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  • 1 double back

    (to turn and go back the way one came: The fox doubled back and went down a hole.) dar meia volta

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  • 2 double back

    (to turn and go back the way one came: The fox doubled back and went down a hole.) fazer meia-volta

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  • 3 to double back

    to double back
    voltar.

    English-Portuguese dictionary > to double back

  • 4 double

    1. adjective
    1) (of twice the (usual) weight, size etc: A double whisky, please.) duplo
    2) (two of a sort together or occurring in pairs: double doors.) duplo
    3) (consisting of two parts or layers: a double thickness of paper; a double meaning.) duplo
    4) (for two people: a double bed.) de casal
    2. adverb
    1) (twice: I gave her double the usual quantity.) duas vezes
    2) (in two: The coat had been folded double.) em dois
    3. noun
    1) (a double quantity: Whatever the women earn, the men earn double.) dobro
    2) (someone who is exactly like another: He is my father's double.) sósia
    4. verb
    1) (to (cause to) become twice as large or numerous: He doubled his income in three years; Road accidents have doubled since 1960.) duplicar
    2) (to have two jobs or uses: This sofa doubles as a bed.) desdobrar-se
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    - double agent
    - double bass
    - double-bedded
    - double-check
    - double-cross
    - double-dealing     5. adjective
    (cheating: You double-dealing liar!) traidor
    6. adjective
    a double-decker bus.) de dois andares
    - double figures
    - double-quick
    - at the double
    - double back
    - double up
    - see double
    * * *
    dou.ble
    [d'∧bəl] n 1 dobro, duplo. 2 cópia duplicada, duplicata. 3 sósia, retrato, imagem, outro eu. 4 dobra, prega. 5 Theat, Cin ator ou atriz substituta. 6 volta, curva, meandro dos rios, rodeio. 7 astúcia, artifício. 8 Mil marcha acelerada, quase a correr. 9 Ten partida de duplas (também pl doubles). 10 Typogr a mesma palavra repetida por descuido. 11 ato de dobrar a parada no jogo de cartas. • vt+vi 1 dobrar, duplicar, multiplicar por dois, acrescentar outro tanto a. 2 fazer dobras em. 3 repetir. 4 dobrar o papel, a roupa, o pano, etc. 5 curvar(-se), vergar-se, dobrar-se. 6 voltar atrás, fazer voltas súbitas. 7 Naut dobrar um cabo, navegar ao redor. 8 Theat, Cin desempenhar dois papéis na mesma peça, ser o substituto, substituir um ator ou atriz por outro. 9 Mil marchar a passo acelerado, dobrar o passo, quase correr. 10 dobrar a parada no jogo de cartas. 11 fig enganar, fingir, embair, pregar uma peça a alguém. 12 trançar as pernas. 13 cerrar (o punho). • adj 1 dobro, dobrado, duplo, duplicado, de duas sortes, maneiras, aspectos ou sentidos. 2 ambíguo, equívoco. 3 fig dobrado, fingido, falso, enganador, hipócrita, traiçoeiro. 4 para dois, em pares, de casal. 5 Mus uma oitava abaixo. • adv dobradamente, duplicadamente, por dois modos, em pares, dois a dois. at the double muito rapidamente. double or quits o dobro ou nada. on the double 1 rapidamente. 2 Mil a passo dobrado. to bend double dobrar-se ao meio. to double a part representar, além do seu, o papel de outrem. to double back voltar. to double cape Horn estar sendo corneado. to double down fazer uma dobra (na falha de um livro). to double one’s legs cruzar as pernas. to double the fist cerrar o punho. to double up/ over 1 dobrar-se, curvar-se. 2 cerrar (o punho). 3 tornar enrugado, amassado (falando de papel, etc.). 4 cair em colapso. 5 usar de truques. 6 enfileirar-se de dois em dois. 7 dobrar-se de rir. 8 coll partilhar acomodações com alguém. to double upon 1 Mil dobrar (as fileiras de um batalhão, etc.). 2 fazer voltas súbitas ou curvas para escapar a uma perseguição. 3 usar de subterfúgios para com alguém. to play double enganar, dobrar.

    English-Portuguese dictionary > double

  • 5 double

    1. adjective
    1) (of twice the (usual) weight, size etc: A double whisky, please.) duplo
    2) (two of a sort together or occurring in pairs: double doors.) duplo
    3) (consisting of two parts or layers: a double thickness of paper; a double meaning.) duplo
    4) (for two people: a double bed.) duplo
    2. adverb
    1) (twice: I gave her double the usual quantity.) duas vezes
    2) (in two: The coat had been folded double.) em dois
    3. noun
    1) (a double quantity: Whatever the women earn, the men earn double.) dobro
    2) (someone who is exactly like another: He is my father's double.) sósia
    4. verb
    1) (to (cause to) become twice as large or numerous: He doubled his income in three years; Road accidents have doubled since 1960.) duplicar
    2) (to have two jobs or uses: This sofa doubles as a bed.) desdobrar-se
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    - double agent - double bass - double-bedded - double-check - double-cross - double-dealing 5. adjective
    (cheating: You double-dealing liar!) hipócrita, falso
    6. adjective
    a double-decker bus.) de dois andares
    - double figures - double-quick - at the double - double back - double up - see double

    English-Portuguese (Brazil) dictionary > double

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  • double back — index return (go back) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • double back — [v] reverse path backtrack, circle, dodge, loop, retrace one’s steps, return, turn; concepts 224,232 Ant. forge, forward, go forward …   New thesaurus

  • double back — verb retrace one s course The hikers got into a storm and had to turn back • Syn: ↑backtrack, ↑turn back • Hypernyms: ↑return • Verb Frames: Something s …   Useful english dictionary

  • double back — phrasal verb [intransitive] Word forms double back : present tense I/you/we/they double back he/she/it doubles back present participle doubling back past tense doubled back past participle doubled back to turn and go back in the direction that… …   English dictionary

  • double back — PHRASAL VERB If you double back you go back in the direction that you came from. [V P] Double back perhaps 50 yards on Route 64 and there is a sign for Brunswick Road …   English dictionary

  • double back — {v.} 1. To turn back on one s way or course. * /The escaped prisoner doubled back on his tracks./ 2. To fold over; usually in the middle. * /The teacher told Johnny to double back the sheet of paper and tear it in half./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • double back — {v.} 1. To turn back on one s way or course. * /The escaped prisoner doubled back on his tracks./ 2. To fold over; usually in the middle. * /The teacher told Johnny to double back the sheet of paper and tear it in half./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • double\ back — v 1. To turn back on one s way or course. The escaped prisoner doubled back on his tracks. 2. To fold over; usually in the middle. The teacher told Johnny to double back the sheet of paper and tear it in half …   Словарь американских идиом

  • double back — turn back from where you are going or have been We decided to double back from the arena to get some money to go to a movie …   Idioms and examples

  • double back — verb To retrace ones steps; to go back where one has already gone. They doubled back in hopes of finding the road again …   Wiktionary

  • double back — go back in the direction one has come. → dotty about …   English new terms dictionary

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