| صيغ مركبة |
| body double n | (actor's stand-in for nude scenes, etc.) | بديل ممثل |
| | The actress had a body double for the nude scenes in the movie. |
| double agent n | (government spy) | جاسوس مزدوج |
| | We didn't know that our spy was a double agent, also working for our enemy. |
| double back vtr | (fold back) | يطوي |
| double back vtr | (go opposite direction along same path) | يعود جرياً |
| | 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) | كمان كبير، الدبلبس: أكبر آلة في الكمان |
| | I have played the double bass since I was 14 years old. |
| double bed n | (bed large enough for two people) | سرير مزدوج |
| | I would like a room with a double bed and on-suite shower. |
| double bill n | (presentation of two feature films) | عرض فيلمين مميزين |
| | I can't remember the last time I saw a double bill at a cinema. |
| double boiler n | (cooking pan for heating and melting) | إناء طبخ وتذويب |
| | To prevent burning chocolate, it is often cooked over a double boiler to slowly melt it. |
| double check vtr | (verify or inspect twice) | يفحص مجدد |
| | We will double check our work to make sure it's right. |
| double check vtr | (verify or inspect again) | يفحص مجدد |
| double chin n | (excess fat on the chin) | اللغد |
| | Our ex-president had a double chin. |
| double cross, double-cross n | informal (betrayal) | خيانة |
| | We had invented a perfect con, but my partner betrayed me with a double cross. |
| double cross, double-cross vtr | informal (betray) | يخون |
| | He double crossed me and ran off with the money and the girl. |
| double Dutch n | slang (nonsensical language) | بربرة، كلام مبهم |
| | I can't understand that Scottish girl, she may as well be talking double Dutch |
| double Dutch n | US (jump rope game using two ropes) | لعبة القفز على حبلين |
| | Many early rap videos featured girls playing double Dutch with jump ropes. |
| double entendre n | (double meaning, risqué ambiguity) | تورية، كلام ثنائي المعنى |
| | He can't open his mouth without letting slip some double entendre or other. |
| double entry n | (accounting for both debit and credit) | القَيْد المزدوج، الدوبيا |
| double helix n | (2 spirals together) | التواءمزدوج |
| | DNA is arranged in a double helix. |
| double jeopardy n | (law: being tried twice for the same crime) | تعرض الشخص للعقاب أكثر من مرة |
| | 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) | غموض، ازدواجية في المعنى |
| | The sentence "Our eyes crossed when we met" contains a double meaning. |
| double negative n | (grammar: use of 2 negatives together) قواعد | نفي مضاعف |
| | I can't get no satisfaction is a double negative. |
| double or nothing n | (gambling: type of bet) | مقامرة، ضرب من الرهان |
| | At first I lost $10 on our bet, but I said "double or nothing" and won the second time so now he owes me $20. |
| double over vi | (bend forward suddenly) | ينحني إلى الأمام |
| double park, double-park vi | (park a car parallel to another) | اصطفاف مزدوج للسيارات |
| | The parking spaces were all taken, so I had to double park. |
| double room n | (room with two-person bed) | غرفة مزدوجة |
| | I would like to book a double room for three nights. |
| double space n | (typing: full space between lines) | فراغ مزدوج بين الأسطر في الكتابة |
| double space vi | (typing: leave full space between lines) | يترك فراغاً مزدوجاً في الكتابة |
| | My professor always asks us to double space our essays to leave room for her corrections and comments. |
| double standard n | (principle applied unfairly or hypocritically) | تعبير يعني النفاق |
| | It's another instance of the double standard that praises promiscuous men and denigrates promiscuous women. |
| double take n | (expression of delayed surprise) | استجابة متأخرة |
| | | استجابة متأخرة في تشغيل المحرك |
| double talk, double-talk n | (language that evades the issue) | الكلام الخادع |
| | All good politicians are masters of the 'art' of double-talk, he remarked cynically. |
| double up vi | (bend forward in pain) | ينحني إلى الأمام بألم |
| double up vi | (bend forward in laughter) | ينحني إلى الأمام بضحك |
| double up vi | (share space with sb) | يتشارك في المكان مع |
| | There were not enough books for everyone in the class, so we had to double up. |
| double up with laughter vi | literal (bend forward in laughter) | ينحني إلى الأمام بضحك |
| double up with laughter vi | figurative (laugh very hard) | يضحك كثيراً |
| double up with pain vi | (bend forward in sudden pain) | ينحني إلى الأمام بألم مفاجئ |
| | Each time the cramp returned he would scream and double up with pain. |
| double-check, double check vtr | (cross-check, check again) | يفحص مجدداً |
| | We should double-check our grocery list to make sure we have everything we need. |
| double-decker sandwich n | (sandwich using 3 slices of bread) | ساندويتش بثلاثة شرائح خبز |
| | This restaurant is famous for their double-decker sandwiches. |
| double-edged sword n | figurative (sth that can be 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. |
| see double vi | (have blurred vision) | يغشى بصره |
| | 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! |
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