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albatross,
also US: double eagle n | (golf score: 3 under par) (golfte par'ın üç altı) | albatros i. |
| I hit my first-ever albatross today! |
bent over,
bent double adj | (person: doubled over) (kişi) | iki büklüm olmuş s. |
| He was bent over in agony. |
| double agent n | (government spy) | ikili ajan, ikili çalışan casus i. |
| We didn't know that our spy was a double agent, also working for our enemy. |
double bass,
upright bass,
stand-up bass n | (large stringed instrument) | kontrbas i. |
| I've played the double bass since I was 14 years old. |
double bass,
double-bass n as adj | (relating to large stringed instrument) | kontrbasa özgü s. |
| kontrbas isim s. |
| Freda tightened her double bass bow. |
| double bed n | (bed for two) | çift kişilik yatak i. |
| Do you have a room with a double bed and en-suite bathroom? |
| double chin n | (excess chin fat) | gerdan, çifte gerdan i. |
| Our ex-president had a double chin. |
| double entendre n | French (ambiguous meaning) | anlamsız laf i. |
| iki yöne de çekilebilecek söz i. |
| He can't open his mouth without letting slip some double entendre or other. |
| double glazing n | (double-thickness windows) | çift cam i. |
| Since we fitted double glazing in our home, we have saved hundreds on our heating bills. |
| double helix n | (2 spirals together) | (aksi yönlere dönen) çiftli helis i. |
| DNA is arranged in a double helix. |
| double meaning n | (ambiguity) | iki anlamlılık, çift anlamlılık i. |
| muğlaklık i. |
| belirsizlik i. |
| Much of the humour in Shakespeare's writing comes from double meanings. |
| double negative n | (grammar) | ikili olumsuz i. |
| My English teacher told me I was wrong to use a double negative. |
| double room n | (hotel room: bed for two) (otel) | çift kişilik oda, iki kişilik oda i. |
| I'd like to book a double room for three nights. |
| double standard n | (principle applied unfairly) | çifte standart i. |
| 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) | sonradan anlama, geç anlama i. |
| Dan thought no one noticed his double take when the eccentrically dressed man passed him in the street, but I did. |
| double-check [sth]⇒ vtr | (cross-check, inspect again) | tekrar kontrol etmek geçişli f. |
| yeniden denetlemek geçişli f. |
| 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-cross [sb]⇒ vtr | informal (betray) | ihanet etmek f. |
| (argo) | kazık atmak f. |
| He double-crossed me and ran off with the money and the girl. |
double-cross,
double cross n | informal (betrayal) | ihanet i. |
| (argo) | kazık i. |
| We'd invented a perfect con, but my partner betrayed me with a double cross. |
| double-decker n | colloquial (double-decker bus) | iki katlı otobüs, çift katlı otobüs i. |
| Bright red double-decker buses are a familiar sight in London. |
double-edged sword,
dual-edged sword n | figurative (both positive and negative) | iki tarafı keskin kılıç i. |
| (mecazlı) | aşağı tükürsen sakal yukarı tükürsen bıyık |
| (argo, mecazlı) | iki ucu boklu değnek i. |
| 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) | kaymak i. |
| The cook used heavy cream to thicken the sauce. |
| see double v expr | (have blurred vision) | çift görmek, biri iki görmek f. |
| 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! |
