Prefiero usar el doble de agua

[irmamar]

I prefer to use double of water

Thank you.

[Perikles]

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

[irmamar]

Thank you!

[poli]

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]

Originally Posted by poli

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. 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]

Twice as much water?

[Perikles]

Originally Posted by AngelicaDeAlquezar

Twice as much water?

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

[AngelicaDeAlquezar]

I see. Thank you.

[Awaken]

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]

Thank you, Awaken!

[pjt33]

Originally Posted by AngelicaDeAlquezar

Twice as much water?

That was my instinctive reaction.

[AngelicaDeAlquezar]

I'm glad about that, thank you!