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tri·ple
(trĭp′əl)adj.
1. Consisting of three parts or members.
2. Three times as much in size, strength, number, or amount.
3. Music Having three beats to a measure.
n.
1. A number or quantity three times as great as another.
2.
a. Something having three identifiable or prominent parts or members.
b. Something capable of carrying or moving three people or things, as a chairlift.
3. Baseball A hit enabling the batter to reach third base. Also called three-bagger, three-base hit.
4. See trifecta.
v. tri·pled, tri·pling, tri·ples
v.tr.
To make three times as great in number or amount.
v.intr.
1. To be or become three times as great in number or amount.
2. Baseball To make a triple.
[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin triplus (on the model of Greek triploos) : Latin tri-, three; see trei- in Indo-European roots + -plus, -fold; see pel- in Indo-European roots.]
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triple
(ˈtrɪpəl)adj
1. (Botany) consisting of three parts; threefold
2. (Music, other) (of musical time or rhythm) having three beats in each bar
3. three times as great or as much
n
4. a threefold amount
5. a group of three
vb
to increase or become increased threefold; treble
[C16: from Latin triplus]
ˈtriply adv
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tri•ple
(ˈtrɪp əl)adj., n., v. -pled, -pling. adj.
1. threefold; consisting of three parts.
2. of three kinds; threefold in character or relationship.
3. three times as great.
n. 4. an amount, number, etc., three times as great as another.
5. a group, set, or series of three; triad.
6. Also called three-base hit. a hit in baseball that enables a batter to reach third base safely.
7. (in bowling) three strikes in succession.
8. trifecta.
v.t. 9. to make triple.
10. to cause (a base runner) to come into home plate by a triple.
v.i. 11. to become triple.
12. to make a triple in baseball.
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triple
Past participle: tripled
Gerund: tripling
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triple
A hit for three bases.
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| Noun | 1. |  triple - a base hit at which the batter stops safely at third basebase hit, safety - (baseball) the successful act of striking a baseball in such a way that the batter reaches base safely line triple, line-drive triple - a triple resulting from a line drive |
| 2. |  triple - a set of three similar things considered as a unittrilogy - a set of three literary or dramatic works related in subject or theme triplicity, trigon - (astrology) one of four groups of the zodiac where each group consists of three signs separated from each other by 120 degrees set - a group of things of the same kind that belong together and are so used; "a set of books"; "a set of golf clubs"; "a set of teeth" | |
| 3. |  triple - a quantity that is three times as great as anothermultiple - the product of a quantity by an integer; "36 is a multiple of 9" | |
| Verb | 1. |  triple - increase threefold; "Triple your income!" |
| 2. |  triple - hit a three-base hit baseball, baseball game - a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players; teams take turns at bat trying to score runs; "he played baseball in high school"; "there was a baseball game on every empty lot"; "there was a desire for National League ball in the area"; "play ball!" hit - cause to move by striking; "hit a ball" | |
| Adj. | 1. |  triple - 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"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" |
| 2. |  triple - three times as great or many; "a claim for treble (or triple) damages"; "a threefold increase"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" |
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triple
adjective
1. treble, three times, three times as much as The kitchen is triple the size it used to be
2. three-way, threefold, tripartite Germany, Austria and Italy formed the Triple Alliance.
verb
1. treble, triplicate, increase threefold I got a great new job and my salary tripled.
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Translations
ثُلاثي، ثَلاثَة أضْعافثُلَاثِيّمَبْلَغ أكبر بثلاث مَرّاتمُكَوَّن من ثَلاثَهيَتَضاعَف ثَلاثَة مَرّات
trojnásobnýztrojnásobittrojstrannýtrojnásobek
tredobbelttredobledet tredobbeltetredelt
kolminkertainenkolminkertaistaa
trostrukutrostručiti
háromszorozmegháromszoroz
òrefaldaòrefalduròrefalt magnòrískiptur
三倍にする三重の
3배로 하다3배의
trigubas kiekistrišalistrynukas
trīsdaļīgstrīskāršottrīskāršotiestrīskāršstrīskāršs daudzums
trojnásobnýtrojstranný
potrojiti se
tredubblatrefaldig
เพิ่มเป็นสามเท่าประกอบด้วยสามส่วน
üç kat/misliüç katıüç katına çık maküç misli miktarüçlü
gồm ba phầntăng gấp ba
triple
[ˈtrɪpl]A. ADJ → triple
C. N (= jump) → triple m
D. VT → triplicar
E. VI → triplicarse
F. CPD Triple Alliance N (Hist) → Triple Alianza f
triple glazing N → triple acristalamiento m
triple jump N → triple salto m
triple glazing N → triple acristalamiento m
triple jump N → triple salto m
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
triple
[ˈtrɪpəl] adj → triple
adv → trois fois
triple the distance → trois fois la distance
triple the speed → trois fois la vitesse
triple the size → trois fois plus grand(e)
The mine had an accident rate triple the national average → Le taux d'accident dans la mine était trois fois plus élevé que la moyenne nationale.
triple the distance → trois fois la distance
triple the speed → trois fois la vitesse
triple the size → trois fois plus grand(e)
The mine had an accident rate triple the national average → Le taux d'accident dans la mine était trois fois plus élevé que la moyenne nationale.
vt → tripler
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
triple
adj → dreifach
adv → dreimal so viel; it’s triple the distance → es ist dreimal so weit; at triple the speed → mit dreifacher Geschwindigkeit; it costs triple what it used to → es kostet dreimal so viel wie früher, es kostet das Dreifache von früher
n → Dreifache(s) nt
vt → verdreifachen
vi → sich verdreifachen
triple
:triple-digit
adj (esp US) number → dreistellig
triple glazing
n → Dreifachverglasung f
triple jump
n → Dreisprung m
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Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
triple
(ˈtripl) adjective1. three times (as big, much etc as usual). He received triple wages for all his extra work; a triple whisky.
2. made up of three (parts etc). a triple agreement.
verb to make or become three times as much, big etc; to treble. He tripled his income; His income tripled in ten years.
noun three times the (usual) amount. If you work the bank holiday, you will be paid triple.
ˈtriplet (-lit) noun one of three children or animals born at the same time to the same mother. She's just had triplets.
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triple
→ ثُلَاثِيّ, يَزْدادُ ثَلاَثَةَ أَضْعاف trojnásobný, ztrojnásobit tredobbelt, tredoble dreifach, verdreifachen τριπλασιάζω, τριπλός triple, triplicar kolminkertainen, kolminkertaistaa triple, tripler trostruk, utrostručiti triplicare, triplo 三倍にする, 三重の 3배로 하다, 3배의 driedubbel, verdriedubbelen tredobbel, tredoble potroić, potrójny triplicar, triplo тройной, утраивать tredubbla, trefaldig เพิ่มเป็นสามเท่า, ประกอบด้วยสามส่วน üç katı gồm ba phần, tăng gấp ba 三倍数, 成三倍Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
triple
a. triple, que consiste de tres componentes.
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