Translation of "double entendre" to Spanish

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Dictionary translations for "double entendre"

double entendre noun

pl. double entendres

el doble sentido m

Mary explained to Tom that the joke relied on a double entendre.

Mary le explicó a Tom que la broma estaba en un doble sentido.

Contexts with "double entendre"

Mary explained to Tom that the joke relied on a double entendre. Mary le explicó a Tom que la broma estaba en un doble sentido.

It's a double whammy. Es un doble revés.

Statistics suggest that the population of this town will double in five years. Las estadísticas indican que la población de esta ciudad se habrá duplicado en cinco años.

Justice in this country is a bit of a double standard: there is the justice of the poor and the justice of the rich. La justicia en este país tiene un poco de doble rasero: la justicia del pobre y la justicia del rico.

In our monogamous part of the world, to marry means to halve one’s rights and double one’s duties. En nuestra parte monógama del mundo, casarse significa dividir entre dos tus derechos y duplicar tus obligaciones.

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