das Double
Translation
doubles (sport), double (drink), stunt double, look-alike
Examples
Sie spielen im Finale das Double.
They are playing doubles in the final.
Der Schauspieler hatte ein Double für die Stunts.
The actor had a stunt double for the stunts.
Er bestellte einen Whisky als Double.
He ordered a whisky as a double.
Grammar Patterns
ein Double ((in+3)) spielen to play doubles in (a sport) They play doubles in tennis.
ein Double ((von+3)) sein to be a double of sb. He is the double of an actor.
Similar Words
das Paar (pair), der Doppelgänger (doppelgänger)
Etymology
Loanword from English 'double', from Latin 'duplus' (twofold).
Memory Tips
It's the same as the English word 'double', just with German noun capitalization and the article 'das'.