doubly

doubly
doubly
tr['dʌblɪ]
adverb
1 doblemente
■ you must be doubly careful hay que tener el doble de cuidado
■ you're doubly wrong te equivocas doblemente, te equivocas en dos puntos
\
SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL
to make doubly sure of something asegurarse bien de algo
doubly
adv.
• con doblez adv.
• doble adv.
• doblemente adv.
'dʌbli
adverb <difficult/dangerous/interesting> doblemente

make doubly sure you lock the door — asegúrate bien de cerrar la puerta

it's an awful road, doubly so when it's raining — es una carretera pésima y es dos veces peor cuando llueve

['dʌblɪ]
ADV
1) (=twice as) [important, difficult, dangerous] doblemente

we are doubly determined to win this time — esta vez estamos doblemente or mucho más empeñados en ganar

you'll have to be doubly careful from now on — a partir de ahora tienes que tener el doble de cuidado

since then she has been doubly careful to lock the door — desde entonces se cuida todavía más de cerrar la puerta con llave

he has to work doubly hard to make up for lost time — tiene que trabajar el doble para recuperar el tiempo perdido

to make doubly sure — asegurarse muy bien

2) (=in two ways) por partida doble

Fran was doubly mistaken — Fran estaba equivocada por partida doble

it's a delicious dessert, doubly so when you use cream instead of milk — es un postre riquísimo, y el doble de rico si usas nata en vez de leche

* * *
['dʌbli]
adverb <difficult/dangerous/interesting> doblemente

make doubly sure you lock the door — asegúrate bien de cerrar la puerta

it's an awful road, doubly so when it's raining — es una carretera pésima y es dos veces peor cuando llueve


English-spanish dictionary. 2013.

Игры ⚽ Нужна курсовая?

Mira otros diccionarios:

  • Doubly — Dou bly (d[u^]b l[y^]), adv. 1. In twice the quantity; to twice the degree; as, doubly wise or good; to be doubly sensible of an obligation. Dryden. [1913 Webster] 2. Deceitfully. A man that deals doubly. Huloet. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • doubly — late 14c., from DOUBLE (Cf. double) + LY (Cf. ly) …   Etymology dictionary

  • doubly — [dub′lē] adv. 1. twice; to twice the degree or quantity 2. two at a time …   English World dictionary

  • doubly — [[t]dʌ̱bli[/t]] 1) ADV: ADV group, ADV with v You use doubly to indicate that there are two aspects or features that are having an influence on a particular situation. She now felt doubly guilty; she had embarrassed Franklin and she had cost her… …   English dictionary

  • doubly — adverb Date: 15th century 1. in a twofold manner 2. to twice the degree < doubly glad > < doubly frustrating > …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • doubly — adverb a) In a double manner; twice the severity or degree. Time is an illusion. Lunchtime doubly so. b) in two ways My mother was always doubly careful when winding the grandfather clock …   Wiktionary

  • doubly — doub|ly [ˈdʌbli] adv 1.) [+ adjective] much more than usual ▪ Be doubly careful when driving in fog. 2.) in two ways or for two reasons ▪ You are doubly mistaken …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • doubly — dou|bly [ dʌbli ] adverb 1. ) by a much greater amount or to a much greater degree than usual: doubly sure/important/difficult 2. ) for two reasons or in two ways: He was doubly disadvantaged as a foreigner and an intellectual …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • doubly — adverb 1 by twice the amount, or to twice the degree: Be doubly careful when driving in fog. 2 in two ways or for two reasons: You are doubly mistaken …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • doubly — UK [ˈdʌblɪ] / US adverb 1) by a much greater amount, or to a much greater degree than usual doubly sure/important/difficult 2) for two reasons, or in two ways He was doubly disadvantaged as a foreigner and an intellectual …   English dictionary

  • doubly — adverb 1. to double the degree (Freq. 1) she was doubly rewarded his eyes were double bright • Syn: ↑double, ↑twice • Derived from adjective: ↑double 2. in a twofold …   Useful english dictionary

Compartir el artículo y extractos

Link directo
… Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”