double take

noun [C]

Translation

› when you quickly look at someone or something a second time because you cannot believe you have seen something or heard something

gözlerine inanamama; ikinci kez dikkatle bakma

[usually singular] He did a double take when he saw her.1081

(Definition of double take noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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