сдвои́ть
- 1.
to double, to double up, to put together in twos, to fold double
Он сдвои́л верёвку, что́бы она́ не порвала́сь.
He doubled the rope so it would not break.
Often of ropes, wires, rows or ranks.
- 2.
(rare) to repeat immediately, to do twice in a row, to double
Бараба́нщик сдвои́л уда́р.
The drummer repeated the beat at once.
- 3.
(rare) to plough a second time, to cross-ploughagriculture
Весной крестья́не сдвои́ли пар.
In spring the peasants ploughed the fallow a second time.
Examples
Учитель решил сдвоить уроки математики.
The teacher decided to combine the math lessons into double periods.
Мастер сдвоил провода для надежности.
The technician doubled the wires for greater reliability.
Conjugation
| Present | Future | |
|---|---|---|
| я | - | сдвою́ |
| ты | - | сдвои́шь |
| он/она́/оно́ | - | сдвои́т |
| мы | - | сдвои́м |
| вы | - | сдвои́те |
| они́ | - | сдвоя́т |
| Imperative | |
|---|---|
| ты | сдвои́ |
| вы | сдвои́те |
| Past | |
|---|---|
| masculine | сдвои́л |
| feminine | сдвои́ла |
| neuter | сдвои́ло |
| plural | сдвои́ли |
Participles
| Active present | - | |
|---|---|---|
| Active past | сдвои́вший | someone who was doing |
| Passive present | - | |
| Passive past | сдвоённый | something which was being done |
| Gerund present | - | |
| Gerund past | сдвои́в сдвои́вши | while doing (past) |
Word familyсдво́итьPRO
- сдво́итьto form double ranks (military)
- сдвои́тьto double; to repeat immediately; to plough a second time
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Iron edited translation 2 weeks ago.
Dumbysol edited participles 4 years ago.
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Lisa edited verb basics 7 years ago.



















