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Although the cutter did not measure quite fifty tons, the draft of officers and men was so light, that there was ample room for all on board, there being space enough to accommodate treble the number, if necessary.Quoique le cutter ne fût pas tout à fait du port de cinquante tonneaux, il y avait amplement place pour tous ceux qui étaient à bord, car il aurait pu au besoin recevoir trois fois le même nombre d’hommes.Cooper, James Fenimore / The Pathfinder, or, the Inland SeaCooper, James Fenimore / Le lac OntarioLe lac OntarioCooper, James FenimoreThe Pathfinder, or, the Inland SeaCooper, James Fenimore© State University of New York 1981
Haven't you got this mill, and don't you own fields, to give labor to the arms that would come and whose labor would double and treble your produce ? "Est-ce que vous n’avez pas ce moulin, est-ce que vous n’avez pas des champs, pour occuper les bras qui viendraient et dont le travail doublerait, triplerait vos produits ? »Zola, Emile / FruitfulnessZola, Emile / Les Quatre Evangiles - FeconditeLes Quatre Evangiles - FeconditeZola, EmileFruitfulnessZola, Emile
That is not what I would be at, but this: You, gentlemen, carry goods to Santa Fe. You double or treble your money on them.Ce n'est pas ça que je vous demande. Voici: vous autres, vous portez des marchandises à Santa-Fé; vous doublez ou triplez votre argent par ce moyen.Reid, Mayne / The Scalp HuntersReid, Mayne / Les chausseurs de cheveluresLes chausseurs de cheveluresReid, MayneThe Scalp HuntersReid, Mayne© 2008 BiblioBazaar
Barque assumes a shrill treble, and pretending that he has a newspaper in front of his nose, recites—"'The Crown Prince is mad, after having been killed at the beginning of the campaign, and meanwhile he has all the diseases you can name.Barque prend une voix de fausset et récite en faisant semblant de tenir un papier devant son nez : – « Le kronprinz est fou, après avoir été tué au commencement de la campagne, et, en attendant, il a toutes les maladies qu’on veut.Barbusse, Henri / Under fireBarbusse, Henri / Le feuLe feuBarbusse, Henri© BELENUS, 2008Under fireBarbusse, Henri© 1917 by E. P. DUTTON & CO
And those clearings, transformed into pasture-land, watered by the neighboring springs, enabled Mathieu to treble his live-stock and attempt cattle-raising on a large scale.Et, transformées en pâturages naturels, ces prairies entourées d’arbres, arrosées par les sources voisines, permirent de tripler le bétail, de tenter en grand l’élevage.Zola, Emile / FruitfulnessZola, Emile / Les Quatre Evangiles - FeconditeLes Quatre Evangiles - FeconditeZola, EmileFruitfulnessZola, Emile
They grew keener than ever, quite intoxicated by the shower of gold raining around them, and trebled and quadrupled their prices in their craving for plunder.Elles devenaient plus âpres, grisées par cette pluie d'or, triplant, quadruplant les prix, mordues de la passion du vol.Zola, Emile / His ExcellencyZola, Emile / Son Excellence Eugene RougonSon Excellence Eugene RougonZola, EmileHis ExcellencyZola, Emile
Most significantly of all, in the Thuringian state elections held on 8 December, the NSDAP trebled its vote of 1928 and broke the 10 per cent barrier for the first time, recording 11.3 per cent of the votes cast.Mais c'est le 8 décembre, en Thuringe, que le NSDAP obtint son résultat le plus significatif en obtenant trois fois plus de voix qu'en 1928 et en franchissant pour la première fois la barre des 10 %, avec 11,3 % des suffrages exprimés.Kershaw, Ian / Hitler. 1889-1936 HubrisKershaw, Ian / Hitler. 1889-1936 HubrisHitler. 1889-1936 HubrisKershaw, Ian© Ian Kershaw, 1998.© Flammarion, 1999, pour la traduction francaise. Edition revue, 2001.Hitler. 1889-1936 HubrisKershaw, Ian© 1998 by Ian Kershaw© 1939, 1943 by Houghton Mifflin Company
My ten thousand dollars had been trebled.Mes dix mille dollars avaient été triplés.Reid, Mayne / The Scalp HuntersReid, Mayne / Les chausseurs de cheveluresLes chausseurs de cheveluresReid, MayneThe Scalp HuntersReid, Mayne© 2008 BiblioBazaar
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treble
verb
Basic forms | |
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Past | trebled |
Imperative | treble |
Present Participle (Participle I) | trebling |
Past Participle (Participle II) | trebled |
Present Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I treble | we treble |
you treble | you treble |
he/she/it trebles | they treble |
Present Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I am trebling | we are trebling |
you are trebling | you are trebling |
he/she/it is trebling | they are trebling |
Present Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I have trebled | we have trebled |
you have trebled | you have trebled |
he/she/it has trebled | they have trebled |
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I have been trebling | we have been trebling |
you have been trebling | you have been trebling |
he/she/it has been trebling | they have been trebling |
Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I trebled | we trebled |
you trebled | you trebled |
he/she/it trebled | they trebled |
Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I was trebling | we were trebling |
you were trebling | you were trebling |
he/she/it was trebling | they were trebling |
Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I had trebled | we had trebled |
you had trebled | you had trebled |
he/she/it had trebled | they had trebled |
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I had been trebling | we had been trebling |
you had been trebling | you had been trebling |
he/she/it had been trebling | they had been trebling |
Future Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will treble | we shall/will treble |
you will treble | you will treble |
he/she/it will treble | they will treble |
Future Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will be trebling | we shall/will be trebling |
you will be trebling | you will be trebling |
he/she/it will be trebling | they will be trebling |
Future Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have trebled | we shall/will have trebled |
you will have trebled | you will have trebled |
he/she/it will have trebled | they will have trebled |
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have been trebling | we shall/will have been trebling |
you will have been trebling | you will have been trebling |
he/she/it will have been trebling | they will have been trebling |
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I should/would treble | we should/would treble |
you would treble | you would treble |
he/she/it would treble | they would treble |
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would be trebling | we should/would be trebling |
you would be trebling | you would be trebling |
he/she/it would be trebling | they would be trebling |
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have trebled | we should/would have trebled |
you would have trebled | you would have trebled |
he/she/it would have trebled | they would have trebled |
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have been trebling | we should/would have been trebling |
you would have been trebling | you would have been trebling |
he/she/it would have been trebling | they would have been trebling |
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I am trebled | we are trebled |
you are trebled | you are trebled |
he/she/it is trebled | they are trebled |
Present Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I am being trebled | we are being trebled |
you are being trebled | you are being trebled |
he/she/it is being trebled | they are being trebled |
Present Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I have been trebled | we have been trebled |
you have been trebled | you have been trebled |
he/she/it has been trebled | they have been trebled |
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I was trebled | we were trebled |
you were trebled | you were trebled |
he/she/it was trebled | they were trebled |
Past Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I was being trebled | we were being trebled |
you were being trebled | you were being trebled |
he/she/it was being trebled | they were being trebled |
Past Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I had been trebled | we had been trebled |
you had been trebled | you had been trebled |
he/she/it had been trebled | they had been trebled |
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will be trebled | we shall/will be trebled |
you will be trebled | you will be trebled |
he/she/it will be trebled | they will be trebled |
Future Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will have been trebled | we shall/will have been trebled |
you will have been trebled | you will have been trebled |
he/she/it will have been trebled | they will have been trebled |
treble
noun
Singular | Plural | |
Common case | treble | trebles |
Possessive case | treble's | trebles' |