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Italian word

doppiaggio

dubbing (replacing original film dialogue with another language)

Looks like

doubling

making something double in quantity

⚠️ The trap

'Doppiaggio' comes from 'doppio' (double) — in dubbing, you replace the original voice with a new one (a kind of doubling). But English 'doubling' means increasing quantity. The Italian 'raddoppio' covers that sense.

To say "making something double in quantity" in Italian:

doppiaggio (correct for dubbing)

"doppiaggio" in English means:

dubbing (replacing original film dialogue with another language)

Example

"L'Italia è famosa per la qualità del doppiaggio dei film stranieri."

"Italy is famous for the quality of foreign film dubbing."

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