redoblarse — meaning in English
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English meaning
- double adj Twice the usual size, amount, or number, or consisting of two matching parts.
- double down phrasal verb To commit even more firmly to a position, strategy or claim, especially after it has been criticised or has started to go wrong.
Senses
redoblarse is used for these senses in English:
- double (intransitive) To increase by 100%, to become twice as large in size.
- double down (intransitive, figurative, by extension) To significantly increase a risk, investment, or other commitment; to respond to a challenge (e.g. to an opinion) by reinforcing or extending one's position rather than moderating it. [with on ‘something’]
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.
double down — full definition
- phrasal verb To commit even more firmly to a position, strategy or claim, especially after it has been criticised or has started to go wrong.
- phrasal verb In blackjack, to double your original stake in exchange for exactly one more card.