I tried twice — ho provato due volte
twice as much; twice as many — il doppio, due volte tanto
I have twice as many cigarettes as you — ho il doppio delle sigarette che hai tu
there's twice as much wine here as beer — qui c'è vino in quantità due volte superiori alla birra
twice a week — due volte alla settimana
she is twice your age — ha il doppio dei tuoi anni
twice as big — due volte più grande
English-Italian dictionary. 2013.
Twice — Twice, adv. [OE. twies (where the s is the adverbial ending; see { wards}), twie, AS. twiges, twiwa; akin to twi (in comp.) two, G. zwie , OHG. zwi , Icel. tv[=i] , L. bi , Gr. ?, Skr. dvi , and E. two. See {Two}.] [1913 Webster] 1. Two times;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
twice — [twaıs] adv, predeterminer [: Old English; Origin: twiga] 1.) two times ▪ He was questioned by police twice yesterday. twice a day/week/year etc (=two times in the same day, week etc) ▪ Letters were delivered twice a week only. ▪ None of our… … Dictionary of contemporary English
twice — [twīs] adv. [ME twies < OE twiges < twiga, twice, akin to twa, TWO + es, gen. sing. ending] 1. on two occasions or in two instances 2. two times 3. two times as much or as many; twofold; doubly … English World dictionary
twice — adv. Twice is used with these verbs: ↑score, ↑think … Collocations dictionary
twice — adv. 1 two times (esp. of multiplication); on two occasions. 2 in double degree or quantity (twice as good). Etymology: ME twiges f. OE twige (as TWO, S(3)) … Useful english dictionary
twice — adv. [tuye]. RG. 222 … Oldest English Words
twice — [[t]twa͟ɪs[/t]] ♦ 1) ADV: ADV with v, ADV adv, ADV n If something happens twice, there are two actions or events of the same kind. He visited me twice that fall and called me on the telephone often... The government has twice declined to back the … English dictionary
twice*/*/*/ — [twaɪs] adv I 1) two times He s phoned twice already this morning.[/ex] I go to the gym twice a week.[/ex] 2) two times the amount or rate of something The United States has twice as many people as Japan.[/ex] II determiner twice */[twaɪs] two… … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
twice — /twuys/, adv. 1. two times, as in succession: Write twice a week. 2. on two occasions; in two instances: I phoned him twice. 3. in twofold quantity or degree; in double the amount or degree: twice as much. [bef. 1150; ME twies, equiv. to twie… … Universalium
twice — [[t]twaɪs[/t]] adv. 1) two times 2) on two occasions 3) in twofold quantity or degree • Etymology: bef. 1150; ME twies=twie twice (OE twige, c. OFris twīa, OS tuuīo; see twi ) + s s I … From formal English to slang
twice — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adv. doubly, twofold. See numeration. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. double, doubly, once and again, over again, once over, two time, two times … English dictionary for students
