heaps in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for heaps in the English»Italian Dictionary

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)

slag heap [Brit, Am ˈslæɡ ˌhip] N

slag heap

cumulo m di scorie

it's ready for the slag heap fig

ormai è da buttare

trash heap [Brit ˈtraʃ hiːp] N

trash heap

deposito m delle immondizie

trash heap fig

mucchio m di rifiuti

to throw sb, sth on the trash heap fig

disfarsi di qn, qc

manure heap [məˈnjʊəˌhiːp, -ˈnʊ-] N

manure heap

mucchio m di letame

manure heap

letamaio m

spoil heap [ˈspɔɪlˌhiːp] N

spoil heap

cumulo m di macerie

compost heap [Am ˈkɑmˌpoʊst ˌhip] N

compost heap (before composting)

cumulo m di compostaggio

compost heap (after composting)

cumulo m di compost

ant heap [Brit ˈanthiːp, Am ˈænthip] N

ant heap → anthill

See also anthill

anthill [Brit ˈanthɪl, Am ˈæntˌhɪl] N

anthill

formicaio m

rubbish heap [ˈrʌbɪʃhiːp] N

rubbish heap

cumulo m di rifiuti

rubbish heap (in garden)

cumulo m di sporcizia

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)

dung heap [Brit ˈdʌŋ hiːp], dunghill [ˈdʌŋhɪl] N

dung heap

letamaio m

heaps in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for heaps in the English»Italian Dictionary

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

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to heap praise on sb, to shower sb with praise

coprire qu di lodi

Translations for heaps in the Italian»English Dictionary

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ammasso

heap

letamaio

dung-heap

cumulo

heap

mucchio

heap

heaps Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to collapse in a heap fig person

accasciarsi

a (whole) heap of work inf

(tutta) una montagna di lavoro

to heap sth with sth

riempire qc di qc

to heap praise on sb, to shower sb with praise

coprire qu di lodi

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Whoever heaps elaborate shrouds upon the dead transgresses the injunction against wanton destruction.

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People at the bottom of the resulting heaps may asphyxiate too from the sheer weight of those on top of them.

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The oil shale waste heaps pose a spontaneous ignition risk, due to their remaining organic content.

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However, abandoned mines and their spoil heaps continue to contribute to heavy metal mineral pollution of the river and its tributaries.

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The site of the mine and its spoil heaps remain.

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Household waste is typically hurled from windows and balconies of apartments onto heaps on the ground below.

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Weeks and at 14 without any connections tried unsuccessfully to fight its demolition by a neighbouring power station, which needed to extend its coal heaps.

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Heaps had refused the reimbursement for the defamation lawsuit but still accepted the reimbursement for the compliance audit action.

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The scraping of it into heaps, unless it was removed, would not change the possession from the owner of the fee to the plaintiff.

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Since 1955 only some reworking of the spoil heaps for spar, to use as pebble dash on buildings, has occurred.

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