pile

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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
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'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.

WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
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.
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Additional Translations
InglésEspañol
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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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
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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Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
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
InglésEspañol
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
InglésEspañol
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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Collocations: [rake, jump in] a pile of leaves, a pile of [dirt, dirty clothes], have a pile of paperwork to [do, get through], more...

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