Italian

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /dopˈpja.re/
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: dop‧pià‧re

Etymology 1

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From Late Latin duplāre, from Latin duplus. Compare French doubler, Spanish doblar, Portuguese dobrar.

Verb

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doppiàre (first-person singular present dóppio, first-person singular past historic doppiài, past participle doppiàto, auxiliary avére) (transitive)

  1. (literary or fossil word) to double, to duplicate
  2. (figurative) to intensify, to increase in strength
  3. (nautical) to round (a cape, promontory, etc.)
  4. (automotive, sports) to lap (to overtake a straggler in a race by completing one more whole lap than the straggler)
  5. (rare) to have (a lamb) be fed by two mothers' milk
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Etymology 2

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Calque of French doubler.

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doppiàre (first-person singular present dóppio, first-person singular past historic doppiài, past participle doppiàto, auxiliary avére) (transitive)

  1. to dub (change audio on film)
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