pile up in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for pile up in the English»French Dictionary

I.pile [Brit pʌɪl, Am paɪl] N

III.pile [Brit pʌɪl, Am paɪl] VB trans

IV.pile [Brit pʌɪl, Am paɪl] VB intr inf

I.up [ʌp] ADJ Up appears frequently in English as the second element of phrasal verbs (get up, pick up etc.). For translations, consult the appropriate verb entry (get, pick etc.).

1. up (high):

VIII.up and down ADV (to and fro)

XIV.up <pres part upping; pret, pp upped> [ʌp] VB trans (increase)

XV.up <pres part upping; pret, pp upped> [ʌp] VB intr inf

See also pick over, pick, get

I.pick over VB [Brit pɪk -, Am pɪk -] (pick [sth] over, pick over [sth])

I.pick [Brit pɪk, Am pɪk] N

2. pick (poke) → pick at

I.get <pres part getting, prét got, pp got, gotten Am> [ɡet] VB trans This much-used verb has no multi-purpose equivalent in French and therefore is very often translated by choosing a synonym: to get lunch = to prepare lunch = préparer le déjeuner.
get is used in many idiomatic expressions (to get something off one's chest etc.) and translations will be found in the appropriate entry (chest etc.). This is also true of offensive comments (get stuffed etc.) where the appropriate entry would be stuff.
Remember that when get is used to express the idea that a job is done not by you but by somebody else (to get a room painted etc.) faire is used in French followed by an infinitive (faire repeindre une pièce etc.).
When get has the meaning of become and is followed by an adjective (to get rich/drunk etc.) devenir is sometimes useful but check the appropriate entry (rich, drunk etc.) as a single verb often suffices (s'enrichir, s'enivrer etc.).
For examples and further uses of get see the entry below.

II.get <pres part getting, prét got, pp got, gotten Am> [ɡet] VB intr

get her inf!
get him inf in that hat!
to get it up vulg sl
bander vulg sl
to get it up vulg sl
to get one's in Am inf

pile up in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for pile up in the English»French Dictionary

See also down3, down2, down1

American English

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
Wind and currents can pile up that ice to form ridges up to several metres in height.
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They aren't motivated to change direction upon contact, so they pile up and grow over each other.
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And as bodies begin to pile up and the commodities of the high-rise break down, no one considers alerting the authorities.
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The battle ends when blocks pile up all the way to the top of the screen for one player.
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They pile up all of the pine cones in the valley and grinding them up into pulp.
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The markets pile up gold and silver; the people amass beautiful clothes and ornaments.
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He couldn't avoid the fallen rider and the resulting crash caused a multiple rider pile up.
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Lying can only pile up and damage relationships and your self-respect.
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Not peace has been attained but only an armed truce -- which is apparently to be used to pile up more armaments.
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Through landslides, granite blocks pile up at the base of the cliffs and create open spaces or caves.
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