doubles

doppio

Modalità sportiva, soprattutto nel tennis, in cui si affrontano due squadre di due giocatori ciascuna.

In inglese semplice: A sport played by two teams with two players on each team, especially tennis.

• We played doubles after lunch.
• She won the doubles final with her sister.
• Do you prefer singles or doubles?

Contrari: singles

Espressioni comuni: play doubles, mixed doubles, doubles match

doppio

Risultato di un lancio in cui due dadi mostrano lo stesso numero.

In inglese semplice: A result in which two dice show the same number.

• I rolled doubles again.
• You get another turn if you throw doubles.
• She needed doubles to escape from jail.

Espressioni comuni: roll doubles, throw doubles, get doubles

suono a cinque campane

Modo di suonare cinque campane di chiesa cambiando l’ordine dei rintocchi.

In inglese semplice: A way of ringing five church bells in changing orders.

• The ringers practiced doubles tonight.
• We rang plain bob doubles at the church.
• She learned a new doubles method.

Espressioni comuni: plain bob doubles, ring doubles, grandsire doubles