a double helping

double [ˈdʌbl]

1. adjective

   a. double

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• a double helping of ice cream une double part de glace

• a double whisky un double whisky

• with a double meaning à double sens

• to lead a double life mener une double vie

   b. ( = for two people) pour deux personnes

• a double ticket un billet pour deux personnes

   c. (with numbers, letters) double oh seven ( = 007) zéro zéro sept

• double three four seven ( = 3347 in phone number) trente-trois quarante-sept

• my name is Bell, B E double L mon nom est Bell, B, E, deux L

• spelt with a double "p" écrit avec deux « p »

2. adverb

   a. ( = twice) deux fois

• to cost/pay double coûter/payer le double

• she earns double what I get elle gagne le double de ce que je gagne

• he's double your age il a le double de ton âge

• her salary is double what it was five years ago son salaire est le double de ce qu'il était il y a cinq ans

   b. ( = in two) to fold sth double plier qch en deux

• to bend double se plier en deux

• bent double with pain tordu de douleur

• to see double voir double

3. noun

   a. double m

• at the double au pas de course

   b. ( = exactly similar person) sosie m

   c. ( = double bedroom) chambre f double

4. plural noun

doubles (Tennis) double m

• mixed doubles double m mixte

• ladies'/men's doubles double m dames/messieurs

5. transitive verb

• think of a number and double it pense à un chiffre et multiplie-le par deux

6. intransitive verb

• the number of students has doubled le nombre d'étudiants a doublé

7. compounds

► double act noun duo m

► double agent noun agent m double

► double album noun double album m

► double-barrelled adjective [shotgun] à deux coups ; (British) [surname] à rallonge (inf)

► double bass noun contrebasse f

► double bed noun lit m à deux places

► double bedroom noun chambre f pour deux personnes ; (in hotel) chambre f double

► double bill noun double programme m

► double-blind adjective [test, experiment, method] en double aveugle

► double bluff noun

• it's actually a double bluff il (or elle etc) dit la vérité en faisant croire que c'est du bluff ► double boiler noun casserole f à double fond

► double-book intransitive verb [hotel, airline] faire de la surréservation transitive verb [+ room, seat] réserver pour deux personnes différentes

► double booking noun surréservation f

► double-breasted adjective [jacket] croisé

► double chin noun double menton m

► double-click intransitive verb cliquer deux fois

► double cream noun (British) crème f fraîche épaisse

► double-cross (inf) transitive verb doubler (inf) noun

► double-dealing noun double jeu m

► double-decker noun ( = bus) autobus m à impériale

► double-digit, double-figure adjective (gen) à deux chiffres

► double glazing noun (British) double vitrage m

• to put in double glazing installer un double vitrage ► double-jointed adjective désarticulé

► double-park intransitive verb se garer en double file

► double-quick (inf) adjective

• in double-quick time en deux temps trois mouvements (inf) ► double-sided adjective [computer disk] double face

► double standard noun

• to have double standards faire deux poids, deux mesures ► double take (inf) noun

• to do a double take devoir y regarder à deux fois ► double white lines plural noun lignes fpl blanches continues

► double vision noun vision f double

► double yellow lines plural noun double bande f jaune (marquant l'interdiction de stationner)

► double back intransitive verb

[person] revenir sur ses pas ; [road] faire un brusque crochet

► double up intransitive verb

   a. ( = bend over sharply) se plier

• to double up with laughter se tordre de rire

   b. ( = share room) partager une chambre

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1)

2) ( of person) sosie m; Cinema, Theatre doublure f

3) Games ( in bridge) contre m; (in dominoes, darts) double m

doubles plural noun ( in tennis) double m

1) ( twice as much) [portion, dose] double (before n)

2) (when spelling, giving number)

3) (dual, twofold) double

4) ( intended for two people or things) [sheet, garage etc] double; [ticket, invitation] pour deux

1) ( twice) deux fois

2) [fold, bend] en deux

transitive verb

1) ( increase twofold) doubler [amount, rent, dose etc]; multiplier [quelque chose] par deux [number]

2) (also double over) ( fold) plier [quelque chose] en deux [blanket etc]

3) ( in spelling) doubler [letter]

4) ( in bridge) contrer

1) [sales, prices, salaries etc] doubler

2)

3) ( serve dual purpose)

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- double back

- double up

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double

A n

1 I'll have a double please ( drink) je prendrai un double, s'il vous plaît ;

2 ( of person) sosie m ; Cin, Theat doublure f ; he's your double! c'est ton sosie! ;

3 ( in horseracing) ( bet) pari m sur deux chevaux (dans deux courses consécutives) ;

4 Games ( in bridge) contre m ; ( in dominoes) double m, doublet m ; to throw a double (in darts, board game) faire un double.

B doubles npl ( in tennis) double m ; ladies'/men's/mixed doubles double dames/messieurs/mixte ; to play a game of doubles faire un double.

C adj

1 ( twice as much) [portion, dose] double (before n) ; he was given a double helping of strawberries on lui a servi une double portion de fraises or deux fois plus de fraises ; a double vodka une double vodka, une vodka double ;

2 (when spelling, giving number) Anne is spelt GB ou spelled US with a double ‘n’ Anne s'écrit avec deux ‘n’ ; eight double five four (8554) quatre-vingt cinq, cinquante-quatre ; two double four (244) deux cent quarante-quatre ;

3 (dual, twofold) double advantage double avantage m ; to serve a double purpose avoir une double fonction ; a remark with a double meaning une remarque à double sens ; double murder double meurtre m ; double-page advertisement publicité f sur double page ;

4 ( intended for two people or things) [sheet, blanket, garage etc] double ; [ticket, invitation] pour deux ;

5 Bot double.

D adv

1 ( twice) deux fois ; she earns double what I earn elle gagne deux fois plus que moi ; I need double this amount j'en ai besoin de deux fois plus ; it'll take double the time ça va prendre le double de temps ; she's double his age elle a deux fois son âge, elle a le double de son âge ; unemployment is double what it was last year le chômage est deux fois plus important que l'année dernière ; double three is six deux fois trois égale six ;

2 [fold, bend] en deux ; to bend double se plier en deux ; to be bent double with pain/laughter être plié en deux de douleur/rire ; to see double voir double.

E vtr

1 ( increase twofold) doubler [amount, price, rent, dose etc] ; multiplier [qch] par deux [number] ;

2 ( also double over) (fold, bend) plier [qch] en deux or en double [blanket, dressing etc] ; doubler [thread] ;

3 ( in spelling) doubler [letter] ;

4 ( in cards) ( when making call in bridge) contrer ; to double the stakes doubler la mise ;

5 Mus doubler ; to double a part doubler une partie ;

6 Naut doubler [cape].

F vi

1 [sales, prices, salaries etc] doubler ; to double in value doubler de valeur ;

2 ( in bridge) contrer ;

3 to double for sb Cin, Theat doubler qn ;

4 ( serve dual purpose) the sofa doubles as a bed le canapé fait aussi lit ; the study doubles as a bedroom le bureau sert aussi de chambre ; the gardener doubles as a chauffeur le jardinier a aussi la fonction de chauffeur ; this actor doubles as the king in Act II cet acteur joue aussi le rôle du roi dans le deuxième acte.

on ou at the double fig au plus vite ; Mil au pas redoublé, au pas de gymnastique ; double or quits! ( in gambling) quitte ou double!

■ double back [person, animal] rebrousser chemin, faire demi-tour ; [road, track etc] former un demi-tour.

■ double over = double E 2.

■ double up:

▶ double up

1 ( bend one's body) se plier en deux ; to double up in pain/with laughter être plié en deux de douleur/de rire ;

2 ( share sleeping accommodation) partager la même chambre ;

3 GB ( in betting) parier sur deux chevaux (dans deux courses consécutives) ;

▶ to be doubled up [person, audience] être plié en deux (with de).

1) (of twice the (usual) weight, size etc: A double whisky, please.) doble

2) (two of a sort together or occurring in pairs: double doors.) doble

3) (consisting of two parts or layers: a double thickness of paper; a double meaning.) doble

4) (for two people: a double bed.) doble

1) (twice: I gave her double the usual quantity.) dos veces

2) (in two: The coat had been folded double.) en dos

1) (a double quantity: Whatever the women earn, the men earn double.) el doble

2) (someone who is exactly like another: He is my father's double.) doble

1) (to (cause to) become twice as large or numerous: He doubled his income in three years; Road accidents have doubled since 1960.) duplicar, doblar

2) (to have two jobs or uses: This sofa doubles as a bed.) hacer las veces de, usarse de

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- doubles

- double-decker

a double-decker bus.) de dos pisos

- double-Dutch

double¹ n adj adv doble

double² vb duplicar / doblar

El gerundio de double se escribe doubling

tr['dʌbəl]

adjective

1 (gen) doble

■ double doors puertas dobles

■ double whisky whisky doble

■ double four three five two six (44 35 26) cuarenta y cuatro treinta y cinco veintiséis

adverb

1 doble

■ I thought I was seeing double pensaba que veía doble

■ she folded the sheet double dobló la sábana por la mitad

noun

1 (amount) doble nombre masculino

2 (person - lookalike) viva imagen nombre femenino, vivo retrato; (- substitute) doble nombre masulino o femenino

3 SMALLSPORT/SMALL (in games) doble nombre masculino

transitive verb

1 (increase twofold) doblar, duplicar

■ we need to double our profits hay que doblar los beneficios

2 (fold in half) doblar por la mitad

intransitive verb

1 (increase twofold) doblarse, duplicarse

■ sales have doubled las ventas se han doblado

2 (have dual function - thing) hacer las veces de, usarse de; (- person) doblar ( for, -)

■ the sofa doubles as a bed el sofá también se usa como cama

3 (in bridge) doblar

plural noun doubles

1 (tennis) partido de dobles

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double or quits (el) doble o nada

at/on the double enseguida

to be bent double estar encorvado,-a

to be doubled up with laughter morirse de risa, desternillarse de risa

to be doubled up with pain retorcerse de dolor

to do the double SMALLSPORT/SMALL hacer el doblete

to have double standards tener una doble moral

to run a double check on something verificar algo dos veces

to do a double take reaccionar (tardíamente)

double act pareja de humoristas, pareja de cómicos

double agent agente nombre masulino o femenino doble

double bass contrabajo

double bill programa nombre masculino doble

double booking doble reserva

double chin papada

double cream nata para montar

double Dutch (gibberish) chino

double entendre doble sentido

double entry entrada doble

double fault SMALLSPORT/SMALL doble falta

double glazing doble vidrio

double room habitación nombre femenino doble

double talk palabras nombre femenino plural ambiguas, ambigüedades nombre femenino plural

double time (wage rate) paga doble 2 (slow run) paso ligero

double vision doble visión nombre femenino

double ['dʌbəl] v, - bled ; - bling vt

1) : doblar, duplicar (una cantidad), redoblar (esfuerzos)

2) fold: doblar, plegar

to double one's fist : apretar el puño

double vi

1) : doblarse, duplicarse

to double over : retorcerse

double adj

: doble

♦ doubly adv

double n

: doble mf

• doblado, -a adj.

• doble adj.

• duplo, -a adj.

• doble adv.

• dos veces adv.

• doble s.m.

• duplo s.m.

• doblar v.

• duplicar v.

• plegar v.

• redoblar v.

1)

a) ( twice as much) <amount/portion> doble

b) ( in pair) < consonant> doble

c) ( for two) < room> doble; < bed> de matrimonio, de dos plazas (AmL)

d) ( folded) doble

2)

a) ( dual) doble

b) ( false)

a) ( twice as much) <pay/earn/cost> el doble

b) ( two together)

1)

a) ( hotel room) doble f

b) ( of spirits)

2) ( lookalike) doble mf

3)

a) (in bridge, dice, dominoes, darts) doble m

b) ( in baseball) doble m, doblete m

c) ( Sport) ( double win) doblete m

4) ( pace)

a) ( increase twofold) \<\<earnings/profits\>\> doblar, duplicar*; \<\<efforts\>\> redoblar

b) ( Games) \<\<stake/call/bid\>\> doblar

1) ( increase twofold) \<\<price/amount\>\> duplicarse*, doblarse

2) ( have dual role)

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- double back

- double up

1. ADJ

1) (=twice) doble

2) (=extra-big) doble

3) (=two, dual)

2. ADV

1) (=twice as much) [cost, pay] el doble

2) (=in half) por la mitad

3. N

1) (=drink) doble m

2) (=double room) habitación f doble

3) (Cine) (=stand-in) doble mf

4) (=lookalike) doble mf

5) (in games) doble m

6) doubles (Tennis, Badminton) dobles mpl

7) (Sport) (=double victory)

8)

9)

4. VT

1) (=increase twofold) [+ money, quantity, profits] doblar, duplicar; [+ price, salary] doblar; [+ efforts] redoblar

2) (also: double over) (=fold) [+ paper, blanket] doblar

3) (Theat)

4) (in card games) doblar

5) (=circumnavigate) [+ headland] doblar

5. VI

1) (=become twice as great) [quantity] doblarse, duplicarse

2) (=have two functions)

3) (Theat)

4) (=change direction suddenly) girar sobre sí mismo

5) (Bridge) doblar

- double back

- double over

- double up

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1)

a) ( twice as much) <amount/portion> doble

b) ( in pair) < consonant> doble

c) ( for two) < room> doble; < bed> de matrimonio, de dos plazas (AmL)

d) ( folded) doble

2)

a) ( dual) doble

b) ( false)

a) ( twice as much) <pay/earn/cost> el doble

b) ( two together)

1)

a) ( hotel room) doble f

b) ( of spirits)

2) ( lookalike) doble mf

3)

a) (in bridge, dice, dominoes, darts) doble m

b) ( in baseball) doble m, doblete m

c) ( Sport) ( double win) doblete m

4) ( pace)

a) ( increase twofold) \<\<earnings/profits\>\> doblar, duplicar*; \<\<efforts\>\> redoblar

b) ( Games) \<\<stake/call/bid\>\> doblar

1) ( increase twofold) \<\<price/amount\>\> duplicarse*, doblarse

2) ( have dual role)

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- double back

- double up

1. adj

1) (gen) doppio (-a)

2) (dual) duplice

3)

2. adv

(bend) in due, (see) doppio

3. n

1) (amount) doppio, (person) sosia m inv, Cine controfigura

2) (bet) accoppiata

4. vt

1) (increase twofold: money, quantity etc) raddoppiare

2) (fold), (also: double over) piegare in due

5. vi

1) (quantity etc) raddoppiare

2)

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- double back

- double up

A a.

doppio: a double consonant, una (consonante) doppia; Her name's Chubb: c-h-u-double b, si chiama Chubb: c-h-u-doppia b; «What's the account number?» «2-9-4-0-double 8», «qual è il numero del conto?» «2-9-4-0- due volte 8»; double space, spazio doppio; (fisc.) double taxation, imposizione doppia; (ferr.) double track, doppio binario; double pay, paga doppia; a double portion (o helping) una porzione doppia; a double meaning, un doppio senso; a double whisky [espresso], un whisky [caffè] doppio; a d layer of fabric, un doppio strato di stoffa; a double coat of paint, due mani di vernice; a double murder, un doppio omicidio; I'm double her age, ho il doppio della sua età; DIALOGO → - School- We had double maths in the afternoon, abbiamo avuto due ore di matematica nel pomeriggio

B avv.

1 il doppio; due volte tanto: It cost me double, mi è costato il doppio

2 doppio ( a immagini sdoppiate): to see double, vederci doppio

3 in due; a doppio: to fold a sheet double, piegare in due un lenzuolo; mettere a doppio un lenzuolo; The poor man was bent double with age, il poveretto era piegato (in due) per l'età avanzata

● (teatr.) double act, numero di una coppia di comici; ( per estens.) coppia di comici: famous double acts such as Laurel and Hardy, coppie famose di comici, come Stanlio e Ollio □ (mecc.) double-acting, a doppio effetto: double-acting cylinder, cilindro a doppio effetto □ (mecc.) double-action, ( di arma da fuoco) ad azione doppia □ double agent, spia che fa il doppio gioco; doppiogiochista □ (mus.) double album, album doppio □ double axe, ascia a doppio taglio □ (mus.) double bar, doppia barra □ double-barrelled, ( di fucile) a due canne; ( di cognome) doppio: Compton-Burnett is a double-barrelled surname, Compton-Burnett è un cognome doppio □ (mus.) double bass, contrabbasso □ (mus.) double bassoon, controfagotto □ double bed, letto a due piazze (o matrimoniale) □ ( di camera) double-bedded, a due letti □ double bind, brutto dilemma: to be in a double bind, trovarsi fra l'incudine e il martello □ double bill, (teatr., cinema) programma che comprende due film (o spettacoli) □ (med., scient.) double blind, doppio cieco: double-blind technique, metodo del doppio cieco □ (mecc.) double-block brake, freno a due ceppi □ ( boxe) double blow, colpo doppiato; doppietta □ double bluff, doppio bluff ( dire la verità a chi si aspetta un bluff) □ double boiler = double saucepan ► sotto □ (chim.) double bond, doppio legame □ (tur.) double booking, doppia prenotazione □ ( anche naut.) double bottom, doppiofondo □ ( di giacca o cappotto) double-breasted, a doppiopetto □ double buffalo = double nickels ► sotto □ double-buffer shoe polisher, pulisciscarpe a due spazzole □ double chin, doppio mento; pappagorgia □ double-chinned, con la pappagorgia □ (comput., Internet) double click, doppio clic ( del mouse) □ double cream, panna molto densa □ double cross, inganno, frode; doppio gioco □ double-crosser, chi fa il doppio gioco con il proprio complice □ (tipogr.) double dagger, doppia croce □ (fam. USA) double date, appuntamento di due coppie ( per uscire insieme) □ double-dealer, persona sleale; doppiogiochista □ double-dealing, (agg.) doppio, ipocrita; (sost.) doppiezza, ipocrisia □ double-decker, nave a due ponti; autobus a due piani; ( USA) letto a castello; (aeron.) biplano; (fam., anche double-decker sandwich) sandwich (o tramezzino) doppio ( a due strati) □ (autom.) double-declutching, doppia debragliata; doppio disinnesto ( della frizione); doppietta (fam.) □ double deuces, il numero 22 □ (econ., fin.: dell'inflazione, dei tassi, ecc.) double-digit, a due cifre □ (econ.) double dip recession, doppia recessione ( con un breve intervallo di crescita tra i due periodi di recessione) □ (fam. USA) double-dipper, chi prende due stipendi (o pensione e stipendio) □ double door, porta doppia (o a due battenti) □ (fam.) double Dutch, lingua incomprensibile; arabo (fig.): The instructions were double Dutch to me, le istruzioni erano arabo per me □ double-dyed, tinto due volte; (fig.) matricolato; di tre cotte □ double-eagle, aquila bicipite ( antica moneta d'oro americana da 20 dollari) □ double-edged, a doppio taglio ( anche fig.): a double-edged compliment, un complimento a doppio taglio; a double-edged sword, una spada a doppio taglio □ (naut.) double-ended ferry, traghetto a doppia prua □ (franc.) double entendre, doppio senso ( malizioso o più o meno licenzioso) □ (rag.) double entry, partita doppia: double-entry bookkeeping, contabilità in partita doppia □ (fotogr.) double exposure, doppia esposizione; sovrimpressione □ double-faced, a due facce, bifronte; (fig.) doppio, ipocrita; ( di tessuto) double-face (franc.) □ ( tennis) double fault, doppio fallo; fallo di battuta □ ( cinema, spec. USA) double feature, doppio programma □ double figures, numeri a due cifre ( da 10 a 99): to be in [to reach o to get to] double figures, avere raggiunto [raggiungere] un valore a due cifre: Inflation in the country could reach double figures next year, l'inflazione nel paese potrebbe raggiungere un valore a due cifre l'anno prossimo □ double first, laurea in due discipline con il massimo dei voti in entrambe ( nelle università inglesi) □ (mus.) double flat, doppio bemolle □ double garage, garage doppio □ double-glazed window, finestra a doppi vetri □ (edil.) double-glazing, (installazione dei) doppi vetri □ double-headed, a due teste, bicipite; (fig.) falso, ipocrita □ (biochim.) double helix, doppia elica □ ( lotta) double hold, cintura □ (leg., USA) double indemnity, clausola di un'assicurazione sulla vita che prevede un'indennità doppia in caso di morte accidentale □ (leg., USA) double jeopardy, il processare q. per un delitto per cui è già stato assolto □ double-jointed, snodato □ (equit.) double jump, salto doppio; ostacolo doppio □ (tipogr.) double-leaded, a spaziatura doppia fra riga e riga □ double life, doppia vita: to live (o to lead) a double life, avere (o condurre) una doppia vita □ (gramm.) double negative, doppia negazione □ double lock, serratura doppia; ( anche) doppia mandata □ (mil.) double march, passo di corsa □ (fam. USA) double nickels, il numero 55; (autom.) il limite delle 55 miglia all'ora □ (fam. USA) double-o (acronimo di once over), ispezione approfondita; esame accurato □ ( Borsa) double option, opzione doppia; stellage; stellaggio □ (equit.) double oxer, largo di barriere □ (autom.) double-parking, parcheggio in seconda (o doppia) fila □ ( a scuola) double period, lezione di due ore ( della stessa materia) □ (elettr.) double-pole switch, commutatore bipolare □ (market.) double pricing, doppia prezzatura ( sulle confezioni: un prezzo è cancellato con un frego) □ double-quick, (agg.) velocissimo; (avv.) di corsa, in un baleno; (sost.) (mil.) passo di corsa □ double quotes, virgolette (doppie): to put st. in double quotes, mettere qc. tra virgolette □ double room, camera doppia ( con letto matrimoniale) □ ( cucina) double saucepan, bagnomaria ( il recipiente) □ ( canottaggio) double scull, due di coppia; doppio skiff □ (mus.) double sharp, doppio diesis □ ( caccia) double shot, doppietta ( due colpi) □ double sided, ( di tessuto, carta, ecc.) double face (franc.) □ (tipogr.) double spread, pagina doppia □ double standard, (econ.) bimetallismo; (fig., anche al pl.) (valutazione con) due metri diversi ( di giudizio); (uso di) due pesi e due misure (fig.); doppiopesismo ( gergo giorn.) □ (astron.) double star, stella doppia □ (biochim.) double-stranded, a doppia catena; a doppio filamento □ ( nuoto) double stroke, doppia bracciata: double-stroke breathing, respirazione in due tempi □ (fam.) double take, reazione di sorpresa a scoppio ritardato: to do a double take, reagire a scoppio ritardato ( per la sorpresa) □ double talk, linguaggio volutamente incomprensibile □ (comput., Internet) double tap, doppio tocco ( con uno stilo o con un dito) □ (econ., fin.) double taxation, doppia tassazione □ double time, (econ.) doppia paga; doppio salario (o stipendio); (mus.) tempo doppio; (mil., USA) passo di corsa □ (mus.) double-tonguing, doppio staccato ( negli strumenti a fiato) □ (med.) double vision, diplopia □ (fam.) double whammy, doppia sfortuna: The team faced the double whammy of relegation and losing its manager, la squadra ha avuto la doppia sfortuna di essere retrocessa e di perdere l'allenatore □ (leg.) double will, testamento congiuntivo e reciproco □ (autom.) double yellow line, doppia linea gialla (in GB indica divieto di sosta e in USA equivale alla doppia linea continua).

1 [uc] doppio: He offered me double, mi ha offerto il doppio

2 sosia; ritratto (fig.): His son is his absolute double, il figlio è il suo ritratto preciso

3 (cinem.) controfigura: a stunt double, un cascatore

4 ( bridge) contre (franc.)

5 (camera) doppia matrimoniale: Do you prefer a double or a twin?, preferisce una doppia matrimoniale o a due letti?

6 doppio ( di bevanda): Make mine a double!, me lo faccia doppio

7 ( scommessa nelle corse dei cavalli) duplice

8 doppio; Doppelgänger (ted.)

9 ( sport: calcio, ecc.: doppia vittoria) doppietta

10 (equit.) doppio ostacolo; gabbia

11 ( baseball) doppio

12 ( tennis, = double fault) doppio (fallo)

13 (pl.) ( tennis) doppio: to play doubles, giocare il doppio; mixed doubles, doppio misto; men's [women's] doubles, doppio maschile [femminile]

14 ( biliardo) (tiro di) raddoppio

15 (tipogr.) ► doublet, def. 8

● double or quits, lascia o raddoppia ( gioco) □ ( tennis) doubles player, doppista; giocatore di doppio □ (mil.) at the double, a passo di corsa □ on (o at) the double, velocemente; in un attimo.

A v. t.

1 raddoppiare: to double prices [revenues, income], raddoppiare i prezzi [le entrate, il reddito]; They doubled their investment in five years, hanno raddoppiato il loro investimento in cinque anni; double a dose, raddoppiare la dose; ( sport) to double one's lead, raddoppiare il vantaggio

2 (= to double over) piegare in due: She doubled the sheet ( over), ha piegato in due il lenzuolo

3 (naut.) doppiare: We doubled the Cape of Good Hope, abbiamo doppiato il Capo di Buona Speranza

4 (cinem., teatr.) interpretare (due ruoli): Patrick Stewart doubled the roles of Claudius and the ghost, Patrick Stewart ha interpretato i due ruoli di Claudio e dello spettro; The company is small, so they often double the parts, la compagnia è piccola, quindi lo stesso attore interpreta spesso due ruoli

5 ( biliardo) far rimbalzare ( una palla) di sponda

6 ( bridge) contrare

7 ( sport) raddoppiare ( le marcature)

8 ( boxe) doppiare ( i colpi)

B v. i.

1 raddoppiare; diventare doppio: Interest rates have doubled, i tassi di interesse sono raddoppiati; The dough should double in size in a couple of hours, il volume dell'impasto dovrebbe raddoppiare in un paio d'ore

2 ( cinema) fare da controfigura: She has doubled for many Hollywood stars, ha fatto da controfigura a molte star hollywoodiane

3 (mil.) andare a passo di corsa

4 ( biliardo) ( di una palla) rimbalzare di sponda

5 ( baseball) fare un doppio

6 (ipp.) fare una duplice.

- dała mu podwójną porcję ziemniaków she gave him a double helping of potatoes

- musimy zachować podwójną ostrożność we must be doubly careful

- pracował z podwójną energią he redoubled his efforts

- zaatakowali z podwójną siłą they attacked with redoubled strength

- był podwójnym wdowcem he was twice widowed

- była podwójną sierotą she had no mother or father, she was orphaned a. was an orphan

- podwójne dno (grube) a double bottom; (ukryte) a false bottom

- podwójne kliknięcie Komput. a double-click

- podwójny obraz (na ekranie) a ghost (image)

- podwójne obywatelstwo dual nationality

- podwójny podbródek a double chin

- podwójne przeczenie a double negative

- podwójne szyby double glazing

- podwójna włóczka/wełna two-ply wool/yarn

- podwójny zakręt a double bend, an S-bend

- napisać tekst na maszynie z podwójnym odstępem to double-space a text, to type a text with double spacing

- podwójne zaproszenie an invitation for two, a double invitation

- stosować podwójne miary moralne to apply double standards

- prowadzić podwójne życie to lead a double life

- podwójny agent a double agent

■ podwójna gra a double game

- prowadzić podwójną grę to play a double game

f; -, -en

1. bei Tisch: helping, serving; Tee, Kaffee: pot; eine große / kleine / doppelte Portion a large / small / double portion; eine halbe Portion half a portion; eine zweite Portion a second helping; eine Portion Eis one portion of ice-cream; Kugel: one scoop

2. umg., fig., Mut etc.: good deal, dose of courage etc.; in kleinen Portionen in small doses

3. umg., fig.: halbe Portion half-pint, shrimp, titch

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serving; portion; helping

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f -, -en

1) (beim Essen) portion, helping

2) (fig inf = Anteil) amount

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1) (an unpleasant thing (especially an illness) which one is forced to suffer: a nasty dose of flu.) dose

2) (the amount of food one has on one's plate: a large helping of pudding.) helping

3) (an amount of food usually for one person: a portion of salad.) portion

4) (a portion of food served: I had two servings of pie.) serving

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1. KOCHK portion

2. (fam) portion, helping fam

3. (fam: Anteil) amount

▶ eine halbe \Portion (fam) a puny [or fam weedy] specimen, a half-pint fam

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1) portion; helping

2) (ugs.): (Anteil) amount

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Portion f; -, -en

1. bei Tisch: helping, serving; Tee, Kaffee: pot;

eine große/kleine/doppelte Portion a large/small/double portion;

eine halbe Portion half a portion;

eine zweite Portion a second helping;

eine Portion Eis one portion of ice-cream; Kugel: one scoop

2. umg, fig, Mut etc: good deal, dose of courage etc;

in kleinen Portionen in small doses

3. umg, fig:

halbe Portion half-pint, shrimp, titch

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1) portion; helping

2) (ugs.): (Anteil) amount

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portion n.

serving n.

1 to beat.

queremos superar los resultados del año pasado we want to improve on o beat last year's results

me superó por dos décimas de segundo she beat me by two tenths of a second

superar algo/a alguien en algo to beat something/somebody for something

nos superan en número they outnumber us

me supera en altura/inteligencia he's taller/cleverer than me

2 to overtake, to pass.

3 to overcome.

superar un examen to get through an exam

tener algo superado to have got over something

Ellos superan la adversidad They overcome adversity.

4 to surpass, to exceed, to best, to excel.

María supera a sus colegas Mary surpasses her colleagues.

5 to outdo, to win over.

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► verbo transitivo

1 (exceder) to surpass, exceed, excel

2 (obstáculo etc) to overcome, surmount

► verbo pronominal superarse

1 (sobrepasarse) to excel oneself

2 (mejorarse) to improve oneself, better oneself

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1) to surpass

2) overcome

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1. VT

1) (=aventajar) [+ contrincante, adversario] to overcome; [+ límite] to go beyond; [+ récord, marca] to break

2) (=pasar con éxito) [+ dificultad] to overcome; [+ enfermedad, crisis] to get over

3) [+ etapa] to get past

4) [+ prueba, examen] to pass

superarse

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verbo transitivo

1)

a) (ser superior a, mayor que) to exceed, go beyond

b) ( mejorar) < marca> to beat

2)

a) (vencer, sobreponerse a) <timidez/dificultad/etapa> to overcome; < trauma> to get over

b) (frml) <examen/prueba> to pass

superarse v pron to better oneself

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= beat, circumvent, go beyond, outperform [out-perform], outweigh, overcome, overtake, score over, outgrow, surpass, survive, go far beyond, extend + far beyond, top, outbalance, outrank, weather, get through, one-up, outwit, outdo, outsmart, ride out, exceed, outfox, go + past, outrun [out-run], best, trump, move on from, go + one better.

Ex. It would certainly beat the usual file clerk.

Ex. Plainly, the familiarization stage is circumvented in a computer-based indexing system with machine-assigned terms.

Ex. Maybe the answer is some kind of localized Ceefax or Oracle information service that could be obtained free through one's television set but went beyond the mainly trivia that these services currently provide.

Ex. Numerous experiment have tried to determine if free-text searching outperform searching with the aid of a controlled index language.

Ex. It may be decided that the practical impediments to the distribution and assignment of such numbers outweigh their potential usefulness.

Ex. Analytical cataloguing seeks to overcome physical packaging.

Ex. Why have card-based systems been overtaken by computer databases?.

Ex. A Permuterm index scores over a Double-KWIC index in that it avoids repetitive printing of one title.

Ex. We outgrow the school, we cannot outgrow the library.

Ex. The advantages of the system far surpass any disadvantages.

Ex. The chairwoman of the board had decided that as part of the screening process those who had successfully survived the initial winnowing should furnish the board with tangible evidence of how they might perform on a specific assignment.

Ex. These changes in the physical form of the catalog have implications which go far beyond changes in form or even in improvements in speed and convenience to the catalog user.

Ex. We have seen that the relationships of the Publications Office with the institutions and other bodies of the European Communities may in theory, but do not yet in practice extend far beyond those with the six managing institutions.

Ex. As public library circ declines, spending continues to top inflation.

Ex. The large profits to be made in this field will outbalance the problems that may lie ahead.

Ex. One node in the star graphic completely outranks the others, while the other six themselves are interchangeable.

Ex. The small publishers seem to be weathering the industry changes, and have expectations of growth.

Ex. I think that the so-called average person often exhibits a great deal of heroism in getting through an ordinary day.

Ex. This remake of William Castle's action adventure adds a genuinely supernatural plot to the old story of the duplicitous wife scheming to kill her husband but being one-upped by his even more ingenious counterplots.

Ex. Two dangerous trysts are spied upon by a third and hostile party, whose presence is detected by the lovers who act in consort to outwit him.

Ex. This novel is narrated by William, an underachiever who is constantly outdone by his charming and lovable identical twin brother.

Ex. Smart and speedy start-ups blindside mature companies with their inventiveness then grow up into mature companies and are outsmarted in their turn.

Ex. Without any significant restructuring, the LIS programme in Iran will provide little in the way of riding out the rapid transition that the field is currently experiencing.

Ex. In the same way, files of item record cards can be difficult to manage if the file size exceeds, say, 2000 cards.

Ex. It also led to a continuing guerilla war between the authorities and caricaturists who sought to evade, outfox, or entirely defy them.

Ex. Unfortunately, its conclusions are completely pedestrian, rarely going past the fact that there were old people in England in the late Middle Ages.

Ex. But he was wiry and wily, too, and he could often out-run, track, back-track, double-back, and finally dodge unseen in the subway.

Ex. Back in 2001, the tossed salad they prepared fed some 5,000, which then bested the record held by a community in Utah in the United States.

Ex. If prejudice is allowed to trump the rights that all citizens should enjoy, then everyone's freedoms are ultimately endangered.

Ex. He is moving on from the past and looking forward to a tremendous future helping to educate parents from his personal experiences.

Ex. I think Murray will go one better than Wimbledon, but will lose to Federer again in the final.

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* ayudar a superar = get + Nombre + through.

* capaz de adaptarse y superar adversidades = resilient.

* con el propósito de superarse uno mismo = self-improvement-oriented.

* nada supera a = nothing beats....

* no superar la prueba de = not stand the test of.

* ser difícil de superar = take + some beating.

* sin ser superado = unsurpassed.

* superar Algo = put + Nombre + behind.

* superar barreras = hurdle + barriers.

* superar el intento = resist + effort.

* superar el miedo = overcome + Posesivo + fear, conquer + fear.

* superar el nerviosismo = overcome + nervousness.

* superar el problema de credibilidad = overcome + credibility gap.

* superar en número = outnumber.

* superar la barrera del tiempo = cross + time barriers.

* superar la etapa de = move on from.

* superar las expectativas = exceed + expectations.

* superarse a sí mismo = pull + Reflexivo + up(wards) by + Posesivo + (own) bootstraps.

* superarse a Uno Mismo = make + the best of + Reflexivo.

* superarse para hacer frente a Algo = rise to + meet.

* superar una barrera = conquer + barrier.

* superar una crisis = ford + crisis, survive + crisis.

* superar una deficiencia = overcome + weakness.

* superar una dificultad = overcome + difficulty, get over + difficulty.

* superar una limitación = overcome + limitation, tackle + limitation.

* superar un análisis minucioso = stand up to + scrutiny, stand up to + examination.

* superar una situación difícil = weather + the bumpy ride, weather + the storm.

* superar un examen = pass + examination, pass + an exam.

* superar un obstáculo = overcome + obstacle, jump over + hurdle, overcome + barrier, conquer + barrier.

* superar un peligro = overcome + danger.

* superar un problema = surmount + problem, conquer + problem, get over + problem.

* verse superado sólo por = be second only to.

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verbo transitivo

1)

a) (ser superior a, mayor que) to exceed, go beyond

b) ( mejorar) < marca> to beat

2)

a) (vencer, sobreponerse a) <timidez/dificultad/etapa> to overcome; < trauma> to get over

b) (frml) <examen/prueba> to pass

superarse v pron to better oneself

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superar [A1 ]

1 (ser superior a, mayor que) to exceed, go beyond

un éxito que supera todas las expectativas a success which goes beyond o exceeds o surpasses all expectations

la realidad supera a la ficción fact o truth is stranger than fiction

el horror de estas escenas supera todo lo imaginable the horror of these scenes goes beyond anything one could imagine

nadie lo supera en experiencia ni habilidad nobody can surpass him in experience or skill, nobody can surpass his experience or skill

nos superan en número they outnumber us

supera en estatura a su hermano mayor he's taller than his elder brother

supera en tres puntos la cifra de ayer it is three points higher than yesterday's figure, it surpasses yesterday's figure by three points

2 (mejorar) to beat

logró superar su propio récord he managed to beat his own record

ese método está totalmente superado that method has been completely superseded

1 (vencer, sobreponerse a) ‹timidez/dificultad/etapa› to overcome

trata de superar estas diferencias try to overcome o get over these differences

no ha logrado superar el trauma que le supuso el accidente he has not got(ten) over the trauma of the accident

ya hemos superado la etapa más difícil we've already got(ten) through o over the most difficult stage

hace tres meses que rompimos pero ya lo tengo superado we split up three months ago but I've got(ten) over it o I'm over it now

2 ( frml); ‹examen/prueba› to pass

to better oneself

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a) ( ser superior a) to exceed;

◊ superó todas las expectativas she exceeded all expectations;

b) ( mejorar) ‹ marca› to beat

a) (vencer, sobreponerse a) ‹timidez/dificultad/etapa› to overcome;

b) (frml) ‹examen/prueba› to pass

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♦ vt

1. [aventajar] to beat;

superar algo/a alguien en algo to beat sth/sb for sth;

nos superan en número they outnumber us;

me supera en altura/inteligencia he's taller/cleverer than me

2. [sobrepasar] [récord] to break;

queremos superar los resultados del año pasado we want to improve on o beat last year's results;

me superó por dos décimas de segundo she beat me by two tenths of a second

3. [adelantar] to overtake, to pass;

superó a su rival en la recta final she overtook her rival on the home straight

4. [época, técnica]

5. [complejo, crisis, enfermedad] to overcome, to get over;

no ha superado la pérdida de su mujer he has not overcome the loss of his wife;

tener algo superado to have got over sth

6. [examen, prueba] to pass

♦ See also the pronominal verb superarse

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v/t persona beat; límite go beyond, exceed; obstáculo overcome, surmount

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superar vt

1) : to surpass, to exceed

2) : to overcome, to surmount

♦ See also the reflexive verb superarse

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superar vb

1. (vencer problema, etc) to overcome [pt. overcame; pp. overcome]

2. (pasar) to pass

3. (ser mejor) to be better / to surpass

4. (ser más) to be more / to be over

portion [pɔʀsjɔ̃]

• fromage en portions cheese portions

• être réduit à la portion congrue to get the smallest share

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1) Culinaire ( part) portion; ( quantité servie) helping

2) ( dans un partage) share

3) ( partie) gén portion; ( de route) stretch; ( de territoire) part

•

- portion congrue

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1) (= part) portion, share

2) (= partie, segment) portion, section

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portion nf

1 Culin ( part) portion; ( quantité servie) helping; 2 euros la portion 2 euros per portion; double portion pour tout le monde! double helpings for everyone!;

2 ( dans un partage) share;

3 ( partie) gén portion; ( de route) stretch; ( de territoire) part.

portion congrue ( nourriture) minute portion of food; ( revenu) minimal income; réduire qn à la portion congrue to give sb the strict minimum.

[pɔrsjɔ̃] nom féminin

1. [part - de nourriture] portion, helping ; [ - d'argent] share, cut

2. [segment - de ligne, d'autoroute] stretch

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en portions locution adjectivale

in individual helpings

second¹ ['sekənd]

seconde ⇒ 1 (a)-(c), 1 (f), 1 (h) second ⇒ 1 (d), 2 (a), 2 (b) deuxième ⇒ 1 (d), 2 (a), 2 (b) en seconde place ⇒ 3 (a) deuxièmement ⇒ 3 (c)

1 noun

(a) (unit of time) seconde f;

∎ the ambulance arrived within seconds l'ambulance est arrivée en quelques secondes

(b) (instant) seconde f, instant m;

∎ I'll be with you in a second je serai à vous dans un instant;

∎ I'll only be a second j'en ai seulement pour deux secondes;

∎ just a or half a second! une seconde!

(c) Mathematics & Astronomy seconde f

(d) (in order) second(e) m,f, deuxième mf;

∎ I was the second to arrive je suis arrivé deuxième ou le deuxième;

∎ to come a close second (in race) être battu de justesse

(e) (in duel) témoin m, second m; (in boxing) soigneur m;

∎ seconds out! soigneurs hors du ring!

(f) Cars seconde f;

∎ in second en seconde

(g) British University

∎ an upper/lower second une licence avec mention bien/assez bien

(h) Music seconde f;

∎ major/minor second seconde f majeure/mineure

2 adjective

(a) (in series) deuxième; (of two) second;

∎ every second person une personne sur deux;

∎ Charles the Second Charles Deux ou II;

∎ the second of March le deux mars;

∎ for the second time pour la deuxième fois;

∎ to be second in command (in hierarchy) être deuxième dans la hiérarchie; Military commander en second;

∎ he's second in line for promotion il sera le second à bénéficier d'une promotion;

∎ he's second in line for the throne c'est le deuxième dans l'ordre de succession au trône;

∎ Grammar in the second person singular/plural à la deuxième personne du singulier/pluriel;

∎ to take second place (in race) prendre la deuxième place; (in exam) être deuxième;

∎ his wife took second place to his career sa femme venait après sa carrière;

∎ and in the second place… (in demonstration, argument) et en deuxième lieu…;

∎ it's second nature to her c'est une seconde nature chez elle;

∎ he's second only to his teacher as a violinist en tant que violoniste, il n'y a que son professeur qui le surpasse ou qui lui soit supérieur;

∎ as a goalkeeper, he's second to none comme gardien de but, il n'a pas son pareil;

∎ her short stories are second to none ses nouvelles sont inégalées ou sans pareil

(b) (another, additional) deuxième, second, autre;

∎ a second Camus/Churchill un nouveau Camus/Churchill;

∎ he was given a second chance (in life) on lui a accordé une seconde chance (dans la vie);

∎ you are unlikely to get a second chance to join the team il est peu probable que l'on vous propose à nouveau de faire partie de l'équipe;

∎ to take a second helping se resservir;

∎ would you like a second helping/a second cup? en reprendrez-vous (un peu/une goutte)?;

∎ can I have a second helping of meat? est-ce que je peux reprendre de la viande?;

∎ they have a second home in France ils ont une résidence secondaire en France;

∎ France is my second home la France est ma seconde patrie;

∎ I'd like a second opinion (said by doctor) je voudrais prendre l'avis d'un confrère; (said by patient) je voudrais consulter un autre médecin;

∎ I need a second opinion on these results j'aimerais avoir l'avis d'un tiers sur ces résultats;

∎ to have second thoughts avoir des doutes, hésiter;

∎ are you having second thoughts? est-ce que vous hésitez?;

∎ he left his family without a second thought il a quitté sa famille sans réfléchir ou sans se poser de questions;

∎ on second British thoughts or American thought I'd better go myself réflexion faite, il vaut mieux que j'y aille moi-même

3 adverb

(a) (in order) en seconde place;

∎ to come second (in race) arriver en seconde position;

∎ she arrived second (at party, meeting) elle est arrivée la deuxième;

∎ the horse came second to Juniper's Lad le cheval s'est classé deuxième derrière Juniper's Lad

(b) (with superlative adj)

∎ he's the second oldest player in the team après le doyen de l'équipe c'est lui le plus vieux;

∎ the second largest/second richest le second par la taille/second par le revenu;

∎ the second largest city in the world/in Portugal la deuxième ville du monde/du Portugal

(c) (secondly) en second lieu, deuxièmement

4 transitive verb

(motion) appuyer; (speaker) appuyer la motion de;

∎ I'll second that! je suis d'accord!

5 plural noun seconds

(a) Commerce (goods) articles mpl de second choix; (crockery) vaisselle f de second choix

(b) familiar (of food) rab m;

∎ are there any seconds? il y a du rab?

►► second ballot deuxième tour m;

second base (in baseball) deuxième base f;

1 noun

pis-aller m inv;

∎ I refuse to make do with second best je refuse de me contenter d'un pis-aller;

∎ she knew she would never be more than second best (in person's affection) elle savait qu'elle ne serait jamais plus qu'un second choix; (athlete) elle savait qu'elle serait toujours deuxième

2 adverb

∎ to come off second best être battu, se faire battre;

Politics second chamber (gen) deuxième chambre f; (in UK) Chambre f des lords; (in US) Sénat m;

second childhood gâtisme m, seconde enfance f;

∎ he's in his second childhood il est retombé en enfance;

Railways second class seconde f (classe f);

Religion the Second Coming le second avènement du Messie;

second cousin cousin(e) m,f issu(e) de germains;

British second eleven (in soccer, cricket) équipe f de réserve (dans le cadre scolaire ou amateur);

second floor (in UK) deuxième étage m; (in US) premier étage m;

Cars second gear seconde f;

American School second grade = classe de primaire pour les 6-7 ans;

Sport second half deuxième mi-temps f inv;

second hand (of watch, clock) aiguille f des secondes, trotteuse f;

second language deuxième langue f;

Journalism second lead gros titre m de deuxième ordre;

second lieutenant (in army) ≃ sous-lieutenant m; Belgian & Swiss ≃ lieutenant m; (in air force) ≃ sous-lieutenant m;

second name nom m de famille;

Nautical second officer (officier m en) second m;

second row (in rugby) deuxième ligne f;

second showing deuxième représentation f;

second sight seconde ou double vue f;

∎ to have second sight avoir un don de double vue;

Military second strike seconde frappe f, deuxième frappe f;

Sport second team équipe f de réserve;

second teeth deuxième dentition f, dentition f définitive;

Music second violin deuxième violon m

second² [sɪ'kɒnd]

transitive verb

British (employee) détacher, envoyer en détachement; Military détacher;

∎ she was seconded to the UN elle a été détachée à l'ONU;

∎ Peter was seconded for service abroad Peter a été envoyé en détachement à l'étranger

(v.) = do + the impossible, jump through + hoops, double over + backwards

Ex. The article carries the title 'Helping the bumble bees to fly or teacher librarians to do the impossible'.

Ex. The article is entitled ' Jumping through Hoops, Walking on Eggshells: The Experiences of Library Students with Disabilities'.

Ex. Fact is, in 2006, the record industry is doubling over backwards in its attempt to remedy its decision a decade ago to ignore the onset of the web.

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to do the impossible, do one's utmost

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(v.) = bend over backwards, do + the impossible, lean over + backwards, double over + backwards

Ex. While bending over backwards to avoid bias biographies present their subjects' lives in a bland and uninteresting way = Al hacer lo imposible por evitar la parcialidad, las biografías presentan las vidas de las personas de una forma sosa y poco atractiva.

Ex. The article carries the title 'Helping the bumble bees to fly or teacher librarians to do the impossible'.

Ex. In his commentary, Briggs leans over backwards to avoid all but the barest possible mention of the darker side of the complex relationship between occupiers and occupied.

Ex. Fact is, in 2006, the record industry is doubling over backwards in its attempt to remedy its decision a decade ago to ignore the onset of the web.

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intention, meaning, purpose, mind.

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► nombre femenino

1 (propósito) intention

2 (malicia) maliciousness

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con doble intención with double meaning

con intención deliberately, intentionally

con intención de in order to, with the intention of

con la mejor intención with the best of intentions

con mala intención deliberately, intentionally

con segunda intención with double meaning

tener buenas intenciones to mean well, be well-intentioned

tener intención de to intend to

buena intención good will

mala intención ill will, malice

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1) (=propósito) intention