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pile [sth] on,
pile on [sth] vtr + prep | (heap) | empiler⇒ vtr |
| | Robert piled some more coal on the fire. |
| | Robert empila plus de charbon sur le feu. |
| pile on the [sth] vtr + prep | figurative, informal (guilt, pressure: inflict) | to pile on the guilt : faire culpabiliser [qqn] loc v |
| | My grandmother really knows how to pile on the guilt; if I don't go to see her for a few days, she makes me feel terrible. |
| | Ma grand-mère sait vraiment comment me faire culpabiliser : si je ne vais pas la voir pendant quelques jours, elle me fait me sentir extrêmement coupable. |
| pile on the [sth] vtr + prep | figurative, informal (work, etc.: impose) | accumuler⇒ vtr |
| | The boss has really been piling on the work lately; I'm struggling to keep up with it. |
| pile [sth] on [sb] vtr + prep | figurative, informal (work, etc.: impose on) | imposer [qch] à [qqn] vtr + prép |
| | Our maths teacher is piling the homework on us this term; I'm struggling to keep up. |
| pile on vi phrasal | figurative, informal (join in: with criticism, etc.) | en rajouter, en rajouter une couche loc v |
| | When a celebrity makes a controversial remark on social media, other users tend to pile on. |
WordReference English-French Dictionary © 2025:
| Principales traductions |
| pile-on n | figurative, informal (concerted attack, criticism) | critiques groupées, attaques groupées nfpl |
| | When Lorna left the influencer a critical comment, she was subjected to a pile-on by his fans. |
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