treble

treb·le  (trbl)

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.

n.

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.

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

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treble·ness n.

trebly (trbl) adv.

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treble

Adjective

1. three times as much or as many

2. of or denoting a soprano voice or part or a high-pitched instrument

Noun

1. a soprano voice or part or a high-pitched instrument

2. of the highest range of musical notes: these loudspeakers give excellent treble reproduction

Verb

[-bling, -bled]

to make or become three times as much or as many: sales have trebled in three years [Latin triplus threefold]

trebly adv

Thesaurus

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" three-fold, threefold, 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, two-fold, twofold, dual, three-fold, threefold 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"

Translations

treble [ˈtrɛbl] adj → triple

vt → triplicar

vi → triplicarse

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treble [ˈtrɛbl] adj → triple

n (Mus) → soprano m

vt, vi → tripler

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treble [ˈtrɛbl] adj (= triple) → dreifach;

(Mus) [voice, part] → (Knaben)sopran-; [instrument] → Diskant-

n (singer) → (Knaben)sopran m;

(on hi-fi, radio etc) → Höhen pl

vt → verdreifachen

vi → sich verdreifachen;

to be treble the amount/size of sth → dreimal so viel/so groß wie etw sein

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treble [trɛbl] adj → triplo/a, triplice

n (MUS) → soprano m/f

vt → triplicare

vi → triplicarsi

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treble

n / adj treble [ˈtrebl]

(something that is) three times as much, many etc as something else, or as the normal He earns treble what I do. drie maal ثُلاثي троен trojnásobek tre gange så meget; tredobbelt das Dreifache;dreifach τριπλός, τριπλάσιος triple kolmekordne سه برابر kolminkertainen triple פִּי שְׁלוֹשָה उच्चध्वनि trostruk, trostruko háromszoros(a vminek) tiga kali lipat þrefaldur triplo ３倍の 3배(의 것); 3배의 trigubas (kiekis) trīskāršs daudzums; trīskāršs tiga kali ganda drievoudige tredobbelt (mengde/beløp) trzykrotność, potrójny triplo număr triplu; triplu, întreit тройное количество; утроенный trojnásobok trikrat toliko trostruko tredubbel, -faldig สามเท่า üç kat/misli 三倍的，三重的 потрійна кількість; потрійний, потроєний تين گنا lượng gấp ba 三倍的，三重的

v

to make, or become, three times as much He trebled his earnings; His income has trebled. verdriedubbel يَتَضاعَف ثَلاث مَرّات утроявам (се) ztrojnásobit (se) tredoble verdreifachen τριπλασιάζω, τριπλασιάζομαι triplicar kolmekordistama سه برابر کردن kolminkertaistaa tripler לְהַגדִיל פִּי שְׁלוֹשָׁה तिगुना करना utrostručiti (meg)háromszoroz melipattigakan þrefalda triplicare, triplicarsi ３倍にする 3배로 하다[] patrigubinti, patrigubėti trīskāršot; trīskāršoties menggandakan tiga kali verdrievoudigen tredoble potroić triplicar a (se) tripla устраивать(ся) strojnásobiť (sa) potrojiti utrostručiti tredubbla[] เพิ่มเป็นสามเท่า üç misli art(tır)mak (使)成為三倍 потроювати(ся) تين گنا کرنا gâp ba （使）成为三倍

adv trebly

driedubbel مِن ثلاثَة أوجُه тройно třikrát tredobbelt dreifach τριπλά tres veces, triplemente, por triplicado kolmekordselt بطور سه برابر kolminkertaisesti triplement מוּכְפַּל פִּי שְׁלוֹשָׁה तीन गुना utrostručeno háromszorosan lipat tiga þrefalt, þrívegis, þrisvar (tre volte tanto) ３倍に 3배로 trigubai trīskārši; trīskārtīgi tiga kali ganda drievoudig tredobbelt potrójnie três vezes mais triplu втрое trikrát trikratno trostruko tredubbelt, -faldigt โดยเพิ่มเป็นสามเท่า üç kat olarak 三倍地 втроє, утроє تين گنا کر کے gâp ba 三倍地