doble sentido
masc.noun
1. double meaning, innuendo
ambiguity or insinuation
Common combinations
- chiste de doble sentido — double-entendre joke
- comentario de doble sentido — double-entendre comment
- Ese chiste tiene doble sentido.That joke has a double meaning.
- No entendí el doble sentido de la frase.I didn't understand the double meaning of the sentence.
- Su comentario sonó a doble sentido.His comment sounded like an innuendo.
2. two-way traffic, two-way
traffic moving in both directions
Common combinations
- calle de doble sentido — two-way street
- carretera de doble sentido — two-way road
- La calle es de doble sentido.The street is a two-way street.
- El tráfico circula en doble sentido.Traffic moves in both directions.
- Busca una carretera de doble sentido.Look for a two-way road.
Phrases with this word
tener doble sentidohablar con doble sentido