English–French

“double” in French

French

Pronunciation

IPA/duble/

Example

Ils ont doublé leurs ventes cette année.

They doubled their sales this year.

Illustration for doubler (double)

How to say “double” in French

“Double” in French is doubler.

One measured amount grows until it occupies two equal shares of its starting level.

Full entry for doubler: usage tips, similar words and word origin

Example sentences with doubler

Notre objectif est de doubler la production cette année.

Our goal is to double production this year.

Tips for using doubler

  • Doubler quelqu'un or doubler une voiture usually means to overtake, while doubler un film means to dub it.

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