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albatross,
also US: double eagle n | (golf score: 3 under par) (في الغولف) | ألباتروس |
| | I hit my first-ever albatross today! |
| back-double n | often plural (short cut through city or town) | طريق جانبية، طريق مختصرة |
| | Audrey made her way to Tania's house through the back-doubles. |
bass player,
double bass player,
double bassist n | (musician: plays double bass) | عازف كونترباص |
| | George is the bass player in a jazz band. |
bent over,
bent double adj | (person: doubled over) | منحنٍ، منثنٍ |
| | He was bent over in agony. |
| body double n | (actor's stand-in) | بديل ممثل |
| | The actress had a body double for the nude scenes in the movie. |
do a double take,
also UK: do a double-take v expr | (look surprised) | يتفاجأ |
| | I did a double take when I saw Richard; he looks completely different without a beard! |
| double agent n | (government spy) | عميل مزدوج |
| | We didn't know that our spy was a double agent, also working for our enemy. |
double bass,
upright bass,
stand-up bass n | (large stringed instrument) | كونترباص، كمان أجهر |
| | | دبلبس |
| | I've played the double bass since I was 14 years old. |
double bass,
double-bass n as adj | (relating to large stringed instrument) (مضاف إليه) | كونترباص، كمانٍ أجهر |
| | Freda tightened her double bass bow. |
| double bed n | (bed for two) | سرير مزدوج، سرير لشخصين |
| | Do you have a room with a double bed and en-suite bathroom? |
double bill,
double feature n | (entertainment: two main items) | عرض مزدوج |
| | I can't remember the last time I saw a double bill at a cinema. |
| double bind n | (psychological situation) | طريق مسدود، واقع بين نارَين |
| double bluff n | (deceit) (قول حقيقة على أمل أن تُحسب كذبة) | خدعة مزدوجة |
| double boiler n | (cooking pan) | غلّاية مزدوجة |
| | To prevent burning chocolate, it is often cooked over a double boiler to slowly melt it. |
| double chin n | (excess chin fat) | اللغد |
| | Our ex-president had a double chin. |
| double click n | (computing: two presses) | نقرة مزدوجة |
| double-click⇒ vi | (computing: press twice) | ينقر نقرة مزدوجة |
| double-click on [sth] vi + prep | (computing: press twice on [sth]) | ينقر نقرة مزدوجة على شيء |
| double-click [sth]⇒ vtr | (computing: press twice on [sth]) | ينقر نقرة مزدوجة على شيء |
double cream,
double crème n | US (high-fat French cheese) (نوع من الجبن) | "دوبل كريم" |
| double date n | (two couples meeting socially) | موعد مزدوج |
| | We're going on a double date - it will be less awkward that way. |
| double dip n | ([sth] equal to original amount) | ضعف، نسبة مضاعفة، حصة مضاعفة |
| | Hank received a double dip of protection through both insurance and social security. |
double dip,
double-dip recession n | (economics) (في الاقتصاد: دورتا ركود متتاليتان) | كساد مزدوج |
| | The government is voicing concerns that we could be heading for a double-dip recession. |
| double-dip⇒ vi | US, informal (get salary and pension) | يحصل على راتب وعلى معاش تقاعد |
| double doors npl | (set of 2 doors side by side) | باب مزدوج |
| double dribble n | (basketball move) | تنطيط مزدوج، "دوبل دريبل" |
| double Dutch n | slang (language: nonsense) | كلام غير واضح |
| | I can't understand that Scottish girl - she may as well be talking double Dutch! |
| double Dutch n | (skipping: two ropes) | لعبة القفز على حبلين |
| | Many early rap videos featured girls playing double Dutch with jump ropes. |
| double entendre n | French (ambiguous meaning) (كلام مزدوج المعنى) | تورية |
| | He can't open his mouth without letting slip some double entendre or other. |
| double entry n | (accounting: debit, credit) | القَيْد المزدوج، الدوبيا |
| double exposure n | (exposing film twice) (تعريض للفيلم مرتين) | تعريض مضاعَف، تعريض مزدوج |
| double fault n | (tennis: two bad serves) (إرسالان خاطئان في التنس) | خطأ مزدوج |
| double first n | UK (first in two subjects) | علامة امتياز في مادتين |
| double for [sb] vi + prep | (be stand-in) | يكون دبلير شخص |
| | She has doubled for many famous actresses. |
double glazed,
double-glazed adj | (window: two panes thick) (نافذة) | بزجاج مزدوج |
| ملاحظة: A hyphen is used when the adjective precedes the noun |
| | The windows are double glazed, so we're never bothered by traffic noise. |
| double glazing | (construction) | تزجيج مزدوج |
| double helix n | (2 spirals together) | لولب مضاعف، حلز مزدوج |
| | DNA is arranged in a double helix. |
| double jeopardy n | (second trial) | عدم جواز المحاكمة مرتين على نفس الجرم |
| | He can't be tried again because of the double jeopardy rule. |
| double meaning n | (ambiguity) | ازدواجية معنى، معنى مزدوج |
| | Much of the humour in Shakespeare's writing comes from double meanings. |
| double measure n | (large serving of spirits) | قدر مزدوج |
| double negative n | (grammar) (في النحو) | نفي مضاعف، نفي مزدوج |
| | My English teacher told me I was wrong to use a double negative. |
| double occupancy | (accommodation) (في غرفة فندق) | إشغال لشخصين |
double or quits,
also UK: double or nothing n | (gambling: type of bet) | ضعف الرهان أو لا شيء، ضعف أو لا شيء |
double-or-quits,
also UK: double-or-nothing n as adj | (bet: risk is double) | بطريقة ضعف الرهان أو لا شيء |
| | I won $100 in a double-or-nothing bet. |
| double-park⇒ vi | (car: park parallel) | يركن السيارة بشكل مزدوج |
| | The parking spaces were all taken, so I had to double-park. |
| double play n | (baseball) (في البيسبول: يخرج فيها لاعبان) | لعبة مزدوجة |
| double quotes npl | informal (quotation marks) | علامتا اقتباس مزدوجتان |
double refraction,
birefringence n | (splitting light ray) | انكسار مزدوج، انكسار مضاعف |
| double room n | (hotel room: bed for two) | غرفة مزدوجة، غرفة بسريرَين |
| | I'd like to book a double room for three nights. |
| double space n | (typing: full space between lines) (بين سطرين) | مسافة مضاعفة، مسافة مزدوجة، فراغ مزدوج |
| double space n | (typing: two spaces between characters) (بين حرفين) | مسافة مضاعفة، مسافة مزدوجة، فراغ مزدوج |
| double-space⇒ vtr | (typing: leave full space between lines) | يضاعف الفراغ في شيء، يترك فسحة مزدوجة في شيء |
| | He asked us to double-space our essays to leave room for his comments. |
double spaced,
double-spaced adj | (space between lines) (بين سطرين) | بمسافة مضاعفة |
| ملاحظة: A hyphen is used when the adjective precedes the noun. |
| double staircase n | (set of stairs with two flights) | سلم مزدوج |
| double standard n | (principle applied unfairly) | ازدواجيّة المعايير |
| | It's another instance of the double standard that praises promiscuous men and denigrates promiscuous women. |
double take,
also UK: double-take n | (surprised response) | رد فعل متفاجئ |
| | Dan thought no one noticed his double take when the eccentrically dressed man passed him in the street, but I did. |
double talk,
double-talk,
doublespeak n | informal (ambiguous, evasive language) | كلام مزدوج |
| | All good politicians need to master the art of double-talk. |
| double time n | US (military: marching rate) (في السير العسكري) | هرولة |
| double time n | (overtime pay) (للعمل وقتًا إضافيًّا) | أجر مضاعف |
| double-time [sb/sth]⇒ vtr | (cause to move in double time) | يجعل شخصًا/شيئًا يسير الهرولة |
| double-time⇒ vi | (move twice as fast) | يسير الهرولة |
| double truck ad n | (advertisement over two pages) (إعلان على صفحتين) | - |
| double up with laughter v expr | (bend forward in laughter) | ينحني إلى الأمام من الضحك |
| double up with laughter v expr | figurative (laugh very hard) | يقهقه، يضحك كثيرًا |
| double up with pain v expr | (bend forward in sudden pain) | ينحني إلى الأمام من الألم |
| | Each time the cramp returned he would scream and double up with pain. |
| double vision | (symptom) | رؤية مزدوجة |
| double whammy n | slang (twofold misfortune) | نحس مزدوج، مصيبة مزدوجة |
| double-acting adj | (engine, pump) (محرك، مضخة) | مزدوج الفعل |
| double-acting adj | (door, hinge) (باب، مفصّلة) | مزدوج الفعل |
double-barreled (US),
double-barrelled (UK) adj | (gun: two barrels) (سلاح) | مزدوج الماسورة |
double-barreled (US),
double-barrelled (UK) adj | figurative (name: two parts) (اسم) | مركَّب من كلمتين |
| double-blind adj | (denoting type of trial) (في التجارب) | مزدوج التعمية، معمَّى الطرفين |
| double-book [sth]⇒ vtr | (make two simultaneous reservations) | يحجز شيئًا لأكثر من شخص |
| double-breasted adj | (jacket design) (من تصاميم السترات) | بصفَّين من الأزرار |
| double-check [sth]⇒ vtr | (cross-check, inspect again) | يراجع شيئًا، يعيد التحقق من شيء |
| | We should double-check our grocery list to make sure we have everything we need. |
| | Let's double-check those figures to make sure we got them right. |
double-clutch (US),
double-declutch (UK) vi | (change gear in car) (في سيارة) | يفصل القابض فصلاً مزدوجًا |
| double-cross [sb]⇒ vtr | informal (betray) | يخون شخصًا |
| | He double-crossed me and ran off with the money and the girl. |
double-cross,
double cross n | informal (betrayal) | خيانة |
| | We'd invented a perfect con, but my partner betrayed me with a double cross. |
| double-date⇒ vi | (socialize with another couple) (يخرج ثنائي في موعد برفقة ثنائي آخر) | يخرج ثنائيان في موعد |
| | Flavio and I never get to double-date because all our friends are single. |
| double-dealing n | (deceitfulness, treachery) | نفاق، خداع، خيانة |
| double-dealing adj | (using deceit, being disloyal) | منافق، مخادع، غشّاش |
| double-decker n | colloquial (double-decker bus) | حافلة ذات طابقين |
| | Bright red double-decker buses are a familiar sight in London. |
| double-decker bus n | (bus with two levels) | حافلة ذات طابقين |
| double-decker sandwich n | (sandwich with 3 slices) (ساندويتش بثلاث شرائح خبز) | - |
| | This restaurant's famous for its double-decker sandwiches. |
| double-digit adj | (number: in two figures) | من رقمين |
| | She was ecstatic when her boss offered her a double-digit raise! |
double-edged,
two-edged adj | (with two cutting edges) | ذو حدَّين |
double-edged,
two-edged adj | figurative (acting two ways) (مجازي: ذو تأثيرين) | ذو حدَّين |
double-edged sword,
dual-edged sword n | figurative (both positive and negative) | سلاح ذو حدين |
| | Medical radiation is a double-edged sword that helps fight cancer, but can destroy healthy tissues as well. |
| double-ended adj | (having two ends) | من الطرفين، ... الطرفين |
double-entry bookkeeping,
double entry bookkeeping n | (financial accounting system) | محاسبة بالقيد المزدوج، مسك الدفاتر بالقيد المزدوج |
| double-faced adj | (disloyal, treacherous) | خبيث، ذو وجهين |