pile

pile
I
1.
noun
1) (a (large) number of things lying on top of each other in a tidy or untidy heap; a (large) quantity of something lying in a heap: There was a neat pile of books in the corner of the room; There was pile of rubbish at the bottom of the garden.) montón, pila
2) (a large quantity, especially of money: He must have piles of money to own a car like that.) montón, pila

2. verb
(to make a pile of (something); to put (something) in a pile: He piled the boxes on the table.) amontonar, apilar
- pile up
II
(a large pillar or stake driven into the ground as a foundation for a building, bridge etc: The entire city of Venice is built on piles.)

III
noun
(the thick soft surface of carpets and some kinds of cloth eg velvet: The rug has a deep/thick pile.)
pile1 n pila / montón
a pile of boxes un pila de cajas
pile2 vb apilar / amontonar
he piled the boxes in the corner apiló las cajas en el rincón
El gerundio de pile se escribe piling
pile
tr[paɪl]
noun
1 SMALLARCHITECTURE/SMALL pilote nombre masculino, pilar nombre masculino
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pile
tr[paɪl]
noun
1 (heap) montón nombre masculino, pila
2 familiar (a lot of) montón nombre masculino, pila
■ I've got a pile of essays to mark tengo que corregir un montón de redacciones
3 familiar (large building) mole nombre masculino
transitive verb
1 (form a pile) amontonar, apilar
2 (fill) llenar, colmar
■ the sink was piled high with dishes el fregadero estaba lleno de platos
■ a plate piled high with food un plato colmado de comida
plural noun piles of
1 montones nombre masculino plural de
\
SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL
to make a pile (get rich) hacer fortuna, forrarse
to pile it on exagerar
to pile on the agony cargar las tintas
to put things into a pile amontonar cosas
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pile
tr[paɪl]
noun
1 (on carpet) pelo
■ thick pile pelo largo
pile ['paɪl] v, piled ; piling vt
: amontonar, apilar
pile vi
to pile up : amontonarse, acumularse
pile n
1) stake: pilote m
2) heap: montón m, pila f
3) nap: pelo m (de telas)
pile
n.
• cúmulo s.m.
• hacina s.f.
• lanilla s.f.
• mojón s.m.
• montón s.m.
• parva s.f.
• pila s.f.
• pilada s.f.
• pilote s.m.
• porrada s.f.
• porretada s.f.
• rimero s.m.
• tambache s.m.
v.
• amontonar v.
• apilar v.

I paɪl
noun
1) c
a) (stack, heap) montón m, pila f
b) (fortune) (colloq) fortuna f
2) c u (Tex) pelo m

with a thick pile — de pelo tupido

3) piles pl (BrE Med) hemorroides fpl, almorranas fpl
4) c (Const) pilote m
5) c (large building) (hum) mole f

II
transitive verb amontonar, apilar, hacer* un montón or una pila con

my desk was piled high with boxes — había un montón or una pila enorme de cajas sobre mi escritorio

he piled more rice onto his plate — se sirvió otro montón de arroz

Phrasal Verbs:

I [paɪl]
1. N
1) (=heap) [of books, clothes] montón m

• to put things in a pile — amontonar cosas, juntar cosas en un montón

• the building was reduced to a pile of rubble — el edificio quedó reducido a un montón or una pila de escombros

2) * (=large amount) montón * m

I've got piles of work to do — tengo un montón or tengo montones de trabajo que hacer *

3) * (=fortune) dineral * m , fortuna f

• he made a pile on this deal — ganó un dineral or una fortuna con el trato, se hizo de oro con el trato

he made his pile in oil — hizo su fortuna con el petróleo

4) * hum (=building) mole f hum

some stately pile in the country — una mole de casa or un caserón en el campo

5) (Phys) pila f ; atomic
2.
VT amontonar, apilar

he piled the plates onto the tray — amontonó or apiló los platos en la bandeja

we piled more coal on the fire — echamos más carbón al fuego

• the tables were piled high with food — en las mesas había montones or montañas de comida

her hair was piled high on her head — llevaba el pelo recogido con un tocado alto

• I piled the children into the car * — metí a los niños apretujados en el coche

3. VI
*
1) (=squeeze)

• we all piled into the car — nos metimos todos apretujados en el coche

• we piled off the bus — salimos en avalancha or en tropel del autobús

• they piled onto the bus — se metieron apretujados en el autobús

2) (=attack)

• they piled into him — se abalanzaron sobre él

3) (=crash)

• his car piled into the tree — su coche se estrelló contra el árbol

12 cars had piled into each other — 12 coches se habían estrellado en cadena

- pile in
- pile off
- pile on
- pile out

II [paɪl]
1.
N (Constr) pilote m , pilar m
2.
CPD

pile driver N — martinete m

pile dwelling N — (Hist) vivienda f construida sobre pilotes


III
[paɪl]
N [of carpet, cloth] pelo m ; shag IV
* * *

I [paɪl]
noun
1) c
a) (stack, heap) montón m, pila f
b) (fortune) (colloq) fortuna f
2) c u (Tex) pelo m

with a thick pile — de pelo tupido

3) piles pl (BrE Med) hemorroides fpl, almorranas fpl
4) c (Const) pilote m
5) c (large building) (hum) mole f

II
transitive verb amontonar, apilar, hacer* un montón or una pila con

my desk was piled high with boxes — había un montón or una pila enorme de cajas sobre mi escritorio

he piled more rice onto his plate — se sirvió otro montón de arroz

Phrasal Verbs:

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