ant heap in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for ant heap in the English»Italian Dictionary

ant heap [Brit ˈanthiːp, Am ˈænthip] N

ant heap → anthill

See also anthill

anthill [Brit ˈanthɪl, Am ˈæntˌhɪl] N

anthill

formicaio m

Translations for ant heap in the English»Italian Dictionary

ant [Brit ant, Am ænt] N

ant

formica f

to have ants in one's pants inf

avere il ballo di san Vito or non riuscire a stare fermo (per l'agitazione, per l'impazienza)

an't [ɑːnt] inf contr.

an't → am not, is not, are not, has not, have not

I.heap [Brit hiːp, Am hip] N

1. heap (of rubble, leaves, objects):

heap

mucchio m

heap

cumulo m

to pile sth up in a heap or in heaps

ammucchiare qc

to lie in a heap person:

essere accasciato

to lie in a heap objects, bodies:

essere ammassato

to fall or collapse in a heap person:

accasciarsi

to collapse in an exhausted heap

accasciarsi per lo sfinimento

2. heap (lot) inf:

heaps of (plenty of) money, food

mucchi di

heaps of atmosphere

un sacco di

heaps of (too much) work, problems

un mucchio, un sacco di

we've got heaps of things to do

abbiamo montagne di cose da fare

we've got heaps of time

abbiamo un mucchio di tempo

to be in a heap of trouble

essere in un mare di guai

3. heap (car):

heap inf, pej

macinino m

II.heaps ADV

heaps inf:

heaps

cento, mille volte

to feel heaps better

sentirsi mille volte meglio

heaps more room

ancora un sacco di spazio

III.heap [Brit hiːp, Am hip] VB trans

1. heap (pile) → heap up

2. heap (shower) fig:

to heap sth on sb praise

colmare qn di

to heap sth on sb work

caricare qn di

to heap sth on sb insults

coprire qn di

to heap scorn on sb

denigrare qn

See also heap up

heap up VB [hiːp -] (heap [sth] up, heap up [sth])

heap up leaves, bodies

ammucchiare

heap up food

ammassare

heap up table

ricoprire (with di)

ant heap in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for ant heap in the English»Italian Dictionary

ant [ænt] N

ant

formica f

Phrases:

to have ants in one's pants inf

non star fermo un attimo

I.heap [hi:p] N (pile)

heap

mucchio m

heap

pila f

to collapse in a heap fig person

accasciarsi

a (whole) heap of work inf

(tutta) una montagna di lavoro

II.heap [hi:p] VB trans

heap

ammucchiare

to heap sth with sth

riempire qc di qc

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Up to man's age-old dream the maximum of individual freedom consistent with order or down to the ant heap of totalitarianism.

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