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- From the verb twin: (⇒ conjugate)
- twins is: ⓘClick the infinitive to see all available inflections
- v 3rd person singular
WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026: | Principal Translations |
| twin n | often plural (identical twin: sibling from same egg) | gemelo, gemela nm, nf |
| | Matthew and Mark are twins; it's almost impossible to tell them apart, unless you know them really well. |
| | Matthew y Mark son gemelos; es casi imposible distinguirlos, a no ser que los conozcas bien. |
| twin n | often plural (fraternal twin: sibling from same pregnancy) | mellizo, melliza nm, mf |
| | Hannah and Andy are twins, but they don't look anything like each other. |
| | Hannah y Andy son mellizos, pero no se parecen en nada. |
| twin adj | (identical) | idéntico/a adj |
| | | gemelo/a adj |
| | Jane bought twin candlesticks, one to go at either end of the table. |
| | Jane compró candeleros idénticos, uno para cada lado de la mesa. |
| Additional Translations |
| twin n | (thing matching another) (figurado) | gemelo/a adj |
| | | doble adj mf |
| | Put that vase over there, so it's directly opposite its twin. |
| | Pon ese jarrón allí, para que esté justo en frente de su gemelo. |
| twin n | (lookalike) | doble adj mf |
| | (culto) | sosias n común inv |
| | The man Nancy saw was the twin of her friend Chris, but she knew he didn't have any brothers. |
| | El hombre que vio Nancy era el doble de su amigo, pero ella sabía que él no tenía ningún hermano. |
| twin [sth]⇒ vtr | (pair, couple) | combinar⇒ vtr |
| | Emma twinned her skirt with a blouse in a similar shade of blue. |
| | Emma combinó la falda con una blusa de un tono azul parecido. |
| twin [sth] vtr | (town: create relationship) | hermanar⇒ vtr |
| | The mayor decided to twin the city with a similar sized one in Germany. |
| | El alcalde decidió hermanar la ciudad con una de tamaño parecido en Alemania. |
WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026: Compound Forms:
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| conjoined twin n | often plural (physically joined sibling) (gemelos) | siameses, siamesas nmpl, nfpl |
| evil twin n | (mythology: wicked other self) (mitología) | gemelo malvado loc nom m |
| | (voz alemana) | doppelgänger nm |
| | Sarah often blamed her evil twin for breaking glassware when she was washing the dishes. |
| evil twin n | figurative (hacked wireless hotspot) | red intrusa nf |
| fraternal twin n | (twin: non-identical) | mellizo, melliza nm, nf |
| | Andrew is David's fraternal twin. |
| | Andrew es el mellizo de David. |
| fraternal twins npl | (twins: non-identical) | mellizos, mellizas nm, nf |
| | Fraternal twins share about 50% of their genetic makeup. |
| | Los mellizos comparten alrededor del 50 % de su material genético. |
| fraternal twin brother n | (twin: non-identical, male) | mellizo fraternal loc nom m |
| | She has a fraternal twin brother who lives in San Francisco. |
| identical twin n | often plural (sibling from same egg) | gemelo, gemela nm, nf |
| | I used to date an identical twin; sometimes I wasn't sure whether I was with him or his brother! Angie and Rachel are identical twins, but people who know them well can usually tell them apart. |
| | Antes salía con un gemelo, ¡a veces no estaba segura de si estaba con él o con el hermano! |
| Siamese twin n | usually plural, dated, potentially offensive (conjoined sibling) | hermanos siameses nmpl + adj |
| Note: The correct term is "conjoined twin" | | | | gemelos siameses nmpl + adj |
| | | siameses nmpl |
sister city (US),
twin town (UK) n | (town twinned with another) | ciudad hermana nf + adj |
| | | ciudad hermanada nf + adj |
| | Our sister city is in Germany. |
| | Nuestra ciudad hermana está en Alemania. |
| twin beds npl | (two single beds) | camas gemelas loc nom fpl |
| | Our daughters have twin beds but the boys have bunks. |
| | Nuestras hijas tienen camas gemelas pero nuestros hijos duermen en literas. |
| twin brother n | (male sibling from same pregnancy) (idéntico) | hermano gemelo nm + adj |
| | (idéntico) | gemelo nm |
| | (no idéntico) | hermano mellizo nm + adj |
| | (no idéntico) | mellizo nm |
| twin ensuite n | (hotel room: two single beds and bathroom) | habitación doble con baño privado grupo nom |
| twin room n | (hotel room with two single beds) | habitación con dos camas loc nom f |
| | We ordered a twin room so I was upset when we were given a double. |
| | Había reservado una habitación con dos camas, así que me sentí molesto cuando el hotel sólo me proporcionó una. |
| | | habitación doble nf |
| twin sister n | (female sibling from same pregnancy) (idéntica) | hermana gemela nf + adj |
| | (idéntica) | gemela nf |
| | (no idéntica) | hermana melliza nf + adj |
| | (no idéntica) | melliza nf |
| | She had a twin sister but sadly she died at birth. |
| | Tuvo una hermana gemela, pero desgraciadamente murió en el parto. |
| twin-bedded adj | (hotel room: having two single beds) | con dos camas loc adj |
| twin-engined adj | (having two engines) | a dos motores loc adj |
| | | con doble motor loc adj |
twinset,
twin set,
twin-set n | (matching jumper and cardigan) | conjunto nm |
| | | juego nm |
twinset,
twin set,
twin-set n | (matching set of two) | juego nm |
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