triple

English

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Etymology

Middle English, from Latin triplus.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɪpəl

Adjective

triple (not comparable)

1. Made up of three related elements, often matching

   The triple markings on this vase are quite unique.

2. Three times the quantity

   Give me a triple serving of mashed potatoes.

3. Designed for three users

   a triple room

4. Folded in three; composed of three layers
5. Having three aspects; very ambiguous.

   a triple meaning

6. (music) Of time, three times as fast as very fast.

Related terms

• duple
• treble

Translations

made up of three related elements

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 三重 (cmn) (sānchóng)

• Finnish: kolmois- (fi)
• French: triple (fr)
• Galician: triplo (gl)
• Irish: triarach (ga)

• Italian: triplo (it)
• Japanese: 三重 (ja) (さんじゅう, sanjū)
• Portuguese: triplo (pt) m
• Russian: тройной (ru) (trojnój)
• Spanish: triple (es)

three times the quantity

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 三倍 (cmn) (sānbèi)

• Czech: trojitý (cs)
• Dutch: drievoudig (nl), driedubbel (nl)
• Finnish: kolminkertainen (fi)
• French: triple (fr)
• Galician: triplo (gl)
• Irish: triarach (ga)

• Italian: triplo (it) m
• Japanese: 三重 (ja) (さんじゅう, sanjū)
• Malay: tiga ganda (ms)
• Portuguese: triplo (pt) m
• Russian: тройной (ru) (trojnój), троекратный (ru) (trojekrátnyj), утроенный (ru) (utrójennyj)
• Spanish: triple (es)

designed for three users

• French: triple (fr), pour trois

• Russian: трёхместный (ru) (trjoxméstnyj)

composed of three layers

• Russian: трёхслойный (ru) (trjoxslójnyj), тройной (ru) (trojnój)

having three aspects

• French: triple (fr)

• Russian: тройной (ru) (trojnój)

(music) three times as fast

• French: triple (fr)

Noun

triple (plural triples)

1. (informal) A drink with three portions of alcohol.

   I've had a hard day, make that a triple.

2. (US) A hamburger with three patties.

   I'd like a triple with cheese.

3. (baseball) A three-base hit

   The shortstop hit a triple to lead off the ninth.

4. (curling) A takeout shot in which three stones are removed from play.
5. (mathematics, computing) A sequence of three elements or 3-tuple.

Derived terms

• triplestore

Translations

a drink with three portions of alcohol

• French: triple (fr) m

(US) a hamburger with three patties

(baseball) a three-base hit

• French: triple (fr) m

(curling) a takeout shot

sequence of three elements

• Czech: trojice (cs) f
• French: triple (fr) m
• Italian: triplo (it) m

• Japanese: 三重 (ja) (さんじゅう, sanjū)
• Romanian: triplu (ro) m and n
• Spanish: triple (es) m

Verb

triple (third-person singular simple present triples, present participle tripling, simple past and past participle tripled)

1. To multiply by three

   The company tripled their earnings per share over last quarter.

2. (baseball) To get a three-base hit

   The batter tripled into the gap.

3. To become three times as large

   Our earnings have tripled in the last year.

Translations

to multiply by three

• Armenian: եռապատկել (hy) (eṙapatkel)
• Czech: ztrojnásobit (cs)
• Dutch: verdrievoudigen (nl)
• Esperanto: triobligi (eo)
• French: tripler (fr)

• Galician: triplicar (gl)
• Italian: triplicare (it)
• Norwegian: tredoble (no)
• Russian: утраивать (ru) (utráivatʹ) impf., утроить (ru) (utróitʹ) pf.
• Spanish: triplicar (es)

(baseball) to get a three-base hit

to become three times as large

• Esperanto: triobliĝi (eo)
• French: tripler (fr)
• Italian: triplicare (it)

• Russian: утраиваться (ru) (utráivatʹsja) impf., утроиться (ru) (utróitʹsja) pf.
• Spanish: triplicar (es)

See also

• treble
• triple jump
• triple sec
• triple goddess

Coef	Noun	Result
1	single	singlet
2	double	doublet
3	triple	triplet
4	quadruple	quadruplet
5	quintuple	quintuplet
6	sextuple	sextuplet
many	multiple	multiplet

Anagrams

• let rip, prelit

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French

Etymology

From a modification, under the influence of Latin, of Old French treble, from Latin triplus.

Noun

triple m (plural triples)

1. triple
2. (baseball) triple

Derived terms

• triplement

Verb

triple

1. first-person singular present indicative of tripler
2. third-person singular present indicative of tripler
3. first-person singular present subjunctive of tripler
4. first-person singular present subjunctive of tripler
5. second-person singular imperative of tripler

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Italian

Adjective

triple f

1. Feminine plural form of triplo

Anagrams

• peltri

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Latin

Numeral

triple

1. vocative masculine singular of triplus

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Spanish

Adjective

triple m and f (plural triples)

1. triple