identical twins in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for identical twins in the English»Spanish Dictionary

identical twins N npl

identical twins

gemelos mpl univitelinos spec

identical twins

gemelos mpl LatAm

identical twins

gemelos mpl idénticos Spain

Translations for identical twins in the Spanish»English Dictionary

gemelo idéntico

identical twin

gemela idéntica

identical twin

Translations for identical twins in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.twin [Am twɪn, Brit twɪn] N in Latin America gemelo tends to be used to refer to an identical twin

1. twin:

twin

mellizo m / melliza f

twin

gemelo m / gemela f esp Spain

twin

cuate mf Mex

2. twin (sth identical) inf:

I saw the exact twin of that vase in an antique shop

vi un florero idéntico or igualito a ese en un anticuario

II.twin [Am twɪn, Brit twɪn] ADJ

1. twin brother/sister:

twin

mellizo

twin

gemelo esp Spain

2. twin (paired):

the twin evils of poverty and violence

la pobreza y la violencia, dos males que siempre van de la mano

twin-bedded room

habitación f con camas gemelas

twin-cylinder engine

motor m de dos cilindros

twin engines

motores mpl gemelos

twin propellers

hélices fpl dobles

III.twin <pres part twinning; pt, pp twinned> [Am twɪn, Brit twɪn] VB trans Brit usu pass

to be twinned with sth

estar hermanado con algo

this city is twinned with Oxford

esta ciudad está hermanada con Oxford

identical [Am ˌaɪˈdɛn(t)ək(ə)l, Brit ʌɪˈdɛntɪk(ə)l] ADJ

1. identical (exactly alike):

identical

idéntico

these vases are/look identical

estos jarrones son/parecen idénticos

to be identical to or with sth

ser idéntico a algo

2. identical (same):

identical inf

mismísimo

it's the identical brooch I lost last week

es el mismísimo prendedor que perdí la semana pasada

identical twins in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for identical twins in the English»Spanish Dictionary

identical twins

gemelos idénticos

Translations for identical twins in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.twin [twɪn] -nn- -nn- N

twin

gemelo(-a) m (f)

twin

mellizo(-a) m (f)

fraternal twin

(hermano) mellizo m

fraternal twin

(hermana) melliza f

identical twins

gemelos idénticos

II.twin [twɪn] -nn- -nn- ADJ

twin

gemelo, -a

twin

mellizo, -a

III.twin [twɪn] -nn- -nn- VB trans

twin

hermanar

IV.twin [twɪn] -nn- -nn- VB intr

twin

hermanarse

identical [aɪˈdentɪkl, Am -t̬ə-] ADJ

identical

idéntico, -a

identical

individual CSur

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The identical twins were always very close and grew up as best friends as well as sisters.

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Heredity and gene inheritance is a highly important risk factor, especially for identical twins.

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He located several sets of identical twins that developed identical cancers in mirror-image sites.

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Spontaneous splitting of embryos in the womb after transfer can occur, but this is rare and would lead to identical twins.

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This causes her to become pregnant, and she is left unsure of the father of her child, as the brothers are identical twins.

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Tiny differences between identical twins can now (2014) be detected by next generation sequencing.

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For example, one could run an experiment on identical twins who were known to consistently get the same grades on their tests.

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In identical twins, if one is affected there is a 5060% chance that the other will also be affected.

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Identical twins share the same genes and tend to be much more similar in language ability.

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They have never seen each other before, but soon find out that they are identical twins.

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