doubler

/du.ble/

verb A2

le (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: core. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

present
double
past
a doublé
perfect
doublé

Meaning

  1. to overtake

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive
Meaning fingerprint: Category: action. Concreteness: concrete. Agency: voluntary. Duration: durative. Transitivity: transitive.

Similar words

dépasser

dépasser and doubler are close synonyms for "to overtake," largely interchangeable.

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

ultrapassar

ultrapassar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to overtake."

Practice

1 What does doubler mean?

2 Fill the gap: Il ___ le camion lent.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches doubler?

verb

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