1. Qui vaut, qui pèse, deux fois plus. Double dose.
2. Une valeur, une force double d'une autre. Payer qqch. le double de sa valeur.
3. Copie ou imitation. Elle a un double de sa cléf.
ETYM Old Eng. doble, duble, double, Old Fren. doble, duble, double, French double, from Latin duplus, from the root of duo two, and perh. that of plenus full; akin to Greek diploos double. Related to Two, and Full, Diploma, Duple.
1. Twice as great or many; SYN. doubled, twofold.
2. Consisting of or involving two parts or components usually in pairs; SYN. dual, duple.
3. Large enough for two.
4. Having two meanings with intent to deceive; SYN. forked.
5. Having more than one decidedly dissimilar aspects or qualities.
6. (Botany; of flowers) Having more than the usual number of petals in crowded or overlapping arrangements.
ETYM Latin duplicatus, p. p. of duplicare to double, from duplex double, twofold. Related to Duplex.
1. Being two identical; SYN. matching, twin, twinned.
2. Identically copied from an original.
1. Double-dealing, false
2. Having two faces
ETYM French copie, from Latin copia abundance, number, Late Lat. also, a transcript; co- + the root of opes riches. Related to Opulent, Copious.
1. An imitation or reproduction of an original.
2. Material suitable for a journalistic account.
3. Matter to be printed; exclusive of graphical materials; SYN. written matter.
1. A quantity that is twice as great as another
2. A base hit on which the batter stops safely at second base; SYN. two-base hit, two-bagger, two-baser.
3. A stand-in for movie stars to perform dangerous stunts; SYN. stunt man, stunt woman.
4. Someone who closely resembles a famous person (especially an actor); SYN. image.
Either of two things that correspond to one another exactly; SYN. duplication.
1. Multiplié par deux.
2. Remplacé par sa doublure, dont la voix des acteurs a été remplacée.
3. Pourvu d'une doublure.
4. Un doublé : deux coups de feu successifs.
5. Un doublé or : bijou recouvert d'une très mince couche d'or.