Double
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English[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Double (plural Doubles)
- A surname.
Statistics[edit]
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Double is the 29403rd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 804 individuals. Double is most common among White (94.9%) individuals.
Noun[edit]
- (US, motor racing) Collectively, both the Indianapolis 500, a day race, and the Coca-Cola 600, an evening race, both of which are run on Memorial Day weekend Sunday. Used concerning racers who (wish[/ed/ing] to) participat[e/ed/ing] in both events, typically using a private jet to travel between Indianapolis, Indiana, after the 500 and Charlotte, North Carolina, to get to the 600.
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German[edit]
Etymology[edit]
19th century, from French double.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
Double n (strong, genitive Doubles or Double, plural Doubles or Double)
- (film) stand-in, double (actor who shoots certain scenes for another)
- Sie wird in allen Nacktszenen von einem Double vertreten.
- A double stands in for her in all nude scenes.
- lookalike, double (artist or agent who resembles and imitates a famous person)
- Synonyms: Doppelgänger, Ebenbild
- Er arbeitet als Michael-Jackson-Double. ― He works as a Michael Jackson lookalike.
- Der Präsident hat mehrere Double. ― The president has several doubles.
- (sports) double (the winning of two (national) competitions in one year, especially league and cup)
- Meister sind sie schon. Wenn sie jetzt noch den Pokal gewinnen, haben sie das Double.
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Declension[edit]
Declension of Double [neuter, strong]
Derived terms[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “Doublé, Doublee” in Duden online
- “Double” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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