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Prefiero usar el doble de agua


irmamar September 05, 2012 01:20 AM

Prefiero usar el doble de agua
 
I prefer to use double of water :?:

Thank you.

Perikles September 05, 2012 02:01 AM

I prefer to use twice the amount of water
I prefer to use three and a half times the amount of water :)

irmamar September 05, 2012 02:10 AM

Thank you! :rose:

poli September 05, 2012 06:31 AM

You can also say: I prefer to double the water-or even better-I prefer to
double the amount of water.

In Spanish I would have said: prefiero doblar la cantidad de agua.
Does that sound strange?

irmamar September 05, 2012 07:52 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by poli (Post 128124)
You can also say: I prefer to double the water-or even better-I prefer to
double the amount of water.

In Spanish I would have said: prefiero doblar la cantidad de agua.
Does that sound strange?

Thank you. :)

Te entiendo, pero me parece un poco rebuscado. :thinking: Yo no lo diría nunca así. "Poner el doble de agua", en todo caso. Tal vez sí lo diría en un experimento químico, ahora que pienso, pero no en una receta, que es lo que estoy escribiendo. ;)

AngelicaDeAlquezar September 05, 2012 01:11 PM

Twice as much water? :confused:

Perikles September 05, 2012 01:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by AngelicaDeAlquezar (Post 128137)
Twice as much water? :confused:

Yes, but perhaps not quite as exact as 'twice the amount'.

AngelicaDeAlquezar September 05, 2012 02:41 PM

I see. Thank you. :rose:

Awaken September 06, 2012 02:14 PM

I think saying "I used twice as much water as he did" is a great way to say it. It would be the most common way to say it in the US. Obviously "twice the amount" is perfectly correct as well.

AngelicaDeAlquezar September 06, 2012 02:21 PM

Thank you, Awaken! :)

pjt33 September 06, 2012 04:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by AngelicaDeAlquezar (Post 128137)
Twice as much water? :confused:

That was my instinctive reaction.

AngelicaDeAlquezar September 06, 2012 05:45 PM

I'm glad about that, thank you! :D


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