twice

twice
twice adv deux fois ; twice a day/week/month, twice daily/weekly/monthly deux fois par jour/semaine/mois ; he's twice as big as you il est deux fois plus grand que toi ; she's twice his age elle a le double de son âge ; twice as much, twice as many deux fois plus ; she earns twice as much as me elle gagne deux fois plus que moi ; twice as many people deux fois plus de monde ; to be twice as likely to be elected avoir deux fois plus de chances d'être élu ; twice over à deux reprises, deux fois ; you should think twice about it tu devrais y réfléchir à deux fois ; you need to be twice as careful/vigilant il faut redoubler de prudence/vigilance.
Idiom
once bitten twice shy Prov chat échaudé craint l'eau froide Prov.

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