multiplicarse

multiplicarse

► verbo pronominal

1 (reproducirse) to multiply

2 figurado (atender a todo) to be everywhere at the same time

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VPR

1) (Mat, Bio) to multiply; (=aumentar) to increase, multiply

2) [persona] to be everywhere at once

no puedo multiplicarme — I can't be in half a dozen places at once, I've only got one pair of hands

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(v.) = mushroom, run + rampant

Ex. The use of electronic mail systems has mushroomed in the last 5 years in industrialised nations.

Ex. While inflation was running rampant during the Trudeau years, that was the pattern in most countries in the world including the USA.

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(v.) = mushroom, run + rampant

Ex: The use of electronic mail systems has mushroomed in the last 5 years in industrialised nations.

Ex: While inflation was running rampant during the Trudeau years, that was the pattern in most countries in the world including the USA.

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■multiplicarse verbo reflexivo to multiply: se multiplicaron las posibilidades de que fracasáramos, our chances of failing were multiplying
¿Cómo se dice 2 x 4 = 8?
Two fours are eight.
Two multiplied by four is/makes/equals eight.
What's two times four?
'multiplicarse' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
multiplicar
English:
multiply
- proliferate
- mushroom

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vpr

1. [reproducirse] to multiply

2. [incrementarse] to increase rapidly;

se han multiplicado los robos en la zona there has been a rapid rise in the number of burglaries in the area

3. [desdoblarse] to attend to lots of things at the same time;

se multiplicó para atender a todo el mundo she ran around all over the place trying to attend to everyone

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multiplicarse

v/r multiply

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vr

: to multiply, to reproduce