twice

twice  (tws)

adv.

1. In two cases or on two occasions; two times: I rewrote the essay twice.

2. In doubled degree or amount: twice as many.

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[Middle English, from Old English twiga; see dwo- in Indo-European roots.]

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twice [twaɪs]

adv

1. two times; on two occasions or in two cases he coughed twice

2. double in degree or quantity twice as long

[Old English twiwa; related to Old Norse tvisvar, Middle Low German twiges]

Thesaurus

Adv.	1.	twice - two times; "I called her twice"
	2.	twice - to double the degree; "she was doubly rewarded"; "his eyes were double bright" doubly, double

Translations

twice [twaɪs] ADV → dos veces
to do sth twice → hacer algo dos veces
twice as much/many → dos veces más
twice a week → dos veces a la or por semana
she is twice your age → ella tiene dos veces tu edad, es dos veces mayor que tú
twice the sum; twice the quantity → el doble
at a speed twice that of sound → a una velocidad dos veces superior a la del sonido
A is twice as big as B → A es el doble de B, A es dos veces más grande que B
she's twice the woman you are → como mujer ella vale dos veces lo que tú
since the operation he is twice the man he was → después de la operación vale dos veces lo de antes
to go to a meeting twice weekly → ir a una reunión dos veces por semana
he didn't have to be asked twice → no se hizo de rogar, no se lo tuve que pedir dos veces

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twice [ˈtwaɪs] adv → deux fois
I knocked on the door twice → J'ai frappé deux fois à la porte.
twice a day → deux fois pas jour
twice a week → deux fois par semaine
twice as much pron → deux fois plus; adj → deux fois plus de
twice as much money → deux fois plus d'argent
twice as long → deux fois plus de temps
she is twice your age → elle a deux fois ton âge
to think twice → y réfléchir à deux fois

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twice

adv → zweimal; twice as much/many → doppelt or zweimal so viel/so viele; twice as much bread → doppelt so viel or zweimal so viel Brot, die doppelte Menge Brot; twice as long as … → doppelt or zweimal so lange wie …; at twice the speed of sound → mit doppelter Schallgeschwindigkeit; she is twice your age → sie ist doppelt so alt wie du; twice 2 is 4 → zweimal 2 ist 4; twice weekly, twice a week → zweimal wöchentlich, zweimal pro Woche; a twice-weekly newspaper → eine Zeitung, die zweimal wöchentlich erscheint; he didn’t need to be asked twice → da brauchte man ihn nicht zweimal zu fragen; he’s twice the man John is → er steckt John in die Tasche (inf); he’s twice the man he was → er ist ein ganz anderer Mensch geworden; I’d think twice before trusting him with it → ihm würde ich das nicht so ohne Weiteres anvertrauen

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twice [twaɪs] adv → due volte
twice as much, twice as many → il doppio, due volte tanto
I have twice as many cigarettes as you → ho il doppio delle sigarette che hai tu
there's twice as much wine here as beer → qui c'è vino in quantità due volte superiori alla birra
twice a week → due volte alla settimana
she is twice your age → ha il doppio dei tuoi anni
twice as big → due volte più grande

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twice [twaɪs] adv → due volte
twice as much, twice as many → il doppio, due volte tanto
I have twice as many cigarettes as you → ho il doppio delle sigarette che hai tu
there's twice as much wine here as beer → qui c'è vino in quantità due volte superiori alla birra
twice a week → due volte alla settimana
she is twice your age → ha il doppio dei tuoi anni
twice as big → due volte più grande

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twice

adv twice [twais]

1 two times I've been to London twice. twee maal/keer مَرَّتان два пъти dvakrát to gange zweimal δύο φορές dos veces kaks korda دو بار kahdesti deux fois פַעֲמָיִים दोबार dvaput kétszer dua kali tvisvar (due volte) ２回 2번 du kartus divas reizes; divreiz dua kali tweemaal to ganger dwa razy, dwakroć duas vezes de două ori дважды dvakrát dvakrat dva puta två gånger สองครั้ง iki kez, iki kere 兩次 двічі, удвічі دوبار hai lần 两次

2 two times the amount of She has twice his courage. twee keer soveel ضِعْف двойно dvojnásobně dobbelt så meget doppelt διπλάσιος el doble de, dos veces (más) poole rohkem دو برابر kaksi kertaa niin paljon deux fois plus (de) כִּפלַיִים दुगुना dvostruko više kétszer annyi dua kali lipat tvisvar sinnum meiri (due volte tanto) ２倍 2배 du kartus daugiau divreiz vairāk dua kali ganda tweemaal zoveel to ganger, dobbelt så mye dwa razy tyle duas vezes de două ori (mai bun) вдвое больше dvojnásobne dvakrat več dvostruko više dubbelt så mycket (många) สองเท่า iki kat, iki misli 兩倍 удвічі більше دو گنا lớn gấp hai lần 两倍

3 two times as good etc as He is twice the man you are. twee keer so goed أفْضَل بِمَرَّتَيْن два пъти dvakrát lepší to gange zweimal δύο φορές dos veces (mejor...) poole parem دو برابر kaksinverroin deux fois mieux פַעֲמָיִים כִּי טוֹב दुगने रूप में, दुगुना dvostruko bolji kétszer olyan (jó stb.) dua kali lebih baik tvisvar sinnum betri (due volte migliore) ２倍良い 2배 훌륭한 dvigubai divkārt labāks dua kali ganda lebih tweemaal zo goed dobbelt/to ganger så god w dwójnasób, dwakroć duas vezes de două ori (mai bun) вдвое лучше и т.п. dvakrát lepší dvakrat boljši dvostruko bolji dubbelt så ดีเป็นสองเท่า iki katında 比...強一倍 удвічі краще دو کے برابر tốt gấp hai lần 比...强一倍

think twice about (doing) something

to be very careful about considering (doing) something I wouldn't think twice about sacking him. dink twee keer voor jy iets doen يُفَكِّر مَرَّتين، يَكونُ حَذِرا обмислям dvakrát uvažovat o tænke sig om to gange sich etwas gründlich überlegen καλοσκέφτομαι κτ., σκέφτομαι προσεκτικά pensarse algo dos veces järele mõtlema, kõhklema خوب فکر کردن در مورد چیزی miettiä kahdesti y réfléchir à deux fois לַחֲשוֹב פַעֲמָיִים दो बार dobro promisliti kétszer is meggondolja hati-hati hugsa sig tvisvar um (pensarci su due volte) ためらわずに～するのをためらう 재고하다 gerai pagalvoti prieš ką nors darant rūpīgi pārdomāt/apsvērt berfikir dua kali tentang er goed over nadenken tenke seg om, nøle namyślać się pensar duas vezes a se gândi de două ori (înainte de a face ceva) дважды всё обдумать dobre si rozmyslieť dvakrat premisliti razmisliti dobro tänka sig för [] innan man gör ngt คิดอย่างรอบคอบ bir şeyi yapmadan önce iyice düşünmek 重新考慮 сім раз одмір, а раз відріж غور و فکر کرنا، بہت محتاط رہنا suy nghĩ kỹ trước khi làm gì 重新考虑

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twice → مرتين dvakrát to gange zweimal δις dos veces kahdesti deux fois dvaput due volte 二度 두 번 tweemaal to ganger dwa razy duas vezes дважды två gånger สองครั้ง iki kere hai lần 两次