English-Dutch translations for treble

• verdrievoudigen
  Het was de bedoeling de middelen hiervoor in zeven jaar te verdrievoudigen. The funds intended for these were to be trebled within seven years.
  Wij moeten tegen 2008, denk ik, onze financiële engagementen kunnen verdrievoudigen. By 2008, we should be able to treble our financial commitments, in my view.
  Tijdens het leven van de meesten van ons zal het aantal mensen op deze planeet verdrievoudigen. In the lifetimes of many of us here, population on this planet will have trebled.

Definition of treble

• Pertaining to the highest singing voice or part in harmonized music; soprano
• High in pitch; shrill
• Trebly; triply
• The highest singing voice or part in musical composition
• A person or instrument having a treble voice or pitch; a boy soprano
• Any high-pitched or shrill voice or sound
• A drink with three portions of alcohol
• Three goals, victories, awards etc. in a given match or season
• To multiply by three; to make into three parts, layers, or thrice the amount
• To make a shrill or high-pitched noise

Related words

• treble clef
• treble speaker
• treble hook
• treble recorder