twice

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BrE /taɪs/ AmE /taɪs/

adverb en → es

1 NUMBER [adverb] A2

used for saying that something happens two times or is done two times

dos veces, doblemente

  • twice a day/week/month/year

Collocations take something twice a day · do something twice in one week

  • I take my medicine twice a day.

    Tomo mi medicina dos veces al día.

2 COMPARE [adverb] B1

used for saying that something is two times as big, old, etc. as another thing or person

dos veces más que, el doble de

  • twice + comparative

Collocations twice as old as someone · twice the size of something

  • This room is twice as big as that one.

    Este cuarto es el doble de grande que ese.