double up

• Verbe à particule utilisé pour désigner l'action de se plier, de partager quelque chose avec une autre personne, ou de doubler, d'augmenter de moitié.

A phrasal verb used to indicate the act of bending over, sharing something with another person, or increasing something twofold.

indénombrable · intransitif · phrasal, sans objet

1. Bend over in pain or laughterinformal

   To bend the body forward, often due to intense pain or laughter.

   se plier en deux

   • He doubled up with laughter at the joke.
   • She doubled up in pain after the injury.
   • The comedian had the audience doubled up in their seats.

   Synonymescurl updouble overfold uphunch over

2. Share or pair togetherinformal

   To share a space or resource with another person, often to save space or money.

   Partager ou se mettre à deux

   • We had to double up in the hotel room because there weren't enough beds.
   • The students doubled up on their projects to finish faster.
   • They doubled up on the equipment to reduce costs.

   Synonymesshare

3. Increase or multiplyinformal

   To increase something by two times or to use something in a dual role.

   doubler

   • The recipe doubles up the amount of sugar for a sweeter taste.
   • He doubled up his efforts to meet the deadline.
   • The sofa doubles up as a bed for guests.

   Synonymesdoubleduplicatemultiplyredouble

   Antonymesdividehalvesplit

Verbe de basedouble