'heaps' tiene referencia cruzada con 'heap'. Se encuentra en una o más de las líneas abajo.'heaps' is cross-referenced with 'heap'. It is in one or more of the lines below.
WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:
| Principal Translations |
| heap n | (pile, mound) | montón nm |
| | | pila nf |
| | The worker piled a bunch of rocks into a heap. |
| | El trabajador juntó algunas piedras en un montón. |
| a heap of [sth] n | (pile, mound) | montón de nm + prep |
| | | pila de nf + prep |
| | Peter piled a big heap of mashed potatoes onto his plate. |
| | Peter se puso un gran montón de puré de patatas en el plato. |
| fall in a heap n | (person: collapse) (figurado) | desplomarse⇒ vi |
| | | pilón nm |
| | | pila nf |
| | The boxer fell in a heap when he was hit in the chin. |
| | El boxeador se desplomó cuando le golpearon en el mentón. |
| a heap of [sth] n | (untidy pile) | pila de nf + prep |
| | | montón de nm + prep |
| | There's a heap of dirty laundry in the laundry room. |
| | Hay una pila de ropa sucia en el lavadero. |
| a heap n | figurative, slang (a lot) | un montón loc adv |
| | (AR) | una banda loc adv |
| | Thanks for taking me to the concert. I enjoyed it a heap! |
| | Gracias por llevarme al concierto, ¡lo disfruté un montón! |
| a heap of [sth] n | figurative, slang (a lot of) | montón de nm + prep |
| | | mucho adv |
| | Since I retired I've got a heap of time on my hands. |
| | Desde que me jubilé tengo un montón de tiempo libre a mi disposición. |
| heaps of [sth] npl | (a lot of) | montones de nmpl + prep |
| | | un montón de nm + prep |
| | The fisherman caught heaps of fish. |
| | El pescador capturó montones de peces. |
| heap [sth] on [sth]⇒ vtr | (pile [sth] on top) | poner algo sobre loc verb |
| | | apilar algo sobre loc verb |
| | Kate heaped sour cream onto her baked potato. |
| | Kate puso crema agria sobre la patata al horno. |
| heap [sth] on [sb] vtr + prep | figurative, informal (overburden) | abrumar⇒ vi |
| | The king heaped rewards on his men. |
| | El rey abrumó a sus hombres con galardones. |
| Additional Translations |
| heaps adv | informal (a lot) | mogollón nm |
| | | un montón nm |
| | I love you heaps. |
| | Te quiero mogollón. |
| heap n | figurative, informal (unreliable car) (coche) | carraca nf |
| | | cacharro nm |
| | Fred was still driving his old heap around, even though he had plenty of money to upgrade. |
| | Fred seguía conduciendo su vieja carraca, aunque tenía dinero de sobra para modernizarse. |
| heap [sth]⇒ vtr | (make into a pile or mound) | apilar⇒ vtr |
| | Heap the flour and make a well. |
WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:
Locuciones verbales
heap | heaps |
| heap [sth] up vtr phrasal sep | (form into pile) | apilar algo vtr + pron |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Apiló los platos sucios al lado de la fuente antes de lavarlos. |
| | | amontonar algo vtr + pron |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Amontonó los platos sucios al lado de la fuente antes de lavarlos. |
WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:
Compound Forms:
heap | heaps |
| bottom of the heap n | informal, figurative ([sth] or [sb] very lowly) (figurado, coloquial) | el último orejón del tarro expr |
| compost heap n | (rotting material: fertilizer) | montón de compost loc nom m |
| | We put all our kitchen scraps in the compost heap. |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Siempre se me olvida tirar las peladuras de patata al montón de compost. |
the dustbin of history,
the ash heap of history n | figurative (obscurity, nullity) (figurado) | cajón del olvido loc nom m |
| | So many once-famous people have been consigned to the dustbin of history. |
| end up on the scrap heap v expr | informal, figurative (be discarded) (figurado) | terminar en la basura, acabar en la basura loc verb |
| | | ir a parar a la basura loc verb |
| end up on the scrap heap of history v expr | informal, figurative (be forgotten) | caer en el olvido expr |
| | His well-intentioned efforts have ended up on the scrap heap of history. |
| | Los esfuerzos de sus buenas intenciones han caído en el olvido de la historia. |
garbage heap (US),
rubbish heap,
rubbish pile (UK) n | (pile of refuse) | montón de basura nm + loc adj |
| | | pila de basura nf + loc adj |
garbage heap (US),
rubbish dump,
rubbish tip (UK) n | (place to dump refuse) | basural nm |
| | | basurero nm |
| heap praise on [sb] v expr | (commend highly) | encomiar a vtr + prep |
| | Teachers heap praises upon students that always do their work. |
| | Los maestros encomian a los estudiantes que siempre hacen su tarea. |
muckheap,
muck heap,
muck-heap n | (pile of manure or garbage) | montaña de basura nf + loc adj |
| | | montón de basura nm + loc adj |
| scrap heap n | (junk yard) (MX) | tiradero nm |
| | (AR) | basural, basurero nm |
| | (chatarra) | desguace nm |
| | After I wrecked my old car in a crash it was ready for the scrap heap. |
| | Luego de destrozar mi auto viejo en un accidente ya estaba listo para el tiradero. |
slag heap,
slagheap n | (pile of waste) | pila de desechos nf |
| | Lead can leach out of slag heaps and contaminate ground water. |
| | El plomo se puede filtrar de la pila de desechos y contaminar las aguas subterráneas. |
| Thanks a heap! interj | slang (thank you: often sarcastic) | gracias por nada loc interj |