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Inflections of 'pile ' (v ): (⇒ conjugate )piles v 3rd person singular piling v pres p piled v past piled v past p
'pile' tiene referencia cruzada con 'piled'. Se encuentra en una o más de las líneas abajo.'pile' is cross-referenced with 'piled'. It is in one or more of the lines below.
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Principal Translations
pile n (heap) pila nf
montón nm
Teenagers often have a pile of dirty clothes on their bedroom floors.
Los adolescentes suelen tener una pila de ropa sucia en sus habitaciones.
a pile of [sth] n informal, figurative, often plural (large amount) (figurado ) pila de nf + prep
montón de nm + prep
Irene couldn't go out as she had a pile of work to do.
Irene no pudo salir porque tenía una pila de cosas que hacer.
a pile n figurative, slang (money: large amount) fortuna nf
(figurado ) pila nf
montón nm
altero nm
Michelle made a pile on the stock market.
Michelle hizo una fortuna en la bolsa de valores.
pile n (carpet thickness) grueso nm
This carpet has a lovely thick pile.
Esta alfombra es de un muy buen grueso.
piles npl informal (hemorrhoids) (coloquial ) almorranas nfpl
(formal ) hemorroides nfpl
Josh is going to see the doctor about his piles.
Josh va a ver a un doctor por sus almorranas.
pile [sth] ⇒ vtr (make into a pile, stack) apilar⇒ vtr
amontonar⇒ vtr
Steve piled the food on the plate.
Steve apiló la comida en el plato.
Additional Translations
pile n (construction: foundation post) pilote nm
Piles are inserted into the ground to form part of the foundations of a building.
Los pilotes se clavan en la tierra para formar una parte de los cimientos de un edificio.
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piled, -piled, pile, -pile adj (textile: wooly, hairy) de pelo loc adj
Note : Often used in combination: e.g., deep-piled
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voltaic pile, galvanic pile, pile, Volta's pile n (early battery cell) pila voltaica loc nom f
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Locuciones verbales pile | piled | voltaic pile
pile in vi phrasal informal (crowd inside: a vehicle) apiñarse⇒ v prnl
The taxi pulled up outside the house and we all piled in.
El taxi estacionó afuera de la casa y todos nos apiñamos dentro.
amontonarse⇒ v prnl
El taxi estacionó afuera de la casa y todos nos amontonamos dentro.
apretarse⇒ v prnl
El taxi estacionó afuera de la casa y todos nos apretamos dentro.
(AR, coloquial ) amucharse⇒ v prnl
El taxi estacionó afuera de la casa y todos nos amuchamos dentro.
pile on vi phrasal figurative, informal (join in: with criticism, etc.) exagerar⇒ vtr
When a celebrity makes a controversial remark on social media, other users tend to pile on.
pile up vi phrasal informal (accumulate) amontonar⇒ vtr
While his wife was gone, Sam let the dishes pile up in the sink.
Mientras su mujer estaba fuera, Sam dejó que los platos se amontonasen en el fregadero.
acumular⇒ vtr
Mientras su mujer estaba fuera, Sam dejó que los platos se acumulasen en el fregadero.
apilar⇒ vtr
Mientras su mujer estaba fuera, Sam dejó que los platos se apilasen en el fregadero.
pile [sth] up, pile up [sth] vtr phrasal sep (place on top of one another) apilar⇒ vtr
The toddler piled up the blocks.
El niño apiló los cubos.
pile [sth] up, pile up [sth] vtr phrasal sep figurative, informal (accumulate) (figurado ) apilar⇒ vtr
acumular⇒ vtr
My boss is piling up the projects and I don't know when I'll have time to finish them all.
Mi jefe está apilando los proyectos y no sé cuándo tendré tiempo de terminarlos.
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Compound Forms: pile | piled | voltaic pile
garbage heap (US), rubbish heap, rubbish pile (UK) n (pile of refuse) montón de basura nm + loc adj
pila de basura nf + loc adj
nuclear reactor, nuclear pile n (device that generates atomic energy) reactor nuclear loc nom m
El gobierno asignó parte del presupuesto anual a la compra de un reactor nuclear.
pile driver, piledriver n (machine that sets piles) martinete nm
The workmen drove the pole into the ground using a pile driver.
Los trabajadores clavaron el palo en la tierra usando un martinete.
pile driver, piledriver n (football: hard shot) tiro nm
pile driver, piledriver n (wrestling move) martinete nm
pile into [sth] vi + prep (crowd inside: a vehicle) (en un vehículo ) apretujarse⇒ , apretarse⇒ , apiñarse⇒ v prnl
The seven of us piled into her little car and off we went.
Nos apretujamos los siete en su pequeño coche y nos fuimos.
pile it on v expr figurative, informal (overdramatize) (coloquial, figurado ) hacer una escena loc verb
dramatizar⇒ vi
pile [sth] on, pile on [sth] vtr + prep (heap) apilar⇒ vtr
amontonar⇒ vtr
Robert piled some more coal on the fire.
pile on the [sth] vtr + prep figurative, informal (guilt, pressure: inflict) hacer sentir algo loc verb
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.
Mi abuela realmente sabe hacerme sentir culpa, si no la visito por unos días me hace sentir horrible.
pile on the [sth] vtr + prep figurative, informal (work, etc.: impose) dar⇒ vtr
cargar⇒ vtr
imponer⇒ 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) darle algo a loc verb
cargarle algo a loc verb
imponerle algo a loc verb
Our maths teacher is piling the homework on us this term; I'm struggling to keep up.
pile on the agony v expr informal (exaggerate for sympathy) exagerar para dar lástima vi + loc adv
pile on the pounds v expr informal (gain a lot of weight) ganar kilos loc verb
pile-on n figurative, informal (concerted attack, criticism) ataque nm
crítica nf
When Lorna left the influencer a critical comment, she was subjected to a pile-on by his fans.
Cuando Lorna le dejó un comentario crítico a la influencer, sufrió un ataque de sus seguidores.
pileup, pile-up n informal (crash involving many vehicles) choque en cadena grupo nom
colisión múltiple grupo nom
Traffic was stopped because of the pileup on the highway.
El tráfico estaba parado debido al choque en cadena sobre la carretera.
pileup, pile-up n informal (accumulation) acumulación nf
aglomeración nf
Bob felt overwhelmed by the pileup of documents on his desk.
Bob se sentía abrumado por la acumulación de documentos sobre su escritorio.
shag, shag pile n as adj (carpet: with long pile) (alfombra ) afelpada adj
There was a shag carpet in the middle of the floor.
Había una alfombra afelpada en medio del suelo.
sheet pile, sheath pile n (civil engineering) tablestaca nf
wood pile n (heap of logs) pila de leña grupo nom
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