English-French translations for multiple

• multiple
  Je suis ravi de dire que nous disposons du visa à entrées multiples. I am pleased to say that we have the multiple-entry visas.
  Je sais que le problème de la discrimination multiple est d'une importance fondamentale pour vous. I know that the problem of multiple discrimination is fundamental to you.
  Ce débat est en cours, nous ne négligeons donc pas le problème de la discrimination multiple. So the question of multiple discrimination is not being neglected.
• nombreux
  Celui-ci aura de nombreux avantages. It will have multiple benefits.
  Cette crise financière est un phénomène complexe, impliquant de nombreux acteurs. This financial crisis is a complex phenomenon involving multiple actors.
  En pratique, cette indépendance est cependant difficile à préserver étant donné les nombreux facteurs et intérêts qui entrent en jeu. In practice, however, this is difficult, given the multiple variables and interests involved.
• plusieurs
  Les adultes d’un certain âge souffrent souvent de plusieurs problèmes médicaux. Older adults can often have multiple medical problems.
  Ce processus a plusieurs origines et intervient à différents rythmes selon le degré de changement climatique. It has multiple causes and proceeds at varying rates according to climatic differences.
  Nous souhaitons garantir l'accès aux médias et à l'éducation et légiférer contre la discrimination multiple. Plusieurs compromis satisfaisants ont été atteints en la matière. We wish to guarantee access to media and education, and regulate against multiple discrimination; some good compromises have been achieved here.

Definition of multiple

• More than one ''''
• Having more than one element, part, component, or function, having more than one instance, occurring more than once, usually contrary to expectations ''''
• A whole number that can be divided by another number with no remainder
• price-earnings ratio|Price-earnings ratio
• A single individual who has multiple personalities
• One of a set of siblings produced by a multiple birth
• A discovery resulting from the work of many people throughout history, not merely the work of the person who makes the final connection

Examples

• My Swiss Army knife has multiple blades
• Some states do explicitly prohibit multiple citizenship
• It was a multiple pregnancy: the woman had triplets
• Multiple registrations are an increasing problem for many social networking sites

Related words

• multiplexing
• multiplexer
• multiplex
• demultiplexer
• multiple-choice
• submultiple
• demultiplex
• demultiplexing
• equimultiple