sosia — meaning in English
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English meaning
- doppelganger noun Someone who looks strikingly like another person, or a ghostly double of a living person.
- double adj Twice the usual size, amount, or number, or consisting of two matching parts.
- lookalike noun A person or thing that closely resembles another, especially a celebrity or well-known figure.
Senses
sosia is used for these senses in English:
- dead ringer (idiomatic) Someone or something that very closely resembles another; someone or something easily mistaken for another.
- doppelganger A remarkably similar double.
- lookalike Someone who, or something which, physically resembles (looks like) another.
- stand-in A person of similar size and shape to an actor who "stands in" for that actor during the lengthy process of setting up a shot, but who, unlike a double, does not appear in the film.
double — full definition
- adj Twice the usual size, amount, or number, or consisting of two matching parts.
- verb To make or become twice as large.
- noun A person who closely resembles and can stand in for another, often in film for dangerous stunts.
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