Pile in spanish
pronunciation: pilɑ part of speech: noun
pile1 = pila, montón.
Example: However, it would be a time consuming task for the student or researcher to sit down with piles of periodicals, frantically scanning contents lists to try to trace articles on his chosen topic.more:
» a pile of = una pila de, un montón de.
Example: All the librarian has is a pile of useless junk which people have given to the library instead of throwing out.» make + a pile (of money) = ganar un montón, ganar un pastón, ganar un pastizal, hacer una fortuna, forrarse (de dinero), ganar un dineral, ganar una millonada, enriquecerse, hacerse rico.
Example: Savvy merchants that stocked up when the price was low are in a good position to make a pile of money.» stockpile = reservas, acumulación de reservas, arsenal.
Example: They have thus been able to prevent stockpiles and shortages in a way which not long ago would have only been feasible for multinational corporations.pile2 = apilar, amontonar, acumular.
Example: The first thing I did was pile them one on another and then sit on them while I looked at my other presents.more:
» pile + misery upon misery = hundir en la miseria, hurgar en la herida, empeorar las cosas.
Example: The continuing poor weather has piled misery upon misery for flood-hit towns and villages across the UK.» pile on = acumular, hacinar.
Example: He has warned that China, which has the world's second-largest economy after the United States, has piled on too much debt and done it too quickly.» pile on = desahogarse con, pagarlas con, ensañarse con, cebarse con, desquitarse con.
Example: Last week I piled on poor Cam for his post-game press conference in which he stormed off before the questions had come to an end.» pile on + the agony = recargar las tintas, cargar las tintas, hundir en la miseria, hurgar en la herida, empeorar las cosas, hacer una montaña de un grano de arena.
Example: I am trying to avoid anything sad in this book, for surely the world is sad enough at present without my pen piling on the agony.» pile on + the misery = hundir en la miseria, hurgar en la herida, empeorar las cosas, cargar las tintas.
Example: The recent elections, frequent strikes and airport and aircraft safety issues are some of the problems that have helped pile on the misery on the tourism sector.» pile on + the pounds = acumular los kilos.
Example: Anxiety and stress can quickly make you pile on the pounds.» pile on + the pressure = apretar las clavijas, apretar los tornillos, apretar las tuercas, ejercer presión, darle caña.
Example: Brussels is piling on the pressure for the UK and Spain to strike a bilateral agreement over Gibraltar.» pile up = apilar, amontonar, acumular.
Example: As the bills piled up and the little money she had dried up, friends and neighbors began to worry that she didn't have a prayer.