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| Principal Translations/Traduzioni principali |
pile [sth] on,
pile on [sth] vtr + prep | (heap) | accatastare⇒ vtr |
| | Robert piled some more coal on the fire. |
| pile on the [sth] vtr + prep | figurative, informal (guilt, pressure: inflict) (morale) | infierire su vtr |
| | 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. |
| pile on the [sth] vtr + prep | figurative, informal (work, etc.: impose) | imporre⇒ 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) | imporre [qlcs] a [qlcn] vtr |
| | 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.) (con critiche, ecc.) | aggiungersi⇒ v rif |
| | | infierire⇒ vtr |
| | When a celebrity makes a controversial remark on social media, other users tend to pile on. |
| pile-on n | figurative, informal (concerted attack, criticism) (con critiche) | attacco concertato vi |
WordReference English-Italiano Dictionary © 2025:
Verbi frasali
pile | pile on |
| pile in vi phrasal | informal (crowd inside: a vehicle) | affollarsi dentro, accalcarsi dentro, impilarsi dentro v rif |
| | The taxi pulled up outside the house and we all piled in. |
| | Il taxi si fermò davanti casa e noi ci affollammo dentro. |
| pile up vi phrasal | informal (accumulate) | accatastarsi⇒, accumularsi⇒, impilarsi⇒ v rif |
| | While his wife was gone, Sam let the dishes pile up in the sink. |
| | Quando la moglie era in vacanza, Filippo ha lasciato che i piatti si accumulassero nell'acquaio. |
pile [sth] up,
pile up [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (place on top of one another) | impilare⇒, accatastare⇒ vtr |
| | The toddler piled up the blocks. |
| | Il bambino gioca a impilare i blocchetti delle costruzioni. |
pile [sth] up,
pile up [sth] vtr phrasal sep | figurative, informal (accumulate) | accumulare⇒, ammassare⇒ vtr |
| | My boss is piling up the projects and I don't know when I'll have time to finish them all. |
| | Il mio capo sta accumulando i progetti e non so quando troverò il tempo di portarli tutti a termine. |
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