doppiare
Meaning
- (archaic, literary, transitive) to double, to duplicate
- (figuratively, transitive) to intensify, to increase in strength
- (transitive) to round (a cape, promontory, etc.)
- (transitive) to lap (to overtake a straggler in a race by completing one more whole lap than the straggler)
- (rare, transitive) to have (a lamb) be fed by two mothers' milk
Synonyms
moltiplicare per due
cognominare
superare di un giro
Translations
Hyphenated as
dop‧pià‧re
Pronounced as (IPA)
/dopˈpja.re/
Etymology
From Late Latin duplāre, from Latin duplus. Compare French doubler, Spanish doblar, Portuguese dobrar.
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