double life
An existence or life that has two aspects, particularly when one of them is regarded…An existence or life that has two aspects, particularly when one of them is regarded as embarrassing, immoral, or unlawful and thus kept hidden from some people.
» I've been living a double life.
Я живу двойной жизнью.
Meaning
2 sensesAn existence or life that has two aspects, particularly when one of them is regarded as embarrassing, immoral, or unlawful and thus kept hidden from some people.
He lived a double life as both a British diplomat and a Soviet spy.
Doppelleben
The hidden, or more unusual, aspect of a person's life.
Counterintelligence agents discovered the British diplomat's double life as a Soviet spy.
Examples
23 sentencesI've been living a double life.
ruЯ живу двойной жизнью.
Are you leading a double life?
ruТы ведёшь двойную жизнь?
Tom was leading a double life.
ruТом вёл двойную жизнь.
Are you living a double life?
ruТы живёшь двойной жизнью?
Do you think he is leading a double life?
ruТы думаешь, он ведет двойную жизнь?
deGlaubst du, er führt ein Doppelleben?
Translations
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Forms
plural: double lives| Singular | double life |
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