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doubler [duble]➭ TABLE 11. transitive verba. [+ fortune, dose, longueur, salaire] to doubleb. [+ fil, ficelle] to doublec. [étudiant] [+ classe, année] to repeatd. [+ film] to dub ; [+ acteur] ( = remplacer) to act as an understudy for ; (dans une scène dangereuse) to stand in for2. intransitive verba. ( = augmenter) [nombre, quantité, prix] to double• doubler de volume/valeur to double in size/valueb. [véhicule] to overtake (Brit)3. reflexive verb• ce dispositif se double d'un système d'alarme this device works in conjunction with an alarm system* * *duble
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1) ( multiplier par deux) to double [effectifs, prix, capacité]doubler la mise — Jeux to double the stakes; fig to up the stakes
2) (garnir d'une doublure, d'un revêtement) to line [vêtement, cloison] (de with)3) ( plier en deux) to fold [something] in two [papier, couverture]; to double [ficelle]4) Cinéma to dub [film, acteur]5) Cinéma, Théâtre ( pour remplacement) (dans une scène périlleuse, un plan secondaire) to stand in for [acteur]; ( pour indisponibilité) to understudy [acteur]6) ( dépasser) to overtake GB, to pass US [véhicule]‘défense de doubler’ — ‘no overtaking’ GB, ‘no passing’ US
7) Nautisme to double [cap]8) Musique to double
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verbe intransitif gén [quantité, chiffre] to double, to increase twofold
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se doubler verbe pronominal* * *duble1. vt1) (= multiplier par 2) to double2) [vêtement] to line3) (= dépasser) [véhicule] to overtake Grande-Bretagne to pass USA4) [film] to dub, [acteur] to stand in for5) NAVIGATION, [cap] to rounddoubler le cap de fig [âge] Il vient de doubler le cap de la cinquantaine. — He's just turned fifty.
2. vi1) [somme, quantité] to double, to increase twofoldLe prix a doublé en dix ans. — The price has doubled in 10 years.
2) (en voiture) to overtake Grande-Bretagne to pass USAIl est dangereux de doubler sur cette route. — It's dangerous to overtake on this road.
* * *doubler verb table: aimerA vtr1 ( multiplier par deux) to double [effectifs, montant, prix, capacité]; doubler le pas to quicken one's pace; doubler la mise Jeux to double the stakes; fig to up the stakes; il a doublé sa fortune en cinq ans he doubled his fortune in five years;4 Cin to dub [film, acteur]; le film a été doublé en trois langues the film has been dubbed into three languages;5 Cin, Théât ( pour remplacement) (dans une scène périlleuse, un plan secondaire) to stand in for [acteur]; ( pour indisponibilité) to understudy [acteur];6 ( dépasser) to overtake GB, to pass US [véhicule]; il est dangereux de doubler dans les virages it's dangerous to overtake GB ou pass US on bends; ‘défense de doubler’ ‘no overtaking’ GB, ‘no passing’ US; doubler un véhicule à droite/gauche to overtake GB ou pass US a vehicle on the right/left;7 Naut to double [cap];8 Mus to double; doubler une partie to double a part;9 ○( trahir) to double-cross [personne].B vi1 gén [quantité, chiffre] to double, to increase twofold; le terrain a doublé de valeur en dix ans the land doubled in value within ten years;C se doubler vpr se doubler de qch to be coupled with sth; son avarice se double de malhonnêteté his/her meanness is coupled with dishonesty, he/she is dishonest as well as being mean.[duble] verbe transitif2. [porter au double - bénéfices, personnel, quantité] to doubledoubler l'allure ou le pas to quicken one's pace3. [garnir d'une doublure - coffret, jupe, tenture] to line6. (familier) [trahir]l'inflation a doublé le cap des 5 % inflation has broken the 5% barrier————————[duble] verbe intransitif————————se doubler de verbe pronominal plus préposition
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