# das Double

das Double is a German noun meaning “stand-in”. Forms: des Doubles, die Doubles.

## Forms

- Genitive: des Doubles
- Plural: die Doubles

## Meanings

1. stand-in, double (actor who shoots certain scenes for another)
   - Sie wird in allen Nacktszenen von einem Double vertreten. — A double stands in for her in all nude scenes.
2. lookalike, double (artist or agent who resembles and imitates a famous person)
   - Er arbeitet als Michael-Jackson-Double. — He works as a Michael Jackson lookalike.
3. double (the winning of two (national) competitions in one year, especially league and cup)
   - Meister sind sie schon. Wenn sie jetzt noch den Pokal gewinnen, haben sie das Double.

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