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twice
(twīs)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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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]
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
twice
(twaɪs)adv.
1. two times.
2. on two occasions.
3. in twofold quantity or degree.
[before 1150; Middle English twies=twie twice (Old English twige, c. Old Frisian twīa, Old Saxon tuuīo; see twi-) + -s -s1]
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| Adv. | 1. |  twice - two times; "I called her twice" |
| 2. |  twice - to double the degree; "she was doubly rewarded"; "his eyes were double bright" |
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Translations
أفْضَل بِمَرَّتَيْنضِعْفمَرَّتانمَرَّتَيْـن
dvakrátdvakrát lepšídvojnásobně
dobbelt så megetto gange
dufoje
kahdesti
bijournalierdeux fois
dvaput
kétszerkétszer annyi
tvisvartvisvar sinnum betritvisvar sinnum meiri
二度
두 번
bis
du kartusdu kartus daugiaudvigubaigerai pagalvoti prieš ką nors darant
divas reizesdivkārt labāksdivreizdivreiz vairāk
dvakrát lepšídvojnásobne
dvakrat
två gånger
สองครั้ง
iki kereiki keziki misliiki katiki katında
hai lần
twice
[twaɪs] ADV → dos vecesto 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
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
twice
[ˈtwaɪs] adv → deux foisI 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
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
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
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
twice
[twaɪs] adv → due voltetwice 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
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
twice
(twais) adverb1. two times. I've been to London twice.
2. two times the amount of. She has twice his courage.
3. two times as good etc as. He is twice the man you are.
think twice about (doing) something to be very careful about considering (doing) something. I wouldn't think twice about sacking him.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
twice
→ مَرَّتَيْـن 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Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
twice
adv. dos veces;
___ as much, ___ as many → el doble.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
twice
adv dos veces; — daily, — a day dos veces al díaEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.