twin

twin
twin
noun
1) (one of two children or animals born of the same mother at the same time: She gave birth to twins; (also adjective) They have twin daughters.) gemelo
2) (one of two similar or identical things: Her dress is the exact twin of mine.) copia
twin n gemelo / mellizo
twin
tr[twɪn]
noun
1 gemelo,-a, mellizo,-a
adjective
1 gemelo,-a, mellizo,-a
transitive verb (pt & pp twinned, ger twinning)
1 hermanar
■ Cambridge is twinned with Heidelberg Cambridge está hermanada con Heidelberg
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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL
twin bed cama gemela
twin set conjunto de jersey y chaqueta
twin town ciudad nombre femenino hermanada
twin ['twɪn] adj
: gemelo, mellizo
twin n
: gemelo m, -la f; mellizo m, -za f
twin
adj.
• gemelo, -a adj.
n.
• gemelo s.m.
• hermano s.m.

I twɪn
noun mellizo, -za m,f, gemelo, -la m,f (esp Esp); [in Latin America gemelo tends to be used to refer to an identical twin] cuate mf (Méx)

identical twins — gemelos idénticos or (téc) univitelinos, gemelos (AmL)


II
adjective
a) <brother/sister> mellizo, gemelo (esp Esp); see twin I
b) (paired)

the twin evils of poverty and violence — la pobreza y la violencia, dos males que siempre van de la mano

twin beds — camas fpl gemelas

twin town — ciudad f hermana


III
transitive verb -nn- (BrE) (usu pass)

to be twinned WITH something — estar* hermanado con algo

[twɪn]
1.
N (identical) gemelo(-a) m / f ; (non-identical) mellizo(-a) m / f

they are twins — son gemelos, son mellizos

a pair of twins — un par de gemelos, un par de mellizos

identical, Siamese
2. ADJ
1) [brother, sister] (identical) gemelo; (non-identical) mellizo

she has twin daughters — tiene dos hijas gemelas, tiene dos hijas mellizas

2) (=linked) [town, city] hermano

Newlyn's twin town is Concarneau — la ciudad hermana de Newlyn es Concarneau, Newlyn está hermanada con Concarneau

3) (=double) [towers, peaks, engines] gemelo; [propellers] doble; [concepts] hermano

the twin aims or goals of sth — el doble objetivo de algo

the twin evils of malnutrition and disease — la malnutrición y la enfermedad, dos males que siempre van juntos

the twin pillars of — (fig) el doble pilar de

twin souls — almas fpl gemelas

3. VT
1) (=link) [+ towns, cities, institutions] hermanar (with con)

Manchester is twinned with St Petersburg — Manchester está hermanada con San Petersburgo

2) (=combine) [+ clothes] combinar
4.
CPD

twin beds NPL — camas fpl gemelas

twin city N — (Brit) ciudad f hermana or hermanada

twin cylinder N — bicilindro m

twin-cylinder

twin jet N — birreactor m

twin-jet

twin town N — (Brit) ciudad f hermana or hermanada

* * *

I [twɪn]
noun mellizo, -za m,f, gemelo, -la m,f (esp Esp); [in Latin America gemelo tends to be used to refer to an identical twin] cuate mf (Méx)

identical twins — gemelos idénticos or (téc) univitelinos, gemelos (AmL)


II
adjective
a) <brother/sister> mellizo, gemelo (esp Esp); see twin I
b) (paired)

the twin evils of poverty and violence — la pobreza y la violencia, dos males que siempre van de la mano

twin beds — camas fpl gemelas

twin town — ciudad f hermana


III
transitive verb -nn- (BrE) (usu pass)

to be twinned WITH something — estar* hermanado con algo


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