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triplo

triple

adjective TREE-ploh Rare

Also means

threefold

Usage Note

Triplo agrees in gender and number: tripla, tripli, triple. As a noun (il triplo) it means 'three times as much': il triplo del prezzo means 'three times the price'. Don't confuse with terzo (third, the ordinal).

Examples

"Il costo è il triplo di prima."

Natural Translation

The cost is triple what it was before.

Literal Translation

The cost is the triple of before.

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