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redouble

/rɪˈdʌb.əl/

redoubleverb

redoubled

Past Simple

redoubled

Past Participle

redoubling

ing-form

/rɪˈdʌb.əl/

Translations

redoubler

The team decided to redouble their efforts to win the championship.

L’équipe a décidé de redoubler d’efforts pour remporter le championnat.

Additional translations

surcontrerTerme de bridge.

Definitions

To make something much more intense or stronger.

The team decided to redouble their efforts to win the championship.

To double again; to double the size, amount, or intensity of something.

After the initial failure, they had to redouble their investment to ensure success.

In contract bridge, to double a doubled contract, increasing the stakes.

South redoubled the contract, daring the opponents to take the risk.

Synonyms

redoublenoun

redoubles

/riːˈdʌb.əl/

/riˈdʌb.əl/

Used chiefly in contract bridge to denote a bid that doubles a previous double.

Translations

surcontreTerme de bridge.

Her unexpected redouble caught the opposing pair off guard.

Sa surcontre inattendue a pris la paire adverse au dépourvu.

Definitions

A bid in contract bridge that doubles a previous double, thereby increasing the stakes of the hand.

Her unexpected redouble caught the opposing pair off guard.

Synonyms