piles in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for piles in the English»Italian Dictionary

piles [Brit pʌɪlz, Am paɪlz] N npl inf

piles

emorroidi f

I.pile¹ [Brit pʌɪl, Am paɪl] N

1. pile:

pile (untidy heap)

mucchio m (of di)

pile (stack)

pila f (of di)

to be in a pile

essere accatastato, essere uno sopra l'altro

to leave sth in a pile

lasciare qc ammucchiato

to sort sth into piles

impilare qc

put those books into piles

dividi quei libri in diverse pile

2. pile (large amount) inf:

a pile or piles of

un mucchio di

to have piles of money

avere un sacco di soldi

3. pile ELEC:

pile

pila f

4. pile HISTORY (nuclear reactor):

pile

pila f

5. pile (building):

pile liter hum

edificio m

II.pile¹ [Brit pʌɪl, Am paɪl] VB trans

pile (in a heap)

ammucchiare (on su)

pile (in a stack)

impilare (on su)

to be piled with surface: books, objects

essere ingombro, pieno di

the room was piled high with boxes

la stanza era ingombra di scatoloni

a plate piled high with cakes

un piatto ricolmo di dolci

to pile luggage into a car

caricare i bagagli in una macchina

III.pile¹ [Brit pʌɪl, Am paɪl] VB intr inf

1. pile (board):

to pile on, off bus, train

salire in massa su, scendere in massa da

to pile into vehicle

ammassarsi, stiparsi su

2. pile (crash):

to pile into vehicle: other vehicle

tamponare

the bus piled into them

il bus li ha tamponati

IV.pile¹ [Brit pʌɪl, Am paɪl]

to be at the top, bottom of the pile

essere in cima, al fondo della scala

to make one's pile inf

fare fortuna, farsi i soldi

I.pile² [Brit pʌɪl, Am paɪl] N ENGINEER

pile (post)

palo m

pile (post)

pilastro m

II.pile² [Brit pʌɪl, Am paɪl] VB trans

pile (strengthen with piles)

rinforzare con pali

pile (drive piles into)

conficcare pali in

pile³ [Brit pʌɪl, Am paɪl] N (of fabric, carpet)

pile

pelo m

deep-pile carpet

moquette, tappeto a pelo lungo

to brush sth with the pile, against the pile

spazzolare qc nella direzione del pelo, contropelo

pile fabric [ˈpaɪlˌfæbrɪk] N

pile fabric (velvet)

velluto m

pile fabric (other)

pile m

I.pile up VB [pʌɪl -] (pile up)

pile up

ammonticchiarsi

pile up

accumularsi

pile up (in accident)

tamponarsi

II.pile up VB [pʌɪl -] (pile [sth] up, pile up [sth])

1. pile up:

pile up (in a heap)

ammucchiare

pile up (in a stack)

impilare

to be piled up books, plates:

essere impilati (on su)

2. pile up fig debts, evidence, problems, work:

pile up

accumulare

voltaic pile [ˈvɒlˌteɪkˌpaɪl] N

voltaic pile

pila f voltaica, di Volta

log pile [ˈlɒɡpaɪl, ˈlɒɡ-] N

log pile

catasta f di legna

pile in VB [pʌɪl -] inf

pile in

accalcarsi, entrare in massa

the bus came and we all piled in

il bus arrivò e ci accalcammo dentro

pile-up [Brit ˈpʌɪlʌp, Am ˈpaɪlˌəp] N MOTOR

pile-up inf

tamponamento m (a catena)

piles in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for piles in the English»Italian Dictionary

piles N

piles pl inf:

piles

emorroidi f pl

I.pile [paɪl] N

1. pile (stack):

pile

pila f

2. pile (heap):

pile

mucchio m

to have piles of sth inf

avere un mucchio di qc

to make a pile fig inf

fare un mucchio di soldi

3. pile ELEC:

pile

pila f

4. pile ARCHIT:

pile

pilastro m

5. pile of carpet:

pile

pelo m

II.pile [paɪl] VB trans

pile (to stack)

impilare

pile (to heap)

ammucchiare

to pile sth high

ammucchiare una gran quantità di qc

pile on VB trans

1. pile on (enter):

pile on

accalcarsi per entrare

2. pile on (heap):

pile on

aggiungere

to pile sth on sth

aggiungere qc sopra qc

3. pile on inf (exaggerate):

to (really) pile it on

esagerare

I.pile up VB intr

1. pile up (accumulate):

pile up

accumularsi

2. pile up (form a pile):

pile up

accatastarsi

II.pile up VB trans

pile up

accumulare

pile in VB intr

pile in!

tutti dentro!

pile driver N

pile driver

battipalo m

Translations for piles in the Italian»English Dictionary

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piles Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

pile in!

tutti dentro!

to have piles of sth inf

avere un mucchio di qc

to make a pile fig inf

fare un mucchio di soldi

to pile sth high

ammucchiare una gran quantità di qc

to pile sth on sth

aggiungere qc sopra qc

to (really) pile it on

esagerare

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Access to the fort was by a wooden-decked landing stage supported on cast-iron piles.

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The bell will eventually stop when the dry piles are depleted of charge if the clapper does not wear out first.

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The garden's edges are already dotted with piles of logs, habitat for my slow worms and stag beetles.

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Most of these piles were made from trunks of alder trees, a wood noted for its water resistance.

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The worst ones laughed at her piles of paper, but they stopped when they realized that it was neither a joke nor craziness (103).

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The piles are comprised of bucking waste (defects, scars and rot); small-diameter tops; potentially merchantable sawlogs; and branches and fines.

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The walls rested on a nine metres deep wooden floor, supported by over 100,000 piles with crossbeams.

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In villages, towns, and cities, they frequently take food from garbage cans and refuse piles.

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It is also a laxative and considered useful in habitual constipation, piles and haemorrhoids and as an emetic.

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Most sources define mucosal prolapse as an external, segmental prolapse which is easily confused with prolapsed (3rd or 4th degree) hemorrhoids (piles).

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