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doppelganger

doppelganger

See also: doppelgänger and Doppelgänger

English

Alternative forms

doppelgänger

Noun

doppelganger ‎(plural doppelgangers)

A ghostly double of a living person, especially one that haunts such a person.
An evil twin.
A remarkably similar double.
(fantasy) A monster that takes the forms of people, usually after killing them.

Synonyms

Translations

ghostly double of a living person

Bulgarian: двойник (bg) m ‎(dvojnik)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 分身 (zh) ‎(fēnshēn), 生魂 (zh) ‎(shēnghún)
Danish: dobbeltgænger c
Dutch: dubbelganger (nl) m, f
Finnish: kaksoisolento (fi)
German: Doppelgänger (de) m
Irish: taise f

Japanese: ドッペルゲンガー ‎(dopperugengā)
Korean: 도플갱어 ‎(dopeulgaengeo)
Norwegian: dobbeltgjenger m
Polish: sobowtór (pl) m
Portuguese: doppelganger (pt) m, Doppelgänger m
Russian: допельга́нгер m ‎(dopelʹgánger), двойни́к (ru) m ‎(dvojník)
Spanish: otro yo
Swedish: dubbelgångare (sv) c

evil twin

Chinese:
Mandarin: 邪惡分身 ‎(xiéè fēnshēn)
Finnish: kaksoisolento (fi)
French: jumeau maléfique m

Italian: gemello malvagio m
Spanish: gemelo malvado

remarkably similar double

Chinese:
Mandarin:
Danish: dobbeltgænger c
Dutch: dubbelganger (nl)
Finnish: kaksoisolento (fi)
French: sosie (fr)
German: Doppelgänger (de) m

Greek: σωσίας (el) m ‎(sosías)
Italian: sosia (it) m
Norwegian: dobbeltgjenger m
Polish: sobowtór (pl)
Portuguese: sósia (pt) m, f
Russian: двойни́к (ru) m ‎(dvojník)
Spanish: sosias m
Swedish: dubbelgångare (sv)

person who has the same name as another

Chinese:
Mandarin:
Danish: navnebror c
Finnish: kaima (fi)
German: Namensvetter (de) m

Polish: imiennik (pl)
Portuguese: xará (pt) m, f
Serbo-Croatian: imenjak (sh) m
Spanish: tocayo (es) m
Swedish: namne (sv) c
Turkish: adaş (tr)

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Doppelgänger

Noun

doppelganger m (plural doppelgangers)

(fantasy) doppelganger (ghostly double of a living person)