piles in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for piles in the English»Spanish Dictionary

piles [Am paɪlz, Brit pʌɪlz] N npl Brit MED

piles

hemorroides fpl

piles

almorranas fpl

I.pile¹ [Am paɪl, Brit pʌɪl] N

1.1. pile (stack, heap):

pile

montón m

pile

pila f

there was nothing left of the house but a pile of rubble

de la casa no quedaba más que un montón de escombros

1.2. pile (large amount, number) Brit inf:

pile usu pl

montón m inf

pile usu pl

pila f inf

pile usu pl

carrada f RioPl inf

1.3. pile (fortune, money):

pile inf

fortuna f

that's how he made his pile

así hizo su fortuna or se enriqueció

she made a pile on the stock market

hizo un fortunón en la bolsa inf

she made a pile on the stock market

hizo un platal en la bolsa AmS inf

2. pile ELEC:

pile

pila f

3. pile (large building):

pile hum

mole f

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

pile

amontonar

pile

apilar

pile

hacer un montón con

pile

hacer 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

we piled all the luggage on the back seat

amontonamos todo el equipaje en el asiento trasero

her hair was piled on top of her head

llevaba el pelo recogido en alto

pile² [Am paɪl, Brit pʌɪl] N CONSTR

pile

pilote m

pile³ [Am paɪl, Brit pʌɪl] N C or U (of fabric)

pile

pelo m

with a thick pile

de pelo tupido

shag-pile [ˈʃaɡpʌɪl] ADJ

shag-pile carpet

alfombra f de pelo largo

pile into VB [Am paɪl -, Brit pʌɪl -] inf (v + prep + o)

1. pile into (squeeze into):

pile into

meterse

we all piled into the car

nos metimos todos en el coche

2. pile into (attack):

pile into

arremeter contra

police piled into the demonstrators

la policía arremetió contra los manifestantes

in her speech she piled into the feminists

en su discurso arremetió contra las feministas

she really piled into him!

¡se puso como una fiera con él!

they all piled into the sandwiches

todos se abalanzaron sobre los sandwiches

3. pile into (crash into):

pile into vehicle:

estrellarse contra

pile on VB [Am paɪl -, Brit pʌɪl -] (v + o + adv, v + adv + o)

1. pile on (add):

we had to pile on more blankets

tuvimos que ponerle (or ponernos etc.) más mantas encima

she piled on the mayonnaise

le puso un montón de mayonesa inf

they keep piling on the work

nos dan cada vez más trabajo

2. pile on (exaggerate) inf:

pile on melodrama/indignation

exagerar

he does pile it on

se pasa de dramático

he does pile it on

exagera mucho

pile in VB [Am paɪl -, Brit pʌɪl -] inf (v + adv)

1. pile in (squeeze into space):

pile in

meterse

pile in, there's plenty of room

métanse, hay mucho sitio

2. pile in (begin activity):

pile in

lanzarse al ataque

Translations for piles in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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almorranas

piles pl

hemorroides

piles

piles in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for piles in the English»Spanish Dictionary

piles N

piles pl inf:

piles

almorranas f pl

I.pile [paɪl] N

1. pile (heap):

pile

montón m

to have piles of sth inf

tener montones de algo

to make a pile fig inf

hacer fortuna

2. pile (stack):

pile

pila f

3. pile ELEC:

pile

pila f

4. pile ARCHIT:

pile

pila f

5. pile of carpet:

pile

pelo m

II.pile [paɪl] VB trans

pile

amontonar

to pile sth high

apilar algo

pile on VB trans

1. pile on (enter):

pile on

entrar desordenadamente

2. pile on (heap):

pile on

amontonar

to pile sth on sth

amontonar algo encima de algo

Phrases:

to pile it on inf

exagerar

to pile on the agony Brit inf

aumentar el dolor

I.pile up VB intr

1. pile up (accumulate):

pile up

acumularse

2. pile up (form a pile):

pile up

apilarse

II.pile up VB trans

pile up

amontonar

pile-up [ˈpaɪlʌp] N

pile-up

accidente m múltiple

pile in VB intr

pile in!

¡todos dentro, que nos vamos!

pile-driver [ˈpaɪlˌdraɪvəʳ, Am -vɚ] N

pile-driver

martinete m

Translations for piles in the Spanish»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

almorranas

piles pl

pilote

pile

apilar

to pile up

apilarse

to pile up

piles Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to have piles of sth inf

tener montones de algo

to make a pile fig inf

hacer fortuna

to pile sth high

apilar algo

to pile sth on sth

amontonar algo encima de algo

to pile it on inf

exagerar

to pile on the agony Brit inf

aumentar el dolor

pile in!

¡todos dentro, que nos vamos!

the atomic bomb reduced Hiroshima to a pile of rubble

la bomba atómica redujo Hiroshima a un montón de escombros

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

New body parts may be obtained and equipped by examining bone piles or fragmentary skeletons scattered throughout the landscape.

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

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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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Large piles of dried yak dung are stored close to the tent as an important source of fuel.

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Gradually, piles of envelopes began to clutter up the living room where she worked.

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He arranged the crockery in piles, fixed the design and had it gold-plated as a contrast.

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

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