| Samengestelde woorden: |
| Engels | Nederlands |
bass,
double bass n | (large stringed instrument) | basgitaar, bas nw de |
| (strijkinstrument) | contrabas nw de |
| (koperblazer) | bastuba, bombardon, sousafoon nw de |
| Jamie is going to play the bass at the jazz concert tonight. |
| double agent n | (government spy) | dubbelagent, dubbelspion nw de |
| We didn't know that our spy was a double agent, also working for our enemy. |
| double chin n | (excess chin fat) | onderkin nw de |
| (Belg.) | dubbele kin bn+nw |
| Our ex-president had a double chin. |
| double helix n | (2 spirals together) | dubbele spiraal bn + nw |
| DNA is arranged in a double helix. |
| double negative n | (grammar) (grammatica) | dubbele ontkenning, dubbele negatie nw de |
| My English teacher told me I was wrong to use a double negative. |
double or quits,
also UK: double or nothing n | (gambling: type of bet) (kaartspel) | alles of niets nw het, ont. |
double-or-quits,
also UK: double-or-nothing n as adj | (bet: risk is double) | alles of niets nw als bn |
| I won $100 in a double-or-nothing bet. |
| double standard n | (principle applied unfairly) | het met twee maten meten frase |
| (figuurlijk) | dubbele moraal bn+nw |
| 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) | vertraagde reactie, late reactie nw de |
| 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) | in snelheid verdubbelen onoverg.uitdr. |
| double-time [sb/sth]⇒ vtr | (cause to move in double time) | de snelheid verdubbelen overg.uitdr. |
| double-check [sth]⇒ vtr | (cross-check, inspect again) | dubbelchecken overg. ww |
| 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) | dubbeldekker nw de |
double-edged sword,
dual-edged sword n | figurative (both positive and negative) | tweesnijdend zwaard nw het |
| (Belg.) | mes dat langs twee kanten snijdt gezegde |
| Medical radiation is a double-edged sword that helps fight cancer, but can destroy healthy tissues as well. |
doublespeak,
double talk,
double-talk n | (misleading language) (figuurlijk) | gespleten tong bn + nw de |
| dubbelzinnig taalgebruik bn+nw het |
heavy cream (US),
double cream (UK) n | (thick whipping cream) | stevige room bn + nw |
| The cook used heavy cream to thicken the sauce. |
| in double-quick time expr | (very fast) | in noodtempo bw |
| razendsnel bw |
on the double,
also UK: at the double expr | (very fast) | vliegensvlug, in allerijl bw |
| see double v expr | (have blurred vision) | dubbel zien bn + ww |
| 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! |
