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triplicare

to triple, to treble

verb tree-plee-KAH-reh Rare

Usage Note

Triplicare is a regular -are verb. It can be transitive (ha triplicato il prezzo — 'he tripled the price') or intransitive with essere when describing a quantity that triples on its own (il traffico è triplicato — 'traffic has tripled'). Choose the auxiliary carefully.

Examples

"Le vendite sono triplicate in un anno."

Natural Translation

Sales tripled in one year.

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