pile

pile
pile
A n
1 (untidy heap) tas m (of de) ; (stack) pile f (of de) ; to be in a pile être en tas or en pile ; to leave sth in a pile laisser qch en tas ; to sort sth into piles trier qch en tas ; put those books into piles mettez ces livres en piles ;
2 (of fabric, carpet) poil m ; deep-pile carpet tapis m au poil épais ; to brush sth with the pile/against the pile brosser qch dans le sens du poil/à rebrousse-poil ;
3 (large amount) a pile ou piles of un tas or des tas de ; to have piles of money être plein aux as ;
4 Constr (post) pilier m ;
5 Elec, Nucl pile f ;
6 littér ou hum (building) édifice m.
B piles npl Med hémorroïdes fpl.
C vtr (in a heap) entasser (on sur) ; (in a stack) empiler (on sur) ; to be piled with [surface] être recouvert de piles de [books, objects] ; 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.
D vi
1 (board) to pile on/off monter dans [qch]/sortir de [qch] en se bousculant [bus, train] ; to pile into s'engouffrer dans [vehicle] ;
2 (crash) to pile into [vehicle] rentrer dans [other vehicle] ; the bus piled into them le bus leur est rentré dedans.
Idioms
to be at the top/bottom of the pile être en haut/bas de l'échelle ; to make one's pile faire son beurre .
Phrasal verbs
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 : to pile on the charm en faire un peu trop pour séduire ; to pile it on mettre le paquet .
pile up [leaves, snow, rubbish] s'entasser ; [money] s'amasser ; [debts, evidence, problems, work] s'accumuler ; [cars] (in accident) se rentrer dedans ;
pile [sth] up, pile up [sth]
1 lit (in a heap) entasser ; (in a stack) empiler ; to be piled up [books, plates] s'empiler (on sur) ;
2 fig accumuler [debts, evidence, problems, work].

Big English-French dictionary. 2003.

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