sosia

Signification (Anglais)

double, clone, dead ringer

Concepts

sosie

double

doublure

image

jumeau

Synonymes

doppio

2️⃣

doppio m

doppione

cascatore

Traductions

Doppelgänger

double

doble

sósia

look-alike

dubbelganger

sosias

Double

counterpart

doppelganger

dubbelgangster

dobro

doble

Doppel

Coupé comme

sò‧sia

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˈsɔ.sja/

Étymologie (Anglais)

From Amphitruo, a comedy by the Roman playwright Plautus (c. 254 – 184 BC), in which doubling is the major theme: both the title character and his slave, Sosia, are doubled by the gods Jupiter and Mercury, in order to enable Jupiter to make love to Amphitruo's wife.