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double pack
A sales package that contains two identical or related products. It is often offered at a lower price than two individual products.
Die Zahnpasta gibt es diese Woche im günstigen Doppelpack.
The toothpaste is available this week in a discounted double pack.
brace
In sports, especially football/soccer, the achievement of a player scoring two goals in a single match.
Mit seinem Doppelpack in der zweiten Halbzeit entschied der Stürmer das Spiel.
With his brace in the second half, the striker decided the match.
duo
A colloquial and often joking term for two people who almost always appear together, are very similar, or are perceived as an inseparable unit.
Die beiden Komiker sind auf der Bühne und privat ein unschlagbarer Doppelpack.
The two comedians are an unbeatable duo on stage and in private.
This word is simply made up of 'doppel' (double) and 'der Pack' (an old form for package). So the literal meaning is 'double package'.
Ich kaufe die Batterien immer im Doppelpack, das ist billiger.
I always buy batteries in a double pack; it's cheaper.
The context reveals the meaning: in a supermarket, it refers to products. In a sports report, it refers to two goals. When talking about people, it means two people who are always together.
Im Supermarkt: „Die Kekse gibt es heute im Doppelpack.“
In the supermarket: “The cookies are available today in a double pack.”
When it is about products, the preposition 'im' is almost always used. You buy something 'im Doppelpack' (in a double pack), or something is offered 'im Doppelpack' (in a double pack).
Die Socken werden nur im Doppelpack verkauft.
The socks are sold only in double packs.
In a sports context, there are fixed verbs used with 'Doppelpack'. The most common are 'einen Doppelpack erzielen' (to score a brace) or, somewhat more colloquially, 'einen Doppelpack schnüren' (to bag a brace).
Mit seinem Doppelpack sicherte er den Sieg für seine Mannschaft.
With his brace, he secured the victory for his team.
The term for two people is colloquial and often meant humorously. You say they 'treten im Doppelpack auf' (appear as a duo) or are 'ein unzertrennlicher Doppelpack' (an inseparable duo).
Meine beiden besten Freunde sind seit der Schulzeit ein echter Doppelpack.
My two best friends have been a real duo since school.
duo
Duo and Doppelpack can both refer to two people who perform together. Duo is a neutral term for a pair of performers. Doppelpack is colloquial and often humorous; it presents the two as an almost inseparable or very similar unit.
Dieser Doppelpack tritt seit Jahren gemeinsam auf und ist kaum zu trennen.
This pair has been performing together for years and is almost impossible to separate.
Das Duo tritt seit Jahren gemeinsam auf.
The duo has been performing together for years.
