twice

twice
[twais]
adv
1) двічі twice a day двічі в день

twice in a lifetime — двічі в житті

twice two is four — двічі два - чотири

to do smth twice — робити двічі

2) удвічі; - as good [as much]удвічі краще [більше]

to be- smb 's age — бути в два рази старше когось

to have twice the money — мати удвічі більше грошей

he is twice the man he was — він зараз удвічі здоровіший /сильніший/, аніж був

3) двічі, повторно; як слід; to think - (before doing smth) добре подумати (перш ніж зробити щось); подумати двічі (перш ніж зробити)

not to think twice about smth — не думати більше /забути/щось; зробити щось без коливань

he didn't have to think twice before accepting = він негайно погодився, він погодився без коливань / не колеблячись/; he didn't have to be asked twice — він не змусив себе прохати

I shan't need to be told twice — мені досить сказати одного разу; мені не треба повторювати, я не потребую повторень once or twice, twice or thrice кілька разів

in /at/ twice — за два рази

to pay a debt in twice — сплатити борг за два рази; удруге

to succeed in twice — добитися успіху удруге

twice over — за /в/ два прийоми


English-Ukrainian dictionary. 2013.

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