par action par rapport au trimestre dernier.

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verb

Plier en deux

To fold over so as to make two folds.

Examples :

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

Pour faire un pli, pliez le tissu à la taille.

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doubler, redoubler

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 recette demandait à l'origine un œuf, mais je l'ai doublé pour faire un gâteau plus grand.

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Doubler

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

Examples :

"Our earnings have doubled in the last year."

Nos revenus ont doublé l'année dernière.

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verb

Faire un double

To get a two-base hit.

Examples :

"The batter doubled into the corner."

Le frappeur a fait un double dans le coin.

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Serrer, crisper

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

Examples :

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

Il serra le poing quand il a entendu le commentaire injuste.

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Joindre, coupler

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

Examples :

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

Le boulanger a joint la recette de la pâte pour faire un gâteau plus grand.

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Répéter, doubler

To repeat exactly; copy.

Examples :

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

L'artiste a répété l'esquisse originale pour créer une version plus grande du dessin.

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Jouer un second rôle, faire office de doublure

(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."

Une spork est une sorte de fourchette qui fait également office de cuillère.

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Doubler, se replier

To turn sharply, following a winding course.

Examples :

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

Le lapin, poursuivi par le chien, a doublé en arrière à travers les hautes herbes pour s'échapper.

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Doubler, contourner

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. "

Le voilier a doublé la pointe au bout de la baie avant de se diriger vers le port.

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Doubler, redoubler

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. "

Le guitariste a doublé la mélodie à la basse une octave plus bas, créant un son plus riche.

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Jouer sur un autre instrument

(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. "

Le musicien jouait également du saxophone, ce qui signifiait qu'il pouvait aussi jouer de cet instrument en plus de son instrument principal, le piano.

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Doubler

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. "

Au bridge, Sarah a doublé l'enchère de l'adversaire, espérant augmenter notre score s'ils remportaient le contrat.

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redoubler, doubler

To double down.

Examples :

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

Après avoir perdu le premier match, Maria a redoublé d'efforts et s'est entraînée encore plus dur pour gagner le suivant.

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Faire rebondir

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. "

Il a fait rebondir la boule de queue sur la bande pour empocher la huit dans la poche du coin.

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Remplacer

(followed by for) To act as substitute.

Examples :

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

Comme le professeur titulaire était malade, Mme Davis l'a remplacée et a enseigné la classe aujourd'hui.

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Doubler, accélérer

To go or march at twice the normal speed.

Examples :

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

Le sergent-instructeur a crié : « Doublez le pas, marchez ! » et les soldats ont accéléré en bas de la colline.

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doubler, redoubler

To multiply the strength or effect of by two.

Examples :

"Sorry, this store does not double coupons."

Désolé, ce magasin ne double pas les coupons.

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Doubler, unir

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. "

Les deux rangées d'élèves se sont unies pour former une seule ligne plus longue.

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Diffuser en double, se chevaucher

(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."

Pourriez-vous répéter votre dernière transmission ? Une autre station diffusait en double avec vous.

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