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le quadruple

/ka.dʁypl/ noun · masculine C2
  1. something that is equal to four times something else · Je veux le quadruple de la prime normale. I want quadruple the normal premium.
  2. a move whose score is multiplied by four · Ce tirage permettait plusieurs quadruples. This draw allowed several quadruples· J'ai perdu une douzaine de points sur un difficile "mosaique" en quadruple. I lost a dozen points on a difficult quadruple "mosaic".
  3. the area on the board where such a move is possible · Le quadruple en colonne 5 reste ouvert avec la séquence "ena" ou "ene". The quadruple on column 5 remains open with the sequence "ena" or "ene".

Plural quadruples

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