adjective
double, twice
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doppelt: adjective/adverb meaning 'double' (twofold) or 'twice' / 'por duplicado'. As adjective: denotes twofold amount; as adverb it means 'two times'. Antonym 'einfach'. Not gradable. Can be used attributively or predicatively and in phrases like 'doppeltes Geschenk' or 'doppelt so viel'.
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Ich habe das Dokument doppelt ausgedruckt.
I printed the document twice.
Die Portion ist doppelt so groß wie früher.
The portion is twice as big as before.
Der Kunde erhielt eine doppelte Rechnung, weil die Buchhaltung einen Fehler machte.
The customer received a duplicate invoice because the accounting department made a mistake.
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Imagine two identical plates stacked — that visual stands for 'doppelt' (double/twice).
Sounds like 'doppel' which is close to the English 'double'.
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doppelt can function as adjective or adverb. Use 'doppelt so ...' to say 'twice as ...'.