dobro
Meaning
-
double
Frequency
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
- (transitive) to double, multiply by two
- (transitive) to fold, bend over
- (transitive) to increase, make larger
- (transitive) to subdue, overcome, bring under control
- (Portugal,transitive) to dub (replace a soundtrack with a synchronized translation)
- (Brazil,intransitive) to turn (left or right)
- (reflexive) to bend (to become curved)
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