dobro

Meaning

Frequency

B2
Hyphenated as
do‧bro
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈdo.bɾu/
Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese dobro, from Latin dūplus. Compare the borrowed doublet duplo.

New
dobrar

  1. (transitive) to double, multiply by two
  2. (transitive) to fold, bend over
  3. (transitive) to increase, make larger
  4. (transitive) to subdue, overcome, bring under control
  5. (Portugal,transitive) to dub (replace a soundtrack with a synchronized translation)
  6. (Brazil,intransitive) to turn (left or right)
  7. (reflexive) to bend (to become curved)

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