| 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. |
Locuciones verbales
pile | piled |
| 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. |
| 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. |
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. |
Compound Forms:
pile | piled |
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 |
voltaic pile,
galvanic pile,
pile,
Volta's pile n | (early battery cell) | pila voltaica loc nom f |
| wood pile n | (heap of logs) | pila de leña grupo nom |