Also means
two times
Usage Note
zweimal follows the productive pattern einmal, zweimal, dreimal, where -mal counts repetitions. Spoken casually it can mean 'a couple of times', and zweimal often opens a market or ticket order: Zweimal nach Berlin, bitte. Written as one word, never zwei mal.
Examples
"Ich war zweimal in Italien."
Natural Translation
I have been to Italy twice.
Literal Translation
I was twice in Italy.

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