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Meanings of double in English

Portuguese
rebatida dupla
Catalan
batada doble

In baseball, a two-base hit.

        rebatida dupla
        Portuguese
        sósia
        Catalan
        doble
        Spanish
        doble

        A person who resembles another person perfectly.

              sósia
              Portuguese
              dublê
              Catalan
              doble
              Spanish
              doble

              A stand-in for movie stars to perform dangerous stunts.

                    dublê
                    Portuguese
                    replicar
                    Catalan
                    duplicar

                    Make or do or perform again.

                          Related terms
                          replicar
                          Usage of double in English
                          1
                          Iberia and emerging markets including eastern Europe and India saw double-digit growth.
                          Reuters
                          2
                          In addition; it might be a good idea to double-check incoming information.
                          The South African
                          3
                          Netflix has said its U.S. content costs will almost double this year.
                          Reuters
                          4
                          BASKETBALL:Basketball Ireland received a rare double dose of positive press this week.
                          The Irish Times
                          5
                          However, a plan to double its opening hours requires eight new staff.
                          The Irish Times
                          6
                          The relevant problems of this rare situation with double pathology are discussed.
                          Pubmed
                          7
                          This is almost double the official development aid Africa receives each year.
                          Reuters
                          8
                          For his opposite number Brian Ashton the result produced an unenviable double.
                          The Irish Times
                          9
                          De-listing them shows America's double standard policy on terrorism, state TV said.
                          The Guardian
                          10
                          We are going to have new cases of double taxation, Vella said.
                          Reuters
                          11
                          They are on course for Arsene Wenger's second double in four years.
                          The Irish Times
                          12
                          And more than double that number of road users suffered serious injuries.
                          The Irish Times
                          13
                          No one was allowed topside without good reason and double hearing protection.
                          Beyond exile: day by day armageddon
                          14
                          Meanwhile, Americans have seen double-digit annual increases in their health insurance costs.
                          Reuters
                          15
                          This is double the number of registered refugees from six months ago.
                          BBC
                          16
                          Acton Smith said his 100-person company will double its staff this year.
                          Reuters
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                          Translations for double
                          Double through the time
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