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1 quintupler
quintupler [kɛ̃typle]➭ TABLE 1 transitive and intransitive verb* * *kɛ̃typleverbe transitif, verbe intransitif to quintuple* * *kɛ̃typle1. vt2. vi* * *quintupler verb table: aimerA vtr to quintuple.B vi to quintuple, to increase fivefold.[kɛ̃typle] verbe transitif————————[kɛ̃typle] verbe intransitif -
2 multiplier
multiplier [myltiplije]➭ TABLE 71. transitive verb• les autorités multiplient les appels au calme the authorities are issuing repeated appeals for calm2. reflexive verb* * *myltiplije
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1) Mathématique to multiply [chiffre] ( par by)2) ( augmenter) to increase [risques, fortune]; to increase the number of [trains, accidents]multiplier les bénéfices par cinq/par cent — to increase profits fivefold/a hundredfold
multiplier les risques d'accident par trois/dix — to make the risk of accident three/ten times more likely
3) ( faire en grand nombre)
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se multiplier verbe pronominal1) ( augmenter) [succursales, villas] to grow in number; [incidents, arrestations] to be on the increase; [difficultés, obstacles] to increase; [contacts, disputes] to become more frequent2) ( se reproduire) [animaux, microbes] to multiply* * *myltiplije vt* * *multiplier verb table: plierA vtr1 Math to multiply [chiffre] (par by);2 ( augmenter) to increase [risques, chances, gains, rendement, fortune]; to increase the number of [trains, accidents]; multiplier les bénéfices par cinq/par cent to increase profits fivefold/a hundredfold; multiplier les risques d'accident par trois/dix to make the risk of accident three/ten times more likely;3 ( faire en grand nombre) multiplier les excuses/exemples to give endless excuses/examples; multiplier les visites/erreurs to make endless visits/mistakes.B se multiplier vpr1 ( augmenter) [succursales, villas] to grow in number; [incidents, arrestations] to be on the increase; [difficultés, obstacles] to increase; [contacts, disputes] to become more frequent;2 ( se reproduire) [animaux, microbes] to multiply.[myltiplije] verbe transitif————————se multiplier verbe pronominal intransitif -
3 quintuple
quintuple [kɛ̃typl]1. adjective[quantité, rangée, nombre] quintuple• en quintuple exemplaire/partie in five copies/parts2. masculine noun* * *kɛ̃typl
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adjectif [nombre, rangée] quintuple
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nom masculin* * *kɛ̃typl1. adj2. nm* * *A adj [nombre, rangée] quintuple; une somme quintuple d'une autre an amount five times more than another; en quintuple exemplaire in five copies.B nm le quintuple de cette quantité five times the amount; leur mise leur a rapporté le quintuple they got five times their bet back.[kɛ̃typl] adjectif————————[kɛ̃typl] nom masculin
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