TWICE

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twice adverb

de două ori; îndoit; dublu;

twice five is ten de două ori cinci fac zece;

think twice before you do that gândeşte-te de două ori / gândeşte-te bine înainte de a face asta;

twice as much de două ori pe atât;

twice as good de două ori mai bun;

he didn't think twice about it a) nu s-a mai gândit la asta, a uitat de asta; b) nu s-a gândit mult, a făcut-o fără să se gândească mult.

Once or twice in my career I feel that I have done more real harm by my discovery of the criminal than ever he had done by his crime.

(The Return of Sherlock Holmes, de Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

"I declare, Charles, I never heard him mention Anne twice all the time I was there. I declare, Anne, he never talks of you at all."

(Persuasion, de Jane Austen)

The peasant did not require to be invited twice, but got up and ate.

(Fairy Tales, de The Brothers Grimm)

Kahului, where she had first met her husband,—he, Martin, had been there twice!

(Martin Eden, de Jack London)

You will hardly believe me—but twice in one week he and Mr. Bragge went to London and back again with four horses.

(Emma, de Jane Austen)

It affects about twice as many women as men and is most often found in people younger than 45 years.

(Irritable Bowel Syndrome, NIH: National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)

Twice she opened her lips, and twice no sound came from them.

(The White Company, de Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

Yes; and the set of breakfast china is twice as handsome as what belongs to this house.

(Sense and Sensibility, de Jane Austen)

Half the load and twice the dogs, if they ever expected to reach Dawson, was what was said.

(The Call of the Wild, de Jack London)

Only think of that, my dear; he actually danced with her twice! and she was the only creature in the room that he asked a second time.

(Pride and Prejudice, de Jane Austen)