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duplicar

to duplicate

verb doo-plee-KAR Less Common

Also means

to double

Usage Note

Duplicar follows the -car spelling-change pattern (dupliqué). It means both 'to make a copy' and 'to increase twofold'. The adjective duplicado can also stand as a noun meaning 'a duplicate copy'.

Examples

"El objetivo es duplicar las ventas este año."

Natural Translation

The goal is to double sales this year.

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