| Složené tvary |
| Angličtina | Čeština |
albatross,
US: double eagle n | (golf score: 3 under par) (golf: 3 rány pod par) | albatros m |
bent over,
bent double adj | (person: doubled over) | předkloněný příd |
| zkroucený příd |
| He was bent over in agony. |
| double agent n | (government spy) (muž) | dvojitý agent |
| We didn't know that our spy was a double agent, also working for our enemy. |
| double bass n | (large stringed instrument) | kontrabas m |
| basa ž |
| I've played the double bass since I was 14 years old. |
| double-bass n as adj | (relating to large stringed instrument) | kontrabasový, basový příd |
| double bed n | (bed for two) | dvojlůžko s |
| Do you have a room with a double bed and en-suite bathroom? |
| double chin n | (excess chin fat) | podbradek |
| dvojitá brada |
| Our ex-president had a double chin. |
| double entendre n | French (ambiguous meaning) | dvojsmysl m |
| He can't open his mouth without letting slip some double entendre or other. |
| double helix n | (2 spirals together) | dvojšroubovice, dvoušroubovice |
| DNA is arranged in a double helix. |
| double meaning n | (ambiguity) | dvojznačnost ž |
| dvojsmysl m |
| Much of the humour in Shakespeare's writing comes from double meanings. |
| double negative n | (grammar) | dvojitý zápor příd + m |
| My English teacher told me I was wrong to use a double negative. |
| double room n | (hotel room: bed for two) | dvojlůžkový pokoj příd + m |
| I'd like to book a double room for three nights. |
| double standard n | (principle applied unfairly) | dvojí metr čísl + m |
| It's another instance of the double standard that praises promiscuous men and denigrates promiscuous women. |
double take,
also UK: double-take n | (surprised response) | překlad není dostupný |
| Dan thought no one noticed his double take when the eccentrically dressed man passed him in the street, but I did. |
| double-time⇒ vi | (move twice as fast) | dvakrát tak rychle fráze |
| dvakrát rychleji čísl + přísl |
| double-check [sth]⇒ vtr | (cross-check, inspect again) | překontrolovat dok |
| znovu zkontrolovat přísl + dok |
| We should double-check our grocery list to make sure we have everything we need. |
| Let's double-check those figures to make sure we got them right. |
| double-decker n | colloquial (bus with two levels) (typ autobusu) | doubledecker m |
double-edged sword,
dual-edged sword n | figurative (both positive and negative) (přeneseně) | dvojsečná zbraň, dvousečná zbraň |
| Medical radiation is a double-edged sword that helps fight cancer, but can destroy healthy tissues as well. |
heavy cream (US),
double cream (UK) n | (thick whipping cream) | smetana ke šlehání fráze |
| The cook used heavy cream to thicken the sauce. |
| Kuchař použil smetanu ke šlehání, aby zhustil omáčku. |
| see double v expr | (have blurred vision) | vidět zdvojeně |
| I thought I was seeing double, but it was just that my glasses were steamed up. Those are twins? I thought I was seeing double! |
