hoard

hoard
ho:d
1. noun
(a (sometimes hidden) store (of treasure, food etc): When she was supposed to be on a diet she secretly kept a hoard of potato crisps in a cupboard.) provisión

2. verb
(to store up or keep large quantities of (something), often in secret: His mother told him to stop hoarding old newspapers.) amontonar, guardar, almacenar
hoard1 n reserva secreta
a hoard of gold una reserva secreta de oro
hoard2 vb acaparar / acumular
people started to hoard food la gente empezó a acaparar comida
hoard
tr[hɔːd]
noun
1 (provisions) reserva
2 (money) tesoro escondido
■ the pirate's hoard has never been found nunca se ha encontrado el tesoro escondido del pirata
transitive verb
1 (objects) acumular, amontonar
2 (money) atesorar
hoard ['hord] vt
: acumular, atesorar
hoard n
: tesoro m, reserva f, provisión f
hoard
n.
• acumulación s.f.
• cúmulo s.m.
• provisión s.f.
• tesoro s.m.
• tesoro escondido s.m.
v.
• acaparar v.
• achocar v.
• acumular en secreto v.
• ahuchar v.
• almacenar v.
• amontonar v.
• atesorar v.
hɔːrd, hɔːd
I
noun (of food) reserva f

a hoard of treasure — un tesoro escondido


II
1.
transitive verb acumular, juntar; (anticipating a shortage) acaparar

2.
vi acaparar
[hɔːd]
1.
N (=treasure) tesoro m ; (=stockpile) provisión f

hoards of money * — montones mpl de dinero

2. VT
1) (also: hoard up) (=accumulate) amontonar, acumular; [+ money] atesorar
2) (=keep) guardar
* * *
[hɔːrd, hɔːd]
I
noun (of food) reserva f

a hoard of treasure — un tesoro escondido


II
1.
transitive verb acumular, juntar; (anticipating a shortage) acaparar

2.
vi acaparar

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