DOUBLE DUTCH

Meaning of DOUBLE DUTCH in English

■ noun

1》 Brit. informal incomprehensible language.

2》 N. Amer. a jumping game played with two skipping ropes swung in opposite directions.

Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004

DOUBLE DUTCH — noun Date: 1876 unintelligible language, the jumping of two jump ropes rotating in opposite directions simultaneously
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
DOUBLE DUTCH — I. noun Usage: usually capitalized 2d D : something that is unintelligible ; especially : unintelligible speech II. noun Usage: …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DOUBLE DUTCH — ( sometimes l.c. ) a form of the game of jump rope in which two persons, holding the respective ends …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
DOUBLE DUTCH — Slang. unintelligible or garbled speech or language: She could have been talking double Dutch for all we understood of it. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
DOUBLE DUTCH — n. gibberish, unintelligible speech; incomprehensible writing; skipping rope game where players jump over two jump ropes that are rotating in …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
DOUBLE DUTCH — Date: 1876 1. : unintelligible language 2. : the jumping of two jump ropes rotating in opposite directions simultaneously
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
DOUBLE DUTCH — Function: noun Date: 1876 1 : unintelligible language 2 : the jumping of two jump ropes rotating in opposite directions …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
DOUBLE DUTCH — [double Dutch] n (1876) 1: unintelligible language: gibberish 2: the jumping of two jump ropes rotating in opposite directions simultaneously
Merriam-Webster English vocab
DOUBLE-DUTCH — double-dutch BrE AmE ˌdʌb ə l ˈdʌtʃ
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
DOUBLE DUTCH — noun [ U ] ( BrE , informal ) speech or writing that is impossible to understand, and that seems …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DOUBLE-DUTCH — ˌdouble-ˈDutch BrE AmE noun [uncountable] 1 . British English informal speech or writing that you cannot understand SYN nonsense 2 …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
DOUBLE DUTCH — Synonyms and related words : Aesopian language, Babel, Greek, argot, babble, cant, cipher, code, cryptogram, garble, gibberish, gift of tongues, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
DOUBLE DUTCH — Adj. Nonsense or incomprehensible talk. {Informal}.
Slang English vocab
DOUBLE DUTCH — китайская грамота (о чем-нибудь очень непонятном)
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
DOUBLE DUTCH — китайская грамота (о чем-нибудь очень непонятном)
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
DOUBLE DUTCH — тарабарщина
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
DOUBLE DUTCH — тарабарщина, китайская грамота (о чем-нибудь очень непонятном)
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
DOUBLE DUTCH — n. тарабарщина, галиматья
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
DOUBLE DUTCH — n. тарабарщина, галиматья
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
DOUBLE DUTCH — тарабарщина, китайская грамота ( о чем-нибудь очень непонятном )
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
DOUBLE DUTCH — тарабарщина, китайская грамота (о чем-нибудь очень непонятном)
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
DOUBLE DUTCH — тарабарщина
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
DOUBLE DUTCH — тарабарщина
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
DOUBLE DUTCH — тарабарщина
English-Russian Online Dictionary
DOUBLE DUTCH — китайская грамота (о чем-нибудь очень непонятном)
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
DOUBLE DUTCH — китайская грамота (о чем-нибудь очень непонятном)
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
DUTCH — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Anglo Dutch Wars Dutch Wars Dutch elm disease Dutch language Dutch Republic {{link=East India …
Английский словарь Британика
DUTCH — I. ˈdəch adjective Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: Middle English Duch, Duche, from Middle Dutch duutsch, dūtsch, from a prehistoric East …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DOUBLE
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DUTCH — /duch/ , adj. 1. of, pertaining to, or characteristic of the natives or inhabitants of the Netherlands or their country …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
DOUBLE — — doubleness , n. — doubler , n. /dub"euhl/ , adj., n., v., doubled, doubling , adv. adj. 1. twice …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
DUTCH — adj. of or pertaining to the Netherlands; of or pertaining to the Dutch language; of or pertaining to the Pennsylvania …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
DOUBLE — I. ˈdə-bəl adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French duble, double, from Latin duplus (akin to Greek diploos ), from duo …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
DUTCH — I. ˈdəch adjective Etymology: Middle English Duch, from Middle Dutch duutsch; akin to Old High German diutisc German, Old English …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
DOUBLE — adv twice; doubly. 2. double ·noun double beer; strong beer. 3. double ·noun an old term for a variation, as …
Webster English vocab
DUTCH — [dutch] adv, often cap (1914): with each person paying his or her own way [1]Dutch adj [ME Duch, fr. MD …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
DOUBLE — [dou.ble] adj [ME, fr. OF, fr. L duplus (akin to Gk diploos), fr. duo two + -plus multiplied by; akin …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
DUTCH — Dutch, dutch BrE AmE dʌtʃ ▶ ˌ Dutch ˈ auction BrE AmE ▶ ˌ Dutch ˈ courage BrE AmE ▶ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
DOUBLE — doubl|e BrE AmE ˈdʌb ə l ▷ doubl|ed d ▷ doubl|es z ▷ doubl|ing ‿ɪŋ ▷ doubl|y ‿i ▶ ˌ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
DUTCH — / dʌtʃ; NAmE / adjective of or connected with the Netherlands, its people or its language • IDIOMS - go …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DOUBLE — / ˈdʌbl; NAmE / adjective , determiner , adverb , noun , verb ■ adjective [ usually before noun ] …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DUTCH — I. Dutch 1 /dʌtʃ/ BrE AmE adjective 1 . relating to the Netherlands, its people, or its language 2 . …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
DOUBLE — I. doub ‧ le 1 S1 W2 /ˈdʌb ə l/ BrE AmE adjective [usually before noun] [ Date: 1100-1200 ; …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
DUTCH — adj. & n. --adj. 1 of, relating to, or associated with the Netherlands. 2 US sl. German. 3 S.Afr. of …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
DOUBLE — adj., adv., n., & v. --adj. 1 a consisting of two usu. equal parts or things; twofold. b consisting of …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
DOUBLE — adj., adv., n., & v. adj. 1 a consisting of two usu. equal parts or things; twofold. b consisting of …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
DUTCH — adj. & n. adj. 1 of, relating to, or associated with the Netherlands. 2 US sl. German. 3 S.Afr. of …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
DOUBLE — adj., adv., n., & v. --adj. 1. a consisting of two usu. equal parts or things; twofold. b consisting of …
Oxford English vocab
DUTCH — adj. & n. --adj. 1. of, relating to, or associated with the Netherlands. 2 US sl. German. 3 S.Afr. of …
Oxford English vocab
DUTCH — 1. Dutch means belonging or relating to the Netherlands, or to its people, language, or culture. ADJ 2. The Dutch …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DOUBLE — ( doubles, doubling, doubled) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. You use …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DUTCH — I. adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES Dutch auction Dutch barn Dutch cap Dutch courage Dutch elm disease Dutch oven II. …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
DOUBLE — I. adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a double bed (= a bed for two people ) ▪ Would you like …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
DOUBLE — [verb]The government aims to double the number of students in higher education within 25 years. [T]Company profits have doubled since …
Cambridge English vocab
DUTCH — n. Dutch Guiana Anglo Dutch Wars Dutch Wars Dutch elm disease Dutch language Dutch Republic East India Co. Dutch Schultz …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
DOUBLE — Synonyms and related words : Doppelganger, Janus-like, Machiavellian, Photostat, Xerox, aberrancy, aberration, accelerate, act for, actual thing, agent, aggravate, alternate, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
DUTCH — See: BEAT ALL or BEAT THE DUTCH, GO DUTCH, IN DUTCH.
Slang English vocab
DOUBLE — n. double barreled double cross double dealer double dealing double distilled double dog dare double dome double dyed double edged …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
DOUBLE — n. Function: adjective 1 Synonyms: TWOFOLD 1, bifold, binary, double-barreled, dual, dualistic, duple, duplex 2 Synonyms: TWIN , dual, paired …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
DOUBLE
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
DOUBLE — adj. 1 twofold, paired, coupled, duplicate(d), doubled The forms banned and banning are spelt with a double n 2 folded …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
DUTCH — See: BEAT ALL or BEAT THE DUTCH, GO DUTCH, IN DUTCH.
Словарь английских идиом
DUTCH — сущ.; разг. жена, супруга my old dutch ≈ моя старуха (о жене) Syn : wife, woman dutch разг. жена; my …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
DUTCH — 1. прил. 1) а) нидерландский; голландский (о языке, культуре) Dutch school ≈ фламандская школа живописи the collections of pictures of …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь

Concise Oxford English vocab

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