voltaic pile in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for voltaic pile in the English»Italian Dictionary

voltaic pile [ˈvɒlˌteɪkˌpaɪl] N

voltaic pile

pila f voltaica, di Volta

Translations for voltaic pile in the Italian»English Dictionary

pila voltaica

voltaic pile

pila elettrica

voltaic pile

Translations for voltaic pile in the English»Italian Dictionary

voltaic [Brit vɒlˈteɪɪk, Am vɑlˈteɪɪk, voʊlˈteɪɪk] ADJ

voltaic

voltaico

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

voltaic pile in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for voltaic pile in the English»Italian Dictionary

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

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

A voltaic pile can be made from two coins (such as a nickel and a penny) and a piece of paper towel dipped in salt water.

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Electrically, the machine worked like a voltaic pile, but was constructed differently.

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