Grammatical class
Verb
doubler
to double, duplicate
Details
Syllables
dou-bler
Phonetics
du.ble
Grammatical class
Verb
Freq. (books)
9939
Freq. (movies)
6643
Freq. (news)
5124
Sentences
Il est interdit de doubler ici.
Overtaking here is prohibited.
Tu ne peux pas doubler le camion maintenant.
You can't overtake that lorry now.
On ne pouvait pas le doubler.
We could not overtake him.
La population de la Terre va bientôt doubler.
The world population will soon be doubled.
Nous avons été doublé ce coup-ci.
We've been double-crossed this time.
A cet instant précis, il a décidé de doubler la mise.
At that precise instant, he decided to double the bet.
Sur l’autoroute, nous avons eu l’occasion de doubler de nombreux véhicules.
On the freeway, we had the opportunity to pass many vehicles. (US)
Nous allons devoir doubler notre budget pour l'an prochain.
We'll have to double our budget for next year.
Le comble de la connerie, c'est d'accélérer lorsque les gens veulent vous doubler, que ce soit à pied, à cheval ou en voiture.
The pinnacle of stupidity is to accelerate when people want to overtake, be it on foot, on horseback or in a car.
Daniel Beretta qui double Arnold Schwarzenegger en français depuis 1987 a également prêté sa voix à l’agent Sam Fisher.
Daniel Beretta, who has dubbed Arnold Schwarzenegger in the French versions of his films since 1987, has also lent his voice to the agent Sam Fisher.
Le fils aîné réussit à doubler son héritage.
The oldest son succeeded in doubling his inheritance.
Le fils aîné a réussi à doubler son héritage.
The older son succeeded in doubling his inheritance.