What does dobro in Portuguese mean?

What is the meaning of the word dobro in Portuguese? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use dobro in Portuguese.

The word dobro in Portuguese means double, dobro, o dobro, dobro ou nada, isso vale em dobro, o dobro do tempo, o dobro, o dobro. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word dobro

double

substantivo masculino (duplicado, duas vezes)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

dobro

noun (electric guitar played with a slide) (guitarra elétrica tocada com um slide)

(substantivo masculino: Substantivo exclusivamente masculino. Ex. "ator", "menino", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "carrinho de mão", "guarda-chuva", etc.)
I guess playing steel guitar's easier to learn than other instruments .

o dobro

adverb (times two)

(locução adverbial: Duas ou mais palavras com função adverbial. Ex. durante a festa (loc adv de tempo); às pressas (loc adv de modo).)
Houve um erro em uma transação com meu cartão de crédito e acabei pagando o dobro.
There was an error with my credit card transaction and I ended up paying double.

dobro ou nada

noun as adjective (bet: risk is double) (aposta)

(expressão: Para as expressões idiomáticas, ditados populares, expressões em geral. Ex. "gato escaldado tem medo de água fria"; "cara de pau".)
I won $100 in a double-or-nothing bet.

isso vale em dobro

expression (all the more so)

(expressão: Para as expressões idiomáticas, ditados populares, expressões em geral. Ex. "gato escaldado tem medo de água fria"; "cara de pau".)

o dobro do tempo

expression (double the time)

It takes twice as long to get to the other side of town in rush hour.

o dobro

noun (double the amount)

Decidi doar o dobro de dinheiro para caridade esse ano.
I've decided to give twice as much to charity this year.

o dobro

expression (double the amount of [sth])

(locução adjetiva: Duas palavras juntas com função adjetiva. Normalmente, preposição+substantivo; preposição+advérbio.Ex. (estrada) de ferro = férrea; (dor) no abdômen = abdominal, etc.)
Vai me dar duas vezes mais trabalho para fazer o jantar sem um forno.
It can take twice as much effort to make dinner without a stove.

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