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| Engleză | Română |
albatross,
US: double eagle n | (golf score: 3 under par) (golf) | albatros s.m. |
bent over,
bent double adj | (person: doubled over) | pliat adj. |
| He was bent over in agony. |
| body double n | (actor's stand-in) | dublură pentru scene de nuditate s.f. |
| The actress had a body double for the nude scenes in the movie. |
| double agent n | (government spy) | agent dublu |
| We didn't know that our spy was a double agent, also working for our enemy. |
| double back vtr | (fold back) | a îndoi, a plia vb.tranz. |
| double bass n | (large stringed instrument) | contrabas s.n. |
| I've played the double bass since I was 14 years old. |
| double-bass n as adj | (relating to large stringed instrument) | de contrabas adj. |
| double bed n | (bed large enough for two people) | pat dublu s.n. |
| I would like a room with a double bed and on-suite shower. |
double bill,
double feature n | (presentation: two films) (filme care rulează unul după altul) | program dublu s.n. |
| I can't remember the last time I saw a double bill at a cinema. |
| double boiler n | (cooking pan) | oală pentru bain-marie s.f. |
| oală cu fund dublu, cratiță cu fund dublu s.f. |
| To prevent burning chocolate, it is often cooked over a double boiler to slowly melt it. |
| double chin n | (excess chin fat) | bărbie dublă |
| Our ex-president had a double chin. |
double cream,
double crème n | US (high-fat French cheese) | smântână dulce s.f. |
| double-dip⇒ vi | US, informal (get salary and pension) | a cumula remunerări expr. |
| double Dutch n | slang (nonsensical language) | păsărească s.f. |
| I can't understand that Scottish girl, she may as well be talking double Dutch |
| double Dutch n | (skipping: two ropes) (joc cu coarda) | sărit de coardă dublă s.n. |
| Many early rap videos featured girls playing double Dutch with jump ropes. |
| double entendre n | French (ambiguous meaning) | dublu înțeles s.n. |
| He can't open his mouth without letting slip some double entendre or other. |
| double entry n | (accounting: debit, credit) | contabilitate în partidă dublă s.f. |
| double glazing | (construction) | vitraj dublu s.n. |
| double helix n | (2 spirals together) | dublu helix s.n. |
| DNA is arranged in a double helix. |
| double jeopardy n | (second trial) | dublă incriminare s.f. |
| He can't be tried again because of the double jeopardy rule. |
| double meaning n | (ambiguity) | înțeles dublu s.n. |
| echivoc s.n. |
| ambiguitate s.f. |
| Much of the humour in Shakespeare's writing comes from double meanings. |
| double negative n | (grammar) (gramatică) | dublă negație s.f. |
| 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) | dublează miza sau renunță expr. |
double-or-quits,
also UK: double-or-nothing n as adj | (bet: risk is double) | de tipul dublează miza sau renunță expr. |
| I won $100 in a double-or-nothing bet. |
| double-park⇒ vi | (car: park parallel) (din lipsă de spațiu) | a parca în paralel expr.vb. |
| The parking spaces were all taken, so I had to double-park. |
| double room n | (hotel room: bed for two) | cameră dublă s.f. |
| I'd like to book a double room for three nights. |
| double space n | (typing: full space between lines) | spațiu dublu s.n. |
| double-space⇒ vtr | (typing: leave full space between lines) | a scrie la două rânduri expr.vb. |
| He asked us to double-space our essays to leave room for his comments. |
| double standard n | (principle applied unfairly) (regulament aplicat preferențial) | dublu standard s.n. |
| 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) | reacție întârziată s.f. |
| surpriză s.f. |
| surprindere s.f. |
| Dan thought no one noticed his double take when the eccentrically dressed man passed him in the street, but I did. |
double talk,
double-talk,
doublespeak n | informal (ambiguous, evasive language) | discurs dublu s.n. |
| discurs evaziv, limbaj evaziv s.n. |
| limbă de lemn s.f. |
| All good politicians need to master the art of double-talk. |
| double-time⇒ vi | (move twice as fast) | a merge în pas sprințar expr.vb. |
| a se deplasa de două ori mai rapid expr.vb. |
| double-time [sb/sth]⇒ vtr | (cause to move in double time) | a face să grăbească pasul expr.vb. |
| double up with laughter vi | literal (bend forward in laughter) | a râde ținându-se cu mâinile de stomac loc.vb. |
| double up with laughter v expr | figurative (laugh very hard) | a râde ținându-se cu mâinile de stomac expr.vb. |
| a se prăpădi de râs, a se crăcăna de râs expr.vb. |
| double up with pain v expr | (bend forward in sudden pain) | a se ghemui de durere, a se chirci de durere expr.vb. |
| Each time the cramp returned he would scream and double up with pain. |
double-check,
double check vtr | (cross-check, check again) | a mai verifica o dată loc.vb. |
| We should double-check our grocery list to make sure we have everything we need. |
| double-cross [sb]⇒ vtr | informal (betray) | a trăda vb.tranz. |
| a trage țeapă, a trage pe sfoară loc.vb. |
| He double-crossed me and ran off with the money and the girl. |
double-cross,
double cross n | informal (betrayal) | trădare s.f. |
| înșelare s.f. |
| We'd invented a perfect con, but my partner betrayed me with a double cross. |
| double-decker n | colloquial (double-decker bus) | autobuz cu etaj s.n. |
| Bright red double-decker buses are a familiar sight in London. |
| double-decker sandwich n | (sandwich using 3 slices of bread) | sandviș cu trei felii de pâine s.n. |
| This restaurant is famous for their double-decker sandwiches. |
double-edged,
two-edged adj | (with two cutting edges) | cu două tăișuri loc.adj. |
| cu dublu tăiș loc.adj. |
double-edged,
two-edged adj | figurative (acting two ways) | dublu adj. |
| (figurat) | duplicitar, ipocrit adj. |
double-edged sword,
dual-edged sword n | figurative (both positive and negative) | sabie cu două tăișuri |
| Medical radiation is a double-edged sword that helps fight cancer, but can destroy healthy tissues as well. |
doubleheader,
also UK: double-header n | US (sports: two consecutive games) | două meciuri consecutive s.n.pl. |
| in double-quick time expr | (very fast) | în cea mai mare viteză loc.adv. |
on the double,
also UK: at the double expr | (very fast) | rapid adj. |
| brusc adj. |
| see double v expr | (have blurred vision) | a vedea dublu loc.vb. |
| 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! |
