double meaning

1. The situation in which a word or phrase has two different, often opposite, meanings. For example, wicked can mean both "good" and "bad".

2. A deliberate construction that plays on two separate meanings of a word or words; a pun.

1. Some words have double meanings.

   ruНекоторые слова имеют двойной смысл.

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2. These translations require a lot of attention, as the sentences often contain expressions with double meanings.

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