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albatross,
US: double eagle n | (golf score: 3 under par) | albatros m |
bent over,
bent double adj | (person: doubled over) | zgięty, pochylony przym. |
| | He was bent over in agony. |
| body double n | (actor's stand-in) | dubler m |
| | The actress had a body double for the nude scenes in the movie. |
| double agent n | (government spy) | podwójny agent przym. + m |
| | We didn't know that our spy was a double agent, also working for our enemy. |
| double back vtr | (fold back) | składać ndk. |
| | | złożyć dk. |
| double back vtr | (go opposite direction along same path) | mijać ndk. |
| | | minąć dk. |
| | I'm sorry I'm late, but I missed the turn-off for the beach and had to double back. |
| double bass n | (large stringed instrument) | kontrabas m |
| | I've played the double bass since I was 14 years old. |
| double-bass n as adj | (relating to large stringed instrument) | kontrabasowy przym. |
| double bed n | (bed large enough for two people) | dwuosobowe łóżko przym. + n |
| | I would like a room with a double bed and on-suite shower. |
double bill,
double feature n | (presentation: two films) | podwójny pokaz przym. + m |
| | I can't remember the last time I saw a double bill at a cinema. |
| double boiler n | (cooking pan) | kąpiel wodna ż + przym. |
| | To prevent burning chocolate, it is often cooked over a double boiler to slowly melt it. |
| double chin n | (excess chin fat) | podwójny podbródek przym. + m |
| | Our ex-president had a double chin. |
| double-dip⇒ vi | US, informal (get salary and pension) | dorabiać na boku do emerytury zwrot ndk. |
| double Dutch n | slang (nonsensical language) | niezrozumiały język przym. + m |
| | (potoczny) | chińszczyzna ż |
| | I can't understand that Scottish girl, she may as well be talking double Dutch |
| double Dutch n | (skipping: two ropes) | Double Dutch m |
| | Many early rap videos featured girls playing double Dutch with jump ropes. |
| double entendre n | French (ambiguous meaning) | dwuznaczność ż |
| | He can't open his mouth without letting slip some double entendre or other. |
| double entry n | (accounting: debit, credit) | reguła podwójnego zapisu wyr. |
| double jeopardy n | (law: being tried twice for the same crime) | podwójny proces przym. + m |
| | Since Annie was acquitted of murder, double jeopardy is attached, and the county prosecutor cannot indict her again for the same murder. |
| double meaning n | (ambiguity) | podwójne znaczenie przym. + n |
| | | dwuznaczność ż |
| | Much of the humour in Shakespeare's writing comes from double meanings. |
| double negative n | (grammar) | podwójne przeczenie przym. + n |
| | | podwójna negacja przym. + ż |
| | My English teacher told me I was wrong to use a double negative. |
| double-park⇒ vi | (car: park parallel) | podwójnie parkować przys. + ndk. |
| | | podwójnie zaparkować przys. + dk. |
| | The parking spaces were all taken, so I had to double-park. |
| double room n | (hotel room: bed for two) | pokój dwuosobowy m + przym. |
| | (potoczny) | dwójka ż |
| | I'd like to book a double room for three nights. |
| double space n | (typing: full space between lines) | podwójny odstęp przym. + m |
| double-space⇒ vtr | (typing: leave full space between lines) (między liniami) | pisać z podwójnym odstępem zwrot ndk. |
| | He asked us to double-space our essays to leave room for his comments. |
| double standard n | (principle applied unfairly) | podwójny standard przym. + m |
| | 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) | opóźniona reakcja przym. + ż |
| | 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 n | (language that evades the issue) | double talk |
| | All good politicians are masters of the 'art' of double-talk, he remarked cynically. |
| double-time⇒ vi | (move twice as fast) | poruszać się dwa razy szybciej zwrot zwr. ndk. |
| double up with laughter v expr | (bend forward in laughter) | zrywać boki ndk. + m, l.mn. |
| | | zerwać boki dk. + m, l.mn. |
| double up with laughter v expr | figurative (laugh very hard) | zrywać boki ndk. + m, l.mn. |
| | | zerwać boki dk. + m, l.mn. |
| double up with pain v expr | (bend forward in sudden pain) | zwijać się z bólu zwrot zwr. ndk. |
| | | zwinąć się z bólu zwrot zwr. dk. |
| | Each time the cramp returned he would scream and double up with pain. |
double-check,
double check vtr | (cross-check, check again) | sprawdzać ndk. |
| | | sprawdzić dk. |
| | We should double-check our grocery list to make sure we have everything we need. |
| double-cross [sb]⇒ vtr | informal (betray) (potoczny) | wykiwać kogoś dk. |
| | He double-crossed me and ran off with the money and the girl. |
double-cross,
double cross n | informal (betrayal) | zdrada ż |
| | We'd invented a perfect con, but my partner betrayed me with a double cross. |
| | Wymyśliliśmy perfekcyjny szwindel, ale mój partner wystawił mnie do wiatru. |
| double-decker n | colloquial (bus with two levels) | autobus piętrowy m + przym. |
| | (potoczny) | piętrus m |
| double-decker sandwich n | (sandwich using 3 slices of bread) | podwójna kanapka przym. + ż |
| | This restaurant is famous for their double-decker sandwiches. |
double-edged,
two-edged adj | (with two cutting edges) | obosieczny przym. |
double-edged,
two-edged adj | figurative (acting two ways) | dwuznaczny przym. |
| | (przenośny) | obosieczny przym. |
double-edged sword,
dual-edged sword n | figurative (both positive and negative) | miecz obosieczny m + przym. |
| | Medical radiation is a double-edged sword that helps fight cancer, but can destroy healthy tissues as well. |
heavy cream (US),
double cream (UK) n | (thick whipping cream) | śmietanka ż |
| | The cook used heavy cream to thicken the sauce. |
| in double-quick time expr | (very fast) | w okamgnieniu przym. + n |
on the double,
also UK: at the double expr | (very fast) | z podwójną prędkością wyr. |
| see double v expr | (have blurred vision) | widzieć podwójnie ndk. + przys. |
| | I thought I was seeing double, but it was just that my glasses were steamed up. Those are twins? I thought I was seeing double! |