doublage

French

Etymology

doubler +‎ -age

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /du.blaʒ/

• Audio:

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Noun

doublage m (plural doublages)

1. dubbing
2. (historical) a penalty by which, on completion of a sentence, a prisoner was required to remain at the penal colony as an employee for a further period of time equivalent to the original sentence

See also

• doublure

Further reading

• “doublage”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.