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

2 two of a sort together or occurring in pairs: “double doors.”
dubbel

3 consisting of two parts or layers: “a double thickness of paper”
tweevoudig

4 for two people: “a double bed.”
tweepersoons

1 twice: “I gave her double the usual quantity.”
dubbel

2 in two: “The coat had been folded double.”
dubbel

1 a double quantity: “Whatever the women earn, the men earn double.”
het dubbele

2 someone who is exactly like another: “He is my father's double.”
dubbelganger

1 to (cause to) become twice as large or numerous: “He doubled his income in three years”
verdubbelen

2 to have two jobs or uses: “This sofa doubles as a bed.”
een dubbele functie hebben

'doubles (noun singular)

or noun plural in tennis etc, a kind of match with two players on each side: “I enjoy playing doubles”
dubbelspel

double agent

a spy paid by each of two countries hostile to each other.
dubbelagent

double bass

a type of large stringed instrument, the largest and deepest in sound of the violin family.
contrabas

'double-'bedded (Bijvoeglijk naamwoord)

containing a double bed: “a double-bedded room.”
met tweepersoonsbed

double-'check (Werkwoord)

to check something again: “double-check the results of the experiment.”
twee keer controleren

'double-'cross (Werkwoord)

to betray (someone for whom one has already arranged to do something deceitful).
dubbel spel spelen met

'double-'dealing (Zelfstandig naamwoord)

cheating and deceitfulness.
bedrog
cheating: “You double-dealing liar!”
vals

'double-'decker (Zelfstandig naamwoord)

a bus etc having two decks or levels.
dubbeldekker
: “a double-decker bus.”
dubbeldeks

'double-'Dutch (Zelfstandig naamwoord)

nonsense: “You're talking double-Dutch!”
onzin

double figures

the numbers between 10 and 99: “The number of times you have been late is well into double figures.”
getal van twee cijfers

'double-'quick (adjectiv)

very quick(ly): “Get here double-quick / in double-quick time!”
snel

at the double

very quickly: “He came up the road at the double and rushed into the house.”
in looppas

double back

to turn and go back the way one came: “The fox doubled back and went down a hole.”
terugkeren

double up

1 to (cause to) bend or collapse suddenly at the waist: “We (were) doubled up with laughter”
dubbelgevouwen zijn, ineenkrimpen

2 to join up in pairs: “There weren't enough desks, so some pupils had to double up.”
samen delen

see double

to see two images of everything instead of only one: “When I first met the twins, I thought I was seeing double, they were so alike.”
dubbel zien
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to double	vermenigvuldigen (ww.) ; verdubbelen (ww.) ; reproduceren (ww.) ; omknikken (ww.) ; doubleren (ww.)
the double	de stuntman (m) ; het dubbelspel ; de dubbelganger (m)
double	double ; tweevoudig ; tweepersoons ; tweeledig ; tweedelig ; dubbele (znw.) ; dubbel ; diploïd ; tweevoud ; tweepersoonskamer ; nasynchroniseren ; gevulde hoofdjes ; gevulde bloem ; gevuld ; genetisch dubbel ; duplicatus ; duplex ; dubbele aanhanger ; dubbelatie ; dubbel champignonhuis ; dubbel ; doubleren

Bronnen: interglot; Download IATE, European Union, 2017.; Vlietstra; Wakefield genealogy pages; KNNV Botanical glossary; cibg.be




EN: ambiguous
EN: clone
EN: doppelganger
EN: dual
EN: identical twin
EN: lookalike
EN: mirror image
EN: Siamese twin
EN: twin
EN: twofold

EN: double bed NL: tweepersoons bed
EN: double bend NL: S-bocht
EN: double room NL: kamer met tweepersoons bed
EN: ride double NL: met tweeën op één paard rijden
EN: sleep double NL: met tweeën in één bed slapen
EN: play double NL: dubbel spel spelen
EN: at the double, on the double NL: in looppas NL: onmiddellijk
EN: double quick NL: in looppas NL: snel
EN: double back NL: omdraaien en terugkomen
EN: double up NL: ineenkrimpen (pijn)