piles in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for piles in the English»French Dictionary

I.pile [Brit pʌɪl, Am paɪl] N

1. pile:

pile (untidy heap)

tas m (of de)

pile (stack)

pile f (of de)

to be in a pile

être en tas or en pile

to leave sth in a pile

laisser qc en tas

to sort sth into piles

trier qc en tas

put those books into piles

mettez ces livres en piles

2. pile (of fabric, carpet):

pile

poil m

deep-pile carpet

tapis m au poil épais

to brush sth with the pile/against the pile

brosser qc dans le sens du poil/à rebrousse-poil

3. pile (large amount) inf:

a pile of, piles of

un tas de sl

a pile of, piles of

des tas de sl

to have piles of money

avoir plein d'argent inf

4. pile CONSTR (post):

pile

pilier m

5. pile:

pile ELEC, NUCL

pile f

6. pile (building):

pile liter or hum

édifice m

II.piles N

piles npl MED:

piles

hémorroïdes fpl

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

pile (in a heap)

entasser (on sur)

pile (in a stack)

empiler (on sur)

to be piled with surface: books, objects

être recouvert de piles de

the room was piled high with boxes

il y avait une montagne de cartons dans la pièce

a plate piled high with cakes

une assiette avec une montagne de gâteaux

to pile luggage into a car

empiler des bagages dans une voiture

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

1. pile (board):

to pile on/off bus, train

monter dans [qc]/sortir de [qc] en se bousculant

to pile into vehicle

s'engouffrer dans

2. pile (crash):

to pile into vehicle: other vehicle

rentrer dans

the bus piled into them

le bus leur est rentré dedans

V.pile [Brit pʌɪl, Am paɪl]

to be at the top/bottom of the pile

être en haut/bas de l'échelle

to make one's pile inf

faire fortune inf

pile in VB [Brit pʌɪl -, Am paɪl -] inf

pile in

monter en se serrant

the bus came and we all piled in

le bus est arrivé et nous y sommes montés en nous serrant

pile on VB [Brit pʌɪl -, Am paɪl -] inf

to pile on the charm

jouer à fond sur la séduction

to pile it on

mettre le paquet inf

I.pile up VB [Brit pʌɪl -, Am paɪl -] leaves, snow, rubbish (pile [sth] up, pile up [sth])

1. pile up lit:

pile up (in a heap)

entasser

pile up (in a stack)

empiler

to be piled up books, plates:

s'empiler (on sur)

her hair was piled up on her head

elle avait les cheveux relevés

2. pile up fig debts, evidence, problems, work:

pile up

accumuler

pile fabric N

pile fabric TEXTIL (velvet)

velours m

pile fabric (other)

fourrure f synthétique

pile-up N MOTOR

pile-up

carambolage m

pile shoe N TECH

pile shoe

sabot m de pieu

log pile N

log pile

tas m de bois

voltaic pile N

voltaic pile

pile f de Volta

Translations for piles in the French»English Dictionary

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hémorroïdes

piles

avoir des hémorroïdes

to have piles

piles in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for piles in the English»French Dictionary

piles N

piles pl inf:

piles

hémorroïdes fpl

I.pile¹ [paɪl] N

1. pile (heap):

pile

pile f

a pile of letters

une pile de lettres

to have (got) piles of sth inf

avoir un tas de qc

2. pile inf (fortune):

pile

fric m

to make a pile inf

faire un tas de fric

3. pile (big building):

pile

édifice m

II.pile¹ [paɪl] VB trans

pile

entasser

pile objects

empiler

to pile sth (high)

empiler qc

to be piled high with sth

être couvert de piles de qc

pile² [paɪl] N ARCHIT

pile

pieu m

pile³ [paɪl] N no pl

pile

poil m

pile in VB intr

pile in

s'entasser

pile off VB intr

pile off

sortir en masse

I.pile up VB intr

pile up

s'accumuler

II.pile up VB trans

1. pile up (increase):

pile up

accumuler

2. pile up (pile):

pile up

entasser

pile on VB trans

1. pile on (heap):

pile on

amonceler

2. pile on (exaggerate):

pile on

exagérer

to pile it on inf

exagérer

to pile on the agony Brit inf

dramatiser

pile-up N

1. pile-up inf (car crash):

pile-up

carambolage m

2. pile-up (accumulation):

pile-up

accumulation f

Translations for piles in the French»English Dictionary

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monceau

pile

un monceau de vieux livres

a pile of old books

des monceaux de lettres

piles of letters

piles Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

a pile of letters

une pile de lettres

to have (got) piles of sth inf

avoir un tas de qc

to make a pile inf

faire un tas de fric

to pile sth (high)

empiler qc

to pile sth into heaps

entasser qc

to pile it on inf

exagérer

to pile on the agony Brit inf

dramatiser

to dip into a pile of books

piocher dans une pile de livres

to pile on pressure to get sth

faire le forcing pour obtenir qc inf

brush the carpet against the pile

brossez le tapis en rebroussant les poils

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Cans, baseballs, plastic bottles and even a baby's high chair sat on the sand mixed with piles of discarded wood and shards of plastic.

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The bell will eventually stop when the dry piles are depleted of charge if the clapper does not wear out first.

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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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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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Hotspots of up to 250,000 becquerels of radioactivity were identified where unburnt dials had been abandoned in piles on the ground.

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The sweepings were gathered into little piles at the gutter.

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The worst ones laughed at her piles of paper, but they stopped when they realized that it was neither a joke nor craziness (103).

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

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It designed the car to stack up superlatives like a pre-schooler piles blocks: heedlessly.

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