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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