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albatross,
also US: double eagle n | (golf score: 3 under par) (Golf) | Albatros Nm |
| | I hit my first-ever albatross today! |
| back-double n | often plural (short cut through city or town) | Abkürzung Nf |
| | Audrey made her way to Tania's house through the back-doubles. |
bent over,
bent double adj | (person: doubled over) | gekrümmt V Part Perf |
| | He was bent over in agony. |
do a double take,
also UK: do a double-take v expr | (look surprised) (umgangssprachlich) | nicht schlecht staunen Rdw |
| | | zweimal hingucken müssen, zweimal hinsehen müssen Rdw |
| | I did a double take when I saw Richard; he looks completely different without a beard! |
| double agent n | (government spy) | Doppelagent Nm |
| | 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) | Kontrabass Nm |
| | I've played the double bass since I was 14 years old. |
double bass,
double-bass n as adj | (relating to large stringed instrument) | Kontrabass- Präf |
| | Freda tightened her double bass bow. |
| double bed n | (bed for two) | Doppelbett Nn |
| | Do you have a room with a double bed and en-suite bathroom? |
| double chin n | (excess chin fat) | Doppelkinn Nn |
| | Our ex-president had a double chin. |
double cream,
double crème n | US (high-fat French cheese) | Doppelrahm Nm |
| | | Creme double Nf |
| double date n | (two couples meeting socially) (Anglizismus) | Doppeldate Nn |
| | | Doppelverabredung Nf |
| | We're going on a double date - it will be less awkward that way. |
| double dip n | ([sth] equal to original amount) | doppelter Betrag Adj + Nm |
| | | zweifacher Betrag Adj + Nm |
| | Hank received a double dip of protection through both insurance and social security. |
double dip,
double-dip recession n | (economics) (Anglizismus) | Double-Dip- Präf |
| | | Rückfall Nm |
| | The government is voicing concerns that we could be heading for a double-dip recession. |
| double-dip⇒ vi | US, informal (get salary and pension) | sowohl einen Lohn als auch eine Rente bekommen VP |
| double Dutch n | slang (language: nonsense) | Kauderwelsch Nn |
| | | Chinesisch Nn |
| | I can't understand that Scottish girl - she may as well be talking double Dutch! |
| double Dutch n | (skipping: two ropes) | Seilspringen mit zwei Seilen Rdw |
| | Many early rap videos featured girls playing double Dutch with jump ropes. |
| double entendre n | French (ambiguous meaning) | Anspielung Nf |
| | | Zweideutigkeit Nf |
| | | Doppeldeutigkeit Nf |
| | He can't open his mouth without letting slip some double entendre or other. |
| double fault n | (tennis: two bad serves) | Doppelfehler Nm |
| double glazing n | (double-thickness windows) | Doppelverglasung Nf |
| | | Mehrscheiben-Isolierglas Nn |
| | Since we fitted double glazing in our home, we have saved hundreds on our heating bills. |
| double helix n | (2 spirals together) (Fachbegriff) | Doppelhelix Nf |
| | | doppelte Spirale Adj + Nf |
| | | Doppelspirale Nf |
| | DNA is arranged in a double helix. |
| double jeopardy n | (second trial) (Rechtwesen) | Doppelbestrafung Nf |
| | He can't be tried again because of the double jeopardy rule. |
| double meaning n | (ambiguity) | Zweideutigkeit Nf |
| | | Doppeldeutigkeit Nf |
| | | doppelte Bedeutung Adj + Nf |
| | Much of the humour in Shakespeare's writing comes from double meanings. |
| double negative n | (grammar) | doppelte Verneinung Adj + Nf |
| | 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) | Alles oder nichts Rdw |
double-or-quits,
also UK: double-or-nothing n as adj | (bet: risk is double) | Alles oder nichts Rdw |
| | I won $100 in a double-or-nothing bet. |
| double room n | (hotel room: bed for two) | Doppelzimmer Nn |
| | I'd like to book a double room for three nights. |
| double standard n | (principle applied unfairly) | Doppelmoral Nf |
| | 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) | einen zweiten Blick riskieren VP |
| | | zweimal hingucken müssen, zweimal hinsehen müssen VP |
| | 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) | doppelt so schnell bewegen Rdw |
| | | zweimal so schnell voranschreiten Rdw |
| double-time [sb/sth]⇒ vtr | (cause to move in double time) | etwas zur doppelten Geschwindigkeit antreiben Rdw |
| double time n | (overtime pay) | Überstundenbezahlung Nf |
| double time n | US (military: marching rate) | Laufschritt Nm |
double whole (US),
breve (UK) adj | (musical time) | Doppelganze Nf |
| | (Musik) | Brevis Nf |
| double-acting adj | (engine, pump) | doppelwirkend V Part Präs |
| double-acting adj | (door, hinge) | Doppel- |
| | | Zweifach- Präf |
double-barreled (US),
double-barrelled (UK) adj | (gun: two barrels) | doppelläufig Adj |
| | | mit zwei Läufen Rdw |
| | | Doppel- Präf |
double-barreled (US),
double-barrelled (UK) adj | figurative (name: two parts) | Doppel- Präf |
| double-blind adj | (denoting type of trial) | Doppelblind- Präf |
| | | doppelblind Adj |
| double-book [sth]⇒ vtr | (make two simultaneous reservations) | [etw] doppelt buchen Adj + Vt |
| double-breasted adj | (jacket design) | doppelreihig Adj |
| | | Zweireiher Nm |
| double-check [sth]⇒ vtr | (cross-check, inspect again) (ugs) | noch einmal über etwas drüberschauen VP |
| | | etwas überprüfen Vt, fix |
| | | etwas gegenprüfen Vt, sepa |
| | 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-clutch (US),
double-declutch (UK) vi | (change gear in car) | doppelkuppeln Vi, sepa |
| double-cross [sb]⇒ vtr | informal (betray) | jemanden hintergehen Vt, fix |
| | | jemanden betrügen Vt |
| | | ein falsches Spiel mit [jmd] treiben Rdw |
| | | doppelte Spielchen mit [jmd] treiben Rdw |
| | He double-crossed me and ran off with the money and the girl. |
double-cross,
double cross n | informal (betrayal) | Doppelspiel Nn |
| | | Betrug Nm |
| | | Verrat Nm |
| | We'd invented a perfect con, but my partner betrayed me with a double cross. |
| double-date⇒ vi | (socialize with another couple) | zu viert ausgehen VP |
| | | [etw] zu viert unternehmen VP |
| | | sich mit einem anderen Paar treffen VP |
| | Flavio and I never get to double-date because all our friends are single. |
| double-dealing n | (deceitfulness, treachery) | falsches Spiel Adj + Nn |
| double-dealing adj | (using deceit, being disloyal) (übertragen) | falsch Adj |
| | | verlogen Adj |
| | | hinterhältig Adj |
| double-decker n | colloquial (double-decker bus) | Doppeldecker Nm |
| | | doppelstöckiger Bus Adj + Nm |
| | | doppelstöckiger Omnibus Adj + Nm |
| | Bright red double-decker buses are a familiar sight in London. |
| double-decker bus n | (bus with two levels) | Doppeldecker, Doppeldeckerbus Nm |
| double-digit adj | (number: in two figures) | zweistellig Adj |
| | She was ecstatic when her boss offered her a double-digit raise! |
double-edged,
two-edged adj | (with two cutting edges) | zweischneidig Adj |
double-edged,
two-edged adj | figurative (acting two ways) | zweischneidig Adj |
double-edged sword,
dual-edged sword n | figurative (both positive and negative) | zwei Seiten der Medaille Rdw |
| | Medical radiation is a double-edged sword that helps fight cancer, but can destroy healthy tissues as well. |
| double-ended adj | (having two ends) | zwei Enden haben VP |
| | | mit zwei Enden Rdw |
| double-faced adj | (disloyal, treacherous) (übertragen) | falsch Adj |
| | (übertragen) | zwei Gesichter haben Rdw |
| | | hinterhältig Adj |
| double-faced adj | (having two faces) | zweiseitig Adj |
| | | zwei Seiten haben VP |
| | The double-faced clock showed the time in London as well as Tokyo. |
| double-fault⇒ vi | (tennis: serve a double fault) | Doppelfehler Nm |
| double-glaze [sth]⇒ vtr | (fit with double-thickness windows) | doppelverglasen Vt |
| | | [etw] mit Doppelglasfenstern versehen Rdw |
| double-jointed adj | (having especially flexible joints) (Humanbio) | gelenkig Adj |
| | (Humanbio) | beweglich Adj |
| double-leaf adj | (window: two doors) | Doppelflügel Präf |
| | | doppelflügelig Adj |
| double-minded adj | (undecided) | hin- und hergerissen Rdw |
| | | unentschlossen Adj |
| double-pole adj | (electrical switch: has two poles) | zweipolig Adj |
| | | bipolar Adj |
| | Double-poled switches switch two different circuits with one lever. |
double-quick,
double quick adv | informal (very quickly) | schnellstens Adv |
| | | so schnell wie möglich Rdw |
| | | blitzschnell Adj als Adv |
| | My dad's coming! You'd better get out of here double quick! |
| double-sided adj | (has two sides) | zweiseitig Adj |
| | | doppelseitig Adj |
| double-sided adj | (can be used on both sides) | beidseitig Adj |
| | | doppelseitig Adj |
| double-team [sb]⇒ vtr | (sports: block a player) | blockieren Vt |
| double-team [sth]⇒ vtr | (use two people to handle) | zwei Leute für [etw] einsetzen Rdw |
| | (allgemein) | [etw] zu zweit machen Rdw |
doubleheader,
also UK: double-header n | US (sports: two consecutive games) | zwei Spiele hintereinander Rdw |
| | (Anglizismus) | Doubleheader Nm |
doubleheader (US),
double header (UK),
double-header (UK) n | (train with two locomotives) | Zug mit zwei Lokomotiven, die hintereinander angebracht werden Rdw |
doublespeak,
double talk,
double-talk n | (misleading language) (ugs) | Doppelsprech Nm |
| | | Doppelzüngigkeit Nf |
| | | Doppeldeutigkeit Nf |
heavy cream (US),
double cream (UK) n | (thick whipping cream) (vage) | Schlagsahne Nf |
| | | Creme double Nf |
| | | Doppelrahm Nm |
| | The cook used heavy cream to thicken the sauce. |
| in double-quick time expr | (very fast) | in null Komma nichts Rdw |
| | | blitzschnell Adj |
on the double,
also UK: at the double expr | (very fast) | blitzschnell Adj |
| | | im Eiltempo Präp + Nn |
| see double v expr | (have blurred vision) | doppelt sehen Adj + Vt |
| | 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! |
