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How to Say "doubled" in Spanish

The Spanish word fordoubledis dobladoA2 level. This is a very common word in everyday Spanish.

English → SpanishA2
verbA2
increased something by two
A pair of hands carefully folding a bright piece of paper in half.

Examples

He doblado el mapa para que quepa en el bolsillo.

I have folded the map so it fits in the pocket.

Hemos doblado la esquina con cuidado.

We have turned the corner carefully.

La empresa ha doblado sus beneficios este año.

The company has doubled its profits this year.

The 'Have' Form

When you use 'doblado' after 'he', 'has', 'ha', etc., it never changes its ending, regardless of who did the action.

Turning Corners

Mistake:Gira la esquina.

Correction: Dobla la esquina (though 'girar' is used for the action of turning, 'doblar' is much more common for corners).

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