Double in spanish
pronunciation: doʊble part of speech: adjective
double1 = doble, doblete, por partida doble.
Example: Double KWIC and Permuterm indexes arrange pairs of keywords, so that the entries under one keyword are organised according to the second keyword.more:
» double agent = agente doble, doble agente, espía doble.
Example: Ken talked his way out of it by revealing he was in fact also a double agent.» double bass = contrabajo.
Example: Moreover, there are some double bass players who tune their double bass in fifths as it is usual with the cello, violin and viola.» double bed = cama de matrimonio.
Example: Each of the two master bedrooms have a double bed, tow bedside tables, two bedside lamps, dresser, mirror, and radio alarm.» double bedroom = habitación doble.
Example: On the ground floor there is an additional double bedroom with one single bed and a truckle bed and ensuite shower room.» double bind = entre la espada y la pared, callejón sin salida.
Example: Bateson suggest that a person caught in a 'double bind' may develop schizophrenic symptoms.» double-blind = sistema de evaluación anónima. [Método utilizado para evaluar los artículos enviados a una revista científica o congreso según el cual ni el evaluador conoce el nombre de la persona que está evaluando ni ésta la de aquél]
Example: All papers will be reviewed by at least three reviewers in a process commonly known as double-blind.» double-check [doublecheck] = comprobar, verificar, verificar dos veces.
Example: Duplicates should be double-checked before being handled as duplicates.» double chin = papada, doble barbilla, doble mentón, doble barba.
Example: A double chin can be the result of being overweight, poor posture or heredity.» double-column = a doble columna.
Example: The final paper must be no more than 10 pages, double-column, single spaced.» double-decker = autobús de dos pisos.
Example: Double-deckers offer an opportunity to increase passenger capacity on other buses by up to 70 per cent.» double-demy = demy doble.
Example: Then in 1816 he produced a perfector, with two impression cylinders which printed both sides of the sheet one after the other from two formes, capable in practice of turning out 900 perfected double-demy sheets per hour.» double-density = de densidad doble.
Example: To save the 'current' MARC record, place a blank, formatted (double-sided, double-density, soft sectored) floppy diskette into drive 'A' of the computer.» double digit = por encima del 10 por ciento, más del 10 por ciento, superior al 10 por ciento.
Example: The year saw single digit percentage increases over 1996 prices for monographs and double digit increases for serials.» double-dipper = persona que cobra pensión y recibe salario por otro trabajo que desempeña, person que cobra dos veces por el mismo concepto.
Example: Of the 36 double-dippers identified by Colorado Watchdog, 13 are retired from the Denver Police Department.» double-dipping = cobrar pensión y recibir salario por otro trabajo que se desempeña, cobrar dos veces por el mismo concepto
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» double dip recession = doble recesión.
Example: The pace of Germany's recovery is helping dispel fears of a 'double dip' recession across the continent.» double-edged = de doble filo, de doble sentido, con segundas.
Example: We need answers to these double-edged questions of why bother about children's books and the method of introducing books to children.» double-entry book-keeping = contabilidad por partida doble.
Example: The items are recorded by a double-entry system of book-keeping.» double-faced = cara a cara.
Example: Information desks should be sited near the library entrance, be multi-staffed, designed for double-faced seating and easy use of microfilm readers and AV materials.» double-faced = con dos caras, con dos facetas.
Example: The system gave rise to a double-faced social dynamic -- inside/inside -- which proved itself able to adapt rather well to social change.» double-faced mould = forma de doble fondo. [En la fabricación manual de papel, forma o módulo que tenía como fondo dos estructuras reticulares de alambre superpuestas con objeto de evitar que las barras sobre la que descansaba la estructura reticular no dejase huella en el papel y de este modo producir un papel vitela a diferencia del papel verjurado]
Example: By 1759, however, Whatman had produced a wove paper without shadows by making the paper in double-faced moulds with two wire meshes fastened one on top of the other with a small space in between.» double figure = por encima del 10 por ciento, más del 10 por ciento.
Example: In the non-fiction categories only one class, that of 'education', reached double figures, and all others were in single figures, so that it is difficult to say what is really important in people's non-fiction reading.» double gas ring burner = hornillo de dos fuegos.
Example: Most of your cooking will be done around the campfire but if there are fire restrictions there is a double gas ring burner provided.» double-glazed = con doble acristalamiento.
Example: There are many benefits of having a double-glazed conservatory installed onto the front or rear of your property.» double glazing = doble acristalamiento, acristalamiento doble.
Example: Large glazed areas mean that users can enjoy natural daylight, but double glazing, tinting, or architectural shading are necessary to alleviate the worst effects of noise, solar gain and solar glare = Las áreas acristaladas permiten que los usuarios puedan disfrutar de la luz natural, aunque el doble acristalamiento, los cristales ahumados, o las sombras arquitectónicas son necesarios para reducir los efectos negativos del ruido, la radiación solar y el resplandor del sol.» double-hinged = de doble cara, de doble hoja.
Example: The devices will come in a variety of sizes ranging from pocket sized to double-hinged displays that will present two large pages.» double KWIC = KWIC doble.
Example: Double KWIC and Permuterm indexes arrange pairs of keywords, so that the entries under one keyword are organised according to the second keyword.» double leaf = bifolio. [Pliego de pergamino o de papel doblado por la mitad formando dos hojas]
Example: A double leaf is a leaf of double size with a fold at the fore edge or at the top edge of the book.» double life = doble vida, doble existencia.
Example: Stories about Hollywood producer Arnon Milchan's alleged double life have been circulating for years.» double major = titulación doble.
Example: Meanwhile, students are hedging their bets: The number of double majors is on the rise, particularly at the most elite schools.» double meaning = doble sentido, ambigüedad.
Example: In times of dictatorship artists resort to a language of double meaning to express unpopular opinions.» double occupancy = en habitación doble, ocupación doble.
Example: The total sample size was 408 freshmen living in double occupancy rooms.» double-page spread = ilustración a doble página.
Example: There are two double-page spreads showing the layout of the subject display and the corresponding alphabetical entries.» double pagination = paginación doble. [Paginación de un documento, generalmente bilingüe, con la misma paginación para el texto original y la traducción del mismo en la página opuesta]
Example: Double pagination consists in the pagination of a document, usually bilingual, with the same pagination for the original texts and its translation opposite.» double park = aparcar en doble file.
Example: Both you and the car that is double parked are responsible. when you do hit a car that is double parked.» double parking = aparcamiento en doble fila, estacionamiento en doble fila.
Example: The City Council members are introducing a bill to legalize double parking, the source of thousands of parking tickets.» double-pay = pagar dos veces.
Example: Some U.S. citizens sucessfully argued that U.S. taxpayers were double-paying for MEDLINE's development.» double platen machine = minerva doble. [En imprenta, máquina de impresión de tamaño reducido en la que la presión se ejerce entre un órgano de presión plano y un portaforma también plano]
Example: Indeed, the Clarendon Press kept a Napier double platen machine at work until 1950 for the sake of its gentleness with the delicate kerns of Fell italic.» double referee = evaluar por expertos doblemente, someter a una evaluación por expertos doble. [En edición, enviar una misma publicación a dos expertos distintos para su evaluación]
Example: This publication contains short research papers that are double refereed and published in their traditional format within one month = Esta publicación contiene artículos de investigación breves que han sido evaluados por expertos dos veces y publicados en su formato tradicional en un plazo de un mes desde su recepción.» double room = habitación de matrimonio, habitación con cama doble. [Habitación para dos personas con un cama doble]
Example: Apart from its single rooms, Villa Isis has one double room and three twin rooms with en-suite bathrooms.» double row coding = codificación de doble fila.
Example: Hence, it is often thought desirable to extend the capacity of the index beyond that available with direct single row coding, by resorting to double row coding, and combination coding, in a variety of different patterns.» double shift = doble jornada, doble turno, doble turno de trabajo.
Example: She was on her way back home after a double shift at work when the crash happened.» double-sided = de doble cara.
Example: To save the 'current' MARC record, place a blank, formatted (double-sided, double-density, soft sectored) floppy diskette into drive 'A' of the computer.» double-spaced = a doble espacio.
Example: Final papers are due September 23, 2002 and will be 14-16 pages long, double-spaced, in a standard format, and be accessible as an electronic file.» double spacing = espaciado doble.
Example: You're probably familiar with the terms single spacing (one line of space between every line of type) and double spacing (two lines).» doublespeak = doble moralidad.
Example: Careful reasoning can inoculate us against religious fanaticism and political doublespeak.» double standard = doble moral, medir a dos raseros, doble rasero.
Example: Parental protectiveness of children is surely a good thing if sensibly applied, but this nonsensical double standard doesn't help anyone.» double-talk = ambigüedades.
Example: After years of silence, double-talk and cover-ups by the ALA the current vicious attack gives the ALA no excuse for failing to take action.» double-up = doble.
Example: The article 'The double-up program' describes an easy way to utilize multiple CD-ROM products on the same search station.» double whammy = desgracia doble, golpe de mala suerte doble.
Example: Researchers have found that two proteins which work in tandem in the brain's blood vessels present a double whammy in Alzheimer's disease.» lead + a double life = llevar una doble vida, llevar una doble existencia, vivir una doble existencia.
Example: Weiner's story is not merely a smutty story, it's a story about an elected official who was leading a double life.» live + a double life = llevar una doble vida, llevar una doble existencia, vivir una doble existencia.
Example: Some of the best shows on TV and the most amazing crime stories all revolve around a person living a double life.» make + double sure = comprobar, verificar, verificar dos veces.
Example: He said firefighters were there mostly to make double sure it wasn't still smoldering.» on the double = a paso ligero, inmediatamente, al instante, ipso facto, al momento, andando (que es gerundio), arreando (que es gerundio), aligerando (que es gerundio), volando (que es gerundio).
Example: The article is entitled 'Learning on the double'.» print in + double density = imprimir en letra realzada.
Example: Headings are printed in double density to make them easier to find.» pull + double duty = tener una doble función, servir una doble función.
Example: Check out these products that pull double-duty and can cut your makeup budget in half.» quad double crown = pliego de papel de 152 x 102 cm. [En imprenta, tamaño grande de folio de dimensiones parecidas al 2A0]
Example: Single-sided cylinder machines of this sort were made in sizes from foolscap folio (to take sheets of up to 33 x 25 cm) to quad double crown (152 x 102 cm), but a book printer would normally want machines of intermediate size.» see + double = ver doble, estar borracho.
Example: Children who develop strabismus usually don't see double because the brain is still developing and can correct for the problem.» win + the double = hacer doblete.
Example: We dont care if you won the double, we won the title thrice in a row.» work + double shift = trabajar a doble turno, trabajar a doble jornada.
Example: Divorced and raising two children on her own, Lewis often worked double shift to support her family.Posesivo + double2 = Posesivo + doble.
Example: He embarked on a secret quest to find his double and set in motion a train of events that he couldn't control.double3 = duplicar, doblar.
Example: There is the possibility of doubling or trebling the communication outlets in the not too distant future.more:
» do + double duty = tener una doble función, servir una doble función.
Example: A lot of common household items can be surprisingly helpful when you prep your dinner -- everything from a hammer to a hair dryer and rubber bands can do double duty in the kitchen.» double as = duplicarse como, servir al mismo tiempo de, tener la doble función, funcionar también como, funcionar además como.
Example: The small art gallery, which often features local crafts, doubles as a room for seniors to play euchre, the local shoe repair man to teach chess, community leaders to plan special action, and so on.» double-back = volver sobre + Posesivo + pasos.
Example: But he was wiry and wily, too, and he could often out-run, track, back-track, double-back, and finally dodge unseen in the subway.» double click = hacer doble clic, hacer clic dos veces, pinchar dos veces en.
Example: For the past several days, I've had to double click on each email to open it -- Why?.» double-cross = traicionar.
Example: When she double-crossed him and returned to the mobster, the detective changed his identity and dropped out of sight.» double glaze = poner doble acristalamiento.
Example: If your budget is tight, you may choose simply to double glaze the windows in individual rooms rather than your entire property.» double in + size = duplicar de tamaño.
Example: By 1825 the library had 5,400 titles and by 1890 it had doubled in size, although donations then declined.» double over + backwards = hacer lo imposible, hacer encaje de bolillos, desvivirse, hacer el pino con las orejas.
Example: Fact is, in 2006, the record industry is doubling over backwards in its attempt to remedy its decision a decade ago to ignore the onset of the web.» double up as = duplicarse como, servir al mismo tiempo como, tener la doble función, funcionar también como, funcionar además como.
Example: With these models the screen itself doubles up as a translucent projection panel for projection by an overhead projector.» double up in + stitches = desternillarse de risa, morirse de risa, partirse de risa, reírse a mandíbula batiente, mondarse de risa, troncharse de risa.
Example: Now science backs up that claim, even proving that you burn as many calories as 15 minutes on an exercise bike when you double up in stitches.