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An abrupt movement, used, for example, as a comical reaction to a surprising sight, in which someone casually sees something, briefly stops looking at it, realizes what it is, and snaps attention back to it with an expression of surprise or disbelief.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- Smith passes the car and does a double take as he realizes it is on fire.
- I swear I did a double take when I spotted that $100 bill lying in the gutter!
Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
a delayed reaction indicating surprise
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
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Broader terms: reaction, response
From take (“a visible (facial) response to something”) as used in acting, especially in comedy.
Across languages
Translations
10 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Bulgarian:
закъсняла реакция
(zakǎsnjala reakcija)
— reaction to surprising sight
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Esperanto:
reatento
— reaction to surprising sight
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Esperanto:
subita reatento
— reaction to surprising sight
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German:
to do a double take) zweimal hinsehen müssen
— reaction to surprising sight
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Italian:
scoppio ritardato
— reaction to surprising sight
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Japanese:
二度見
(nidomi)
— reaction to surprising sight
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Korean:
두번보고
(dubeonbogo)
— reaction to surprising sight
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Russian:
заме́дленная реа́кция
(zamédlennaja reákcija)
— reaction to surprising sight
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Russian:
повто́рный взгляд
(povtórnyj vzgljad)
— reaction to surprising sight
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Russian:
внима́тельный осмо́тр
(vnimátelʹnyj osmótr)
— reaction to surprising sight
