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treb·le

(trĕb′əl)

adj.

1. Triple: "treble reason for loving as well as working while it is day" (George Eliot).

2. Music Relating to or having the highest part, voice, or range.

3. High-pitched; shrill.

1. Music

a. The highest part, voice, instrument, or range.

b. A singer or player that performs this part.

2. A high, shrill sound or voice.

tr. & intr.v. treb·led, treb·ling, treb·les

To make or become triple.

[Middle English, from Old French, from Medieval Latin triplum, from Latin, neuter of triplus, triple; see triple.]

treb′le·ness n.

treb′ly (trĕb′lē) adv.

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treble

(ˈtrɛbəl)

adj

1. threefold; triple

2. (Music, other) of, relating to, or denoting a soprano voice or part or a high-pitched instrument

3. three times the amount, size, etc

4. (Music, other) a soprano voice or part or a high-pitched instrument

5. (Instruments) the highest register of a musical instrument

6. (Electronics)

a. the high-frequency response of an audio amplifier, esp in a record player or tape recorder

b. a control knob on such an instrument by means of which the high-frequency gain can be increased or decreased

7. (Music, other) bell-ringing the lightest and highest bell in a ring

8. (Games, other than specified)

a. the narrow inner ring on a dartboard

b. a hit on this ring

to make or become three times as much

[C14: from Old French, from Latin triplus threefold, triple]

ˈtrebleness n

ˈtrebly adv, adj

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tre•ble

(ˈtrɛb əl)

adj., n., v. -bled, -bling. adj.

1. threefold; triple.

a. of or pertaining to the highest part in harmonized music.

b. of the highest pitch or range.

c. high in pitch; shrill.

a. the treble or soprano part.

b. a treble voice, singer, or instrument.

4. a high or shrill voice or sound.

5. the upper portion of the range of audio frequencies.

v.t., v.i.

6. to triple.

[1275–1325; Middle English < Middle French < Latin triplus triple]

tre′bly (-li) adv.

treble

Past participle: trebled
Gerund: trebling

Imperative
treble
treble

Present
I treble
you treble
he/she/it trebles
we treble
you treble
they treble

Preterite
I trebled
you trebled
he/she/it trebled
we trebled
you trebled
they trebled

Present Continuous
I am trebling
you are trebling
he/she/it is trebling
we are trebling
you are trebling
they are trebling

Present Perfect
I have trebled
you have trebled
he/she/it has trebled
we have trebled
you have trebled
they have trebled

Past Continuous
I was trebling
you were trebling
he/she/it was trebling
we were trebling
you were trebling
they were trebling

Past Perfect
I had trebled
you had trebled
he/she/it had trebled
we had trebled
you had trebled
they had trebled

Future
I will treble
you will treble
he/she/it will treble
we will treble
you will treble
they will treble

Future Perfect
I will have trebled
you will have trebled
he/she/it will have trebled
we will have trebled
you will have trebled
they will have trebled

Future Continuous
I will be trebling
you will be trebling
he/she/it will be trebling
we will be trebling
you will be trebling
they will be trebling

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been trebling
you have been trebling
he/she/it has been trebling
we have been trebling
you have been trebling
they have been trebling

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been trebling
you will have been trebling
he/she/it will have been trebling
we will have been trebling
you will have been trebling
they will have been trebling

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been trebling
you had been trebling
he/she/it had been trebling
we had been trebling
you had been trebling
they had been trebling

Conditional
I would treble
you would treble
he/she/it would treble
we would treble
you would treble
they would treble

Past Conditional
I would have trebled
you would have trebled
he/she/it would have trebled
we would have trebled
you would have trebled
they would have trebled

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treble

Another term for boy soprano.

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Noun	1.	treble - the pitch range of the highest female voice soprano pitch - the property of sound that varies with variation in the frequency of vibration
Verb	1.	treble - sing treble sing - produce tones with the voice; "She was singing while she was cooking"; "My brother sings very well"
	2.	treble - increase threefold; "Triple your income!" triple manifold, multiply - combine or increase by multiplication; "He managed to multiply his profits"
Adj.	1.	treble - having or denoting a high range; "soprano voice"; "soprano sax"; "the boy still had a fine treble voice"; "the treble clef" soprano high-pitched, high - used of sounds and voices; high in pitch or frequency
	2.	treble - three times as great or many; "a claim for treble (or triple) damages"; "a threefold increase" threefold, three-fold, triple multiple - having or involving or consisting of more than one part or entity or individual; "multiple birth"; "multiple ownership"; "made multiple copies of the speech"; "his multiple achievements in public life"; "her multiple personalities"; "a pineapple is a multiple fruit"
	3.	treble - having three units or components or elements; "a ternary operation"; "a treble row of red beads"; "overcrowding made triple sessions necessary"; "triple time has three beats per measure"; "triplex windows" ternary, triple, triplex multiple - having or involving or consisting of more than one part or entity or individual; "multiple birth"; "multiple ownership"; "made multiple copies of the speech"; "his multiple achievements in public life"; "her multiple personalities"; "a pineapple is a multiple fruit"
	4.	treble - having more than one decidedly dissimilar aspects or qualities; "a double (or dual) role for an actor"; "the office of a clergyman is twofold; public preaching and private influence"- R.W.Emerson; "every episode has its double and treble meaning"-Frederick Harrison double, twofold, two-fold, dual, threefold, three-fold multiple - having or involving or consisting of more than one part or entity or individual; "multiple birth"; "multiple ownership"; "made multiple copies of the speech"; "his multiple achievements in public life"; "her multiple personalities"; "a pineapple is a multiple fruit"

treble

adjective

Elevated in pitch:

high, high-pitched, piercing, piping, shrieky, shrill, shrilly.

Music: acute.

Translations

ثُلاثييَتَضاعَف ثَلاث مَرّاتيَزْدادُ ثَلاَثَةَ أَضْعاف

ztrojnásobittrojnásobek

tredobletredobbelt

verdreifachen Diskant dreifach Dreifache Drilling

τριπλασιάζω

triplicar

kolminkertaistaa

tripler triple

utrostručiti

háromszorozmegháromszoroz

òrefaldaòrefaldur

triplicare triplo chitarra acuta soprano tre volte tanto

三倍にする

3배로 하다

patrigubėtipatrigubintitrigubaitrigubas

trīskāršottrīskāršotiestrīskāršstrīskāršs daudzums

tredubbla

เพิ่มเป็นสามเท่า

üç kat/misliüç katıüç misli art mak

tăng gấp ba

三倍三倍的三重三重的使成为三倍

treble

[ˈtrebl]

A. N

1. (Mus) (= voice) → voz f de tiple

2. (= drink) → triple m

B. ADJ

1. (= triple) → triple

2. (Mus) [voice, note, instrument] → de tiple

C. VT → triplicar

D. VI → triplicarse

E. ADV (= 3 times) → tres veces

F. CPD treble clef N → clave f de sol

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treble

[ˈtrɛb^əl]

adj

[brandy, size] → triple
to be treble the size of sth → être trois fois plus grand(e) que qch
rents that were treble their normal level → des loyers trois fois plus élevés que la normale

[voice] → aigu(ë)

(in singing) (= singer) → soprano m (= voice) → soprano mf, soprane mf

(in recorded music) → aigus mpl

vt [+ size, cost, sales] → tripler

vi → tripler
The cost of living there has trebled → Le coût de la vie y a triplé.treble clef n → clé f de soltreble recorder n → flûte f à bec alto

treble

adj → dreifach; it’s in treble figures → es ist eine dreistellige Summe; treble chance (pools) eine Variante des Fußballtotos mit dreifacher Gewinnchance

adv they had treble our numbers → sie waren dreimal so viele wie wir; clothes are treble the price → Kleider kosten dreimal so viel

vt → verdreifachen

vi → sich verdreifachen

n (on dartboard etc) → Dreifache(s) nt; (Brit Sport: = three victories/trophies etc) → Hattrick m

treble

n (Mus: = boy’s voice) → (Knaben)sopran m; (= highest part) → Oberstimme f; (of piano) → Diskant m; (= child’s speaking voice) → Diskantstimme f

adj treble voice → (Knaben)sopranstimme f

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treble

[ˈtrɛbl]

1. adv (3 times) → tre volte

2. adj

a. → triplo/a, triplice

b. (Mus) (voice, part) → da soprano; (note, instrument) → alto/a

3. n

a. (Mus) → soprano m/f (also boy treble) → voce f bianca

b. (Horse-riding) → doppia gabbia

4. vt → triplicare

5. vi → triplicarsi

treble

(ˈtrebl) noun, adjective

(something that is) three times as much, many etc as something else, or as the normal. He earns treble what I do.

verb

to make, or become, three times as much. He trebled his earnings; His income has trebled.

ˈtrebly adverb

treble

→ يَزْدادُ ثَلاَثَةَ أَضْعاف ztrojnásobit tredoble verdreifachen τριπλασιάζω triplicar kolminkertaistaa tripler utrostručiti triplicare 三倍にする 3배로 하다 verdriedubbelen tredoble potroić triplicar утраивать tredubbla เพิ่มเป็นสามเท่า üç katı tăng gấp ba 成三倍

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Away sped the tanner, a piece of bread and some wine in his wallet, a good longbow and arrows slung across his shoulder, his stout quarter-staff in his hand, and on his head a cap of trebled raw-hide so tough that it would turn the edge of a broadsword.

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This depth was doubled in December, and trebled in January.

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In the art of making money I have been midway between my father and grandfather: for my grandfather, whose name I bear, doubled and trebled the value of his patrimony, that which he inherited being much what I possess now; but my father Lysanias reduced the property below what it is at present: and I shall be satisfied if I leave to these my sons not less but a little more than I received.