No. 3,128 in Dutch
dubbele
"Dubbele" means "double" in English.
In a sentence
Ik heb een dubbele espresso besteld.
I ordered a double espresso.
Here, 'dubbele' modifies 'espresso' to describe the quantity as doubled (a double serving).
Ze zag alles door een dubbele lens vanwege haar bril.
She saw everything through a double lens because of her glasses.
In this sentence, 'dubbele' qualifies 'lens', explaining that the lens has a double characteristic.
Hij maakt altijd dubbele afspraken, wat verwarrend is.
He always makes double appointments, which is confusing.
The word 'dubbele' here refers to appointments being set twice, indicating redundancy.
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