double-barrelled in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for double-barrelled in the English»Bulgarian Dictionary (Go to Bulgarian»English)

double-barrelled [ˌdʌblˈbærəld, Am -ˈber-] ADJ

quotation [kwəʊˈteɪʃn, Am kwoʊˈ-] N

2. quotation FIN (estimate):

double-barrelled quotation

Translations for double-barrelled in the Bulgarian»English Dictionary (Go to English»Bulgarian)

двуцѐв|ен (-на)

двуцевен -но <-ни> ADJ:

double-barrelled

двуцѐвк|а <-ата, -и> N f

чифтѐ <-та> N nt inf

пу̀шк|а <-ата, -и> N f

курс <ку̀рсът, ку̀рсове, count: ку̀рса> N m

2. курс fig (на политика, лечение и др.):

5. курс FIN:

double-barrelled quotation

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
Nowadays, such names are almost always abbreviated in everyday use to a single or double-barrelled version.
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However, many couples wish to follow marital traditions and seek to change their surname to that of either partner, or combine their names to make a double-barrelled surname.
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When it boils down to it, school segregation is about ensuring your children mingle with double-barrelled surnames and not hyphenated first names.
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This practice has given rise to the use of compound (hyphenated or double-barrelled) names.
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Although not a hyphenated double-barrelled name, his second name was used as if it formed a part of his surname.
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I'm just recovering from three broken ribs after shoeing a young stallion who threw me out the back, and double-barrelled me.
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It is not clear why he has a double-barrelled name.
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Other families choose double-barrelled names for egalitarian reasons, rejecting the patriarchal custom of consistently passing on only the father's name on principle.
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Sometimes the family name and the clan name (associated with the arms) would be used together and form a double-barrelled name.
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In double-barrelled names, the hyphen is almost pushing one name away from the other.
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