dublê

See also: duble

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from French doublé. Doublet of duplo.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /duˈble/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /duˈble/ [duˈβle]

• Rhymes: -e
• Hyphenation: du‧blê

Noun

dublê m or f by sense (plural dublês) (Brazil)

1. (film, television) stuntman (person who replaces an actor or actress in risky scenes)

   Synonym: (Portugal) duplo

2. double (person very similar to another)

   Synonyms: duplo, sósia

Further reading

• “dublê”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024
• “dublê”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024