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twin1) (one of two children or animals born of the same mother at the same time: She gave birth to twins; (also adjective) They have twin daughters.) gemelo2) (one of two similar or identical things: Her dress is the exact twin of mine.) copiatwin n gemelo / mellizotr[twɪn]1 gemelo,-a, mellizo,-a1 gemelo,-a, mellizo,-a1 hermanar\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLtwin bed cama gemelatwin set conjunto de jersey y chaquetatwin town ciudad nombre femenino hermanadatwin ['twɪn] adj: gemelo, mellizotwin n: gemelo m, -la f; mellizo m, -za fadj.• gemelo, -a adj.n.• gemelo s.m.• hermano s.m.
I twɪnnoun mellizo, -za m,f, gemelo, -la m,f (esp Esp); [in Latin America gemelo tends to be used to refer to an identical twin] cuate mf (Méx)identical twins — gemelos idénticos or (téc) univitelinos, gemelos (AmL)
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a) <brother/sister> mellizo, gemelo (esp Esp); see twin Ib) ( paired)the twin evils of poverty and violence — la pobreza y la violencia, dos males que siempre van de la mano
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transitive verb - nn- (BrE) (usu pass)[twɪn]to be twinned WITH something — estar* hermanado con algo
1.they are twins — son gemelos, son mellizos
identical, Siamesea pair of twins — un par de gemelos, un par de mellizos
2. ADJshe has twin daughters — tiene dos hijas gemelas, tiene dos hijas mellizas
2) (=linked) [town, city] hermanoNewlyn's twin town is Concarneau — la ciudad hermana de Newlyn es Concarneau, Newlyn está hermanada con Concarneau
3) (=double) [towers, peaks, engines] gemelo; [propellers] doble; [concepts] hermanothe twin aims or goals of sth — el doble objetivo de algo
the twin evils of malnutrition and disease — la malnutrición y la enfermedad, dos males que siempre van juntos
the twin pillars of — (fig) el doble pilar de
twin souls — almas fpl gemelas
3. VT2) (=combine) [+ clothes] combinar4.CPDtwin city N — (Brit) ciudad f hermana or hermanada
twin-cylindertwin cylinder N — bicilindro m
twin-jettwin jet N — birreactor m
twin town N — (Brit) ciudad f hermana or hermanada
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I [twɪn]noun mellizo, -za m,f, gemelo, -la m,f (esp Esp); [in Latin America gemelo tends to be used to refer to an identical twin] cuate mf (Méx)identical twins — gemelos idénticos or (téc) univitelinos, gemelos (AmL)
II
a) <brother/sister> mellizo, gemelo (esp Esp); see twin Ib) ( paired)the twin evils of poverty and violence — la pobreza y la violencia, dos males que siempre van de la mano
III
transitive verb - nn- (BrE) (usu pass)to be twinned WITH something — estar* hermanado con algo
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