double negative in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for double negative in the English»French Dictionary

double negative N LING

double negative

double négation f

Translations for double negative in the English»French Dictionary

I.negative [Brit ˈnɛɡətɪv, Am ˈnɛɡədɪv] N

1. negative (refusal):

negative

réponse f négative

to answer or reply in the negative

répondre par la négative

2. negative PHOTO:

negative

négatif m

negative

cliché m

3. negative LING:

negative

négation f

in the negative

à la forme négative

4. negative ELECTRON:

negative

négatif m

II.negative [Brit ˈnɛɡətɪv, Am ˈnɛɡədɪv] ADJ

1. negative (saying no):

negative answer, decision, statement

négatif/-ive

2. negative LING:

negative

négatif/-ive

3. negative (pessimistic):

negative attitude, response, approach

negatif/-ive

to be negative about sth

être négatif/-ive à l'égard de qc

don't be so negative!

ne sois pas si négatif!

4. negative (harmful):

negative effect, influence

néfaste

5. negative (unpleasant):

negative association, experience, feeling

négatif/-ive

6. negative:

negative CHEM, ELECTRON, MED, PHYS

négatif/-ive

7. negative:

negative MATH, FIN amount, answer, number

négatif/-ive

negative bank balance

débiteur/-trice

8. negative PHOTO:

negative

en négatif

III.negative [Brit ˈnɛɡətɪv, Am ˈnɛɡədɪv] INTERJ

negative MIL, RADIO

négatif

I.double [Brit ˈdʌb(ə)l, Am ˈdəb(ə)l] N

1. double:

I'll have a double please (drink)

je prendrai un double, s'il vous plaît

2. double (of person):

double

sosie m

double CINE, THEAT

doublure f

he's your double!

c'est ton sosie!

3. double (in horseracing):

double (bet)

pari m sur deux chevaux (dans deux courses consécutives)

4. double GAMES:

double (in bridge)

contre m

double (in dominoes)

double m

double (in dominoes)

doublet m

to throw a double (in darts, board game)

faire un double

II.doubles N

doubles npl (in tennis):

doubles

double m

ladies'/men's/mixed doubles

double dames/messieurs/mixte

to play a game of doubles

faire un double

III.double [Brit ˈdʌb(ə)l, Am ˈdəb(ə)l] ADJ

1. double (twice as much):

double portion, dose

double

he was given a double helping of strawberries

on lui a servi une double portion de fraises or deux fois plus de fraises

a double vodka

une double vodka, une vodka double

2. double (when spelling, giving number):

Anne is spelt Brit or spelled Am with a double ‘n’

Anne s'écrit avec deux ‘n’

eight double five four (8554)

quatre-vingt cinq, cinquante-quatre

two double four (244)

deux cent quarante-quatre

3. double (dual, twofold):

double advantage

double avantage m

to serve a double purpose

avoir une double fonction

a remark with a double meaning

une remarque à double sens

double murder

double meurtre m

double-page advertisement

publicité f sur double page

4. double (intended for two people or things):

double sheet, blanket, garage etc

double

double ticket, invitation

pour deux

5. double BOT:

double

double

IV.double [Brit ˈdʌb(ə)l, Am ˈdəb(ə)l] ADV

1. double (twice):

double

deux fois

she earns double what I earn

elle gagne deux fois plus que moi

I need double this amount

il m'en faut deux fois plus or le double

it'll take double the time

ça va prendre le double de temps

she's double his age

elle a deux fois son âge, elle a le double de son âge

unemployment is double what it was last year

le chômage est deux fois plus important que l'année dernière

double three is six

deux fois trois égale six

2. double fold, bend:

double

en deux

to bend double

se plier en deux

to be bent double with pain/laughter

être plié en deux de douleur/rire

to see double

voir double

V.double [Brit ˈdʌb(ə)l, Am ˈdəb(ə)l] VB trans

1. double (increase twofold):

double amount, price, rent, dose etc

doubler

double number

multiplier [qc] par deux

2. double:

double, a. double over (fold, bend) blanket, dressing etc

plier [qc] en deux or en double

double, a. double over thread

doubler

3. double (in spelling):

double letter

doubler

4. double (in cards):

double (when making call in bridge)

contrer

to double the stakes

doubler la mise

5. double MUS:

double

doubler

to double a part

doubler une partie

6. double NAUT:

double cape

doubler

VI.double [Brit ˈdʌb(ə)l, Am ˈdəb(ə)l] VB intr

1. double sales, prices, salaries etc:

double

doubler

to double in value

doubler de valeur

2. double (in bridge):

double

contrer

3. double:

to double for sb CINE, THEAT

doubler qn

4. double (serve dual purpose):

the sofa doubles as a bed

le canapé fait aussi lit

the study doubles as a bedroom

le bureau sert aussi de chambre

the gardener doubles as a chauffeur

le jardinier a aussi la fonction de chauffeur

this actor doubles as the king in Act II

cet acteur joue aussi le rôle du roi dans le deuxième acte

VII.double [Brit ˈdʌb(ə)l, Am ˈdəb(ə)l]

on or at the double fig

au plus vite

on or at the double MIL

au pas redoublé, au pas de gymnastique

double or quits! (in gambling)

quitte ou double!

double negative in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for double negative in the English»French Dictionary

I.negative [ˈnegətɪv, Am -t̬ɪv] ADJ

1. negative (denoting denial, refusal) a. ELEC:

negative

négatif(-ive)

2. negative (expressing negation):

negative clause

de nullité

3. negative (pessimistic):

negative

négatif(-ive)

to be negative about sb/sth

se montrer négatif au sujet de qn/qc

II.negative [ˈnegətɪv, Am -t̬ɪv] N

1. negative (rejection, refusal):

negative

négative f

in the negative

par la négative

2. negative (photographic image):

negative

négatif m

III.negative [ˈnegətɪv, Am -t̬ɪv] VB trans

1. negative (say no to):

negative

dire non à

2. negative (reject, decline):

negative

rejeter

3. negative (contradict):

negative

contredire

IV.negative [ˈnegətɪv, Am -t̬ɪv] INTERJ

negative

négatif!

I.double [ˈdʌbl] ADJ

double

double

II.double [ˈdʌbl] ADV

1. double (twice):

double

deux fois

2. double (in two):

double to fold, bend

en deux

to start seeing double

commencer à voir (en) double

III.double [ˈdʌbl] VB trans

1. double (make twice as much/many):

double

doubler

2. double (fold in two):

double

plier

IV.double [ˈdʌbl] VB intr

1. double (become twice as much/many):

double

doubler

2. double (serve a second purpose) a. THEAT:

to double as sb/sth

doubler qn/qc

V.double [ˈdʌbl] N

double

double m

men's/women's/mixed double

double messieurs/dames/mixte

Phrases:

double or nothing [or Brit quits] GAMES

quitte ou double

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Radical embodiment is a disorienting double negative for people of color.

hyperallergic.com

But the double negative can make things confusing.

metro.co.uk

This is called a double negative.

en.wikipedia.org

In propositional logic, double negative elimination (also called double negation elimination, double negative introduction, double negation introduction, or simply double negation) are two valid rules of replacement.

en.wikipedia.org

The curious double negative in this line reveals a sudden, hastily covered dissonance of emotions.

www.popmatters.com

This is commonly referred to as the double negative, and is either negative or emphatically negative, never positive.

en.wikipedia.org

The double negative parameters are a result of low-frequency resonances.

en.wikipedia.org

Double negatives nearly always resolve to a positive meaning even in colloquial speech, while triple negatives resolve to a negative meaning.

en.wikipedia.org

That sentence is involved enough without the double negative implied in "without ignoring the validity of".

www.independent.co.uk

The double negative is also used by politicians as a way to cloak a brutal meaning in a slightly softer cloth.

www.smh.com.au