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multiple

múltiple

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An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g. the big dog).

adjective

1. (many)

a. múltiple

The pilot suffered multiple fractures in the accident.El piloto sufrió fracturas múltiples en el accidente.

A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).

noun

2. (mathematics)

a. el múltiplo

(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(M)

100 is a multiple of 10.100 es múltiplo de 10.

3. (shop) (United Kingdom)

a. la cadena de tiendas

(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(F)

The popular multiple has opened a new branch in London's West End.La famosa cadena de tiendas ha abierto sucursal en el West End de Londres.

b. la cadena

(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(F)

This multiple doesn't sell that product.Esta cadena no vende ese producto.

multiple

A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).

Noun

1. (mathematics)

a. el múltiplo

(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(M)

2. (commerce) (United Kingdom)

a. la cadena (de tiendas)

(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(F)

(chain store)

An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g. the big dog).

adjective

3. (general)

a. múltiple

4. (medicine)

multiple sclerosisesclerosis múltiple

multiple [ˈmʌltɪpl]

adjective

múltiple

of several parts

he died of multiple injuries murió tras sufrir heridas múltiples; multiple accident (Aut) colisión (f) múltiple or en cadena; multiple birth parto (m) múltiple

with pl n

noun

1 (Mat) múltiplo (m)

lowest common multiple mínimo común múltiplo (m)

2 (shop) (also multiple store) (sucursal (f) de una cadena de) grandes almacenes (m)

modifier

multiple choice question (n) pregunta (f) de elección múltiple; pregunta (f) tipo test

multiple choice test (n) examen (m) de elección múltiple; examen (m) tipo test

multiple ownership (n) multipropiedad (f)

multiple personality (disorder) (n) (Psychology and Psychiatry) personalidad (f) múltiple

the majority of patients with multiple personality disorder experience severe depression ...the origins of multiple personality as a medical entity My father was a multiple personality Bennett, who led the investigation, said yesterday Mrs West had multiple personalities

multiple sclerosis (n) esclerosis (f) múltiple

multiple store (n) (sucursal (f) de una cadena de) grandes almacenes (m)

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Examples

Phrases

multiple-choice	de opción múltiple
multiple times	múltiples veces
multiple sclerosis	la esclerosis múltiple
I smoothly juggle multiple demands	manejo múltiples demandas sin problemas
multiple languages	múltiples idiomas
multiple-choice question	pregunta de opción múltiple