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stack [stæk]1. nounb. (Computing) pile fb. [+ supermarket shelves] remplirc. (inf) he had stacked the committee with his own supporters il avait noyauté le comité en y plaçant ses partisans• the cards or odds are stacked against me tout joue contre moi► stack up* * *[stæk] 1.1) ( pile) (of books, chairs, papers, plates, wood) pile f; (of hay, straw) meule f2) ( chimney) cheminée f3) Computing pile f2.stacks plural noun1) ( in library) rayons mpl2) (colloq)stacks of — plein de (colloq) [food, work]
3.we've got stacks (colloq) of time — nous avons tout notre temps
transitive verb1) Agriculture mettre [quelque chose] en meule [hay, straw]3) ( fill) remplir [shelves]4) Aviation, Telecommunications mettre [quelque chose] en attente [planes, calls]•Phrasal Verbs:- stack up••to blow one's stack — (colloq) se mettre en boule (colloq)
to have the odds ou cards stacked against one — avoir tout contre soi
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A n1 ( pile) (of hay, straw) meule f ; (of books, papers, plates, wood) tas m, pile f ; ( of chairs) pile f ; ( of rifles) faisceau m ;2 ( chimney) cheminée f ;4 Comput pile f.1 ( in library) rayons mpl ;2 ○ stacks of des tas de ○, plein de ○ ; stacks ○ of food des tas ○ de or plein ○ de choses à manger ; I've got stacks ○ of work to do j'ai plein ○ de travail à faire ; we've got stacks ○ of time nous avons tout notre temps ; he has stacks ○ of money il est bourré de fric ○.C vtr1 Agric mettre [qch] en meule [hay, straw] ;2 ( also stack up) ( pile) empiler [boxes, books, plates, chairs] ; stacking chairs chaises fpl superposables ;3 ( fill) remplir [shelves] ;5 ( in cards) piper ;6 ○ US péj sélectionner [qch] de manière partiale [jury, committee] (against afin de défavoriser ; for afin de favoriser).to blow one's stack ○ se mettre en boule ○ ; to be well-stacked ○ US être bien roulé ○ ; to have the odds ou cards stacked against one ne pas avoir tous les atouts dans son jeu, être défavorisé.■ stack up:▶ stack up [sth], stack [sth] up empiler [objects]. -
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stack [stæk]1 noun∎ a huge stack of books une pile énorme de livres∎ stacks of… des tas de…;∎ I've written a stack of or stacks of postcards j'ai écrit un tas de cartes postales;∎ we've got stacks of time on a largement le temps;∎ she has stacks of money elle est bourrée de fric∎ the stack is twenty planes high il y a vingt avions qui attendent le feu vert de la tour de contrôle pour atterrir∎ the stack or stacks les rayons mpl∎ to blow one's stack exploser, piquer une crise(a) (pile → chairs, boxes etc) empiler;∎ stack the glasses in the cupboard empilez les verres dans l'armoire;∎ oil cans were stacked in pyramids des bidons d'huile étaient empilés en pyramide(c) (fill → room, shelf) remplir;∎ his desk was stacked high with files des piles de dossiers s'entassaient sur son bureau(f) (fix, rig → committee) remplir de ses partisans;∎ to stack the cards or the deck truquer les cartes;∎ figurative he's playing with a stacked deck (in his favour) les dés sont pipés en sa faveur; (against him) les dés sont pipés contre lui;∎ figurative the cards or the odds are stacked against us nous sommes dans une mauvaise situation;∎ a woman in this profession starts with the cards stacked against her dans ce métier les femmes partent avec un handicap;∎ the election system is heavily stacked against the smaller parties ce mode de scrutin défavorise fortement les petits partiss'empiler∎ it's stacks easier c'est vachement plus facile➲ stack up(pile up) empiler∎ I don't like the way things are stacking up je n'aime pas la tournure que prennent les événements□ ;∎ I wanted someone honest and dynamic and that's how Jan stacks up je voulais quelqu'un d'honnête et de dynamique et Jan fait parfaitement l'affaire□∎ our product stacks up well against theirs notre produit soutient bien la comparaison avec le leur;∎ how does he stack up against or with the other candidates? que vaut-il comparé aux autres candidats?
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