Double

See also: double, doublé, Doublé, and double-

English

Proper noun

Double (plural Doubles)

1. A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Double is the 29403^rd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 804 individuals. Double is most common among White (94.9%) individuals.

Noun

the Double (plural Doubles)

1. (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.

Anagrams

• Lobedu, bouled, dobule

German

Etymology

19th century, from French double.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈduːbəl/

• Audio:

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Noun

Double n (strong, genitive Doubles or Double, plural Doubles or Double)

1. (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.

2. 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.

3. (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

Declension of Double [neuter, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Double	die	Doubles, Double
genitive	eines	des	Doubles	der	Doubles, Double
dative	einem	dem	Double	den	Doubles, Doublen
accusative	ein	das	Double	die	Doubles, Double

Derived terms

• doubeln

Further reading

• “Doublé, Doublee” in Duden online
• “Double” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache