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1. noun1) (a large amount or a large number, in a pile: a heap of sand/apples.) montón2) ((usually in plural with of) many, much or plenty: We've got heaps of time; I've done that heaps of times.) un montón de; millones de, montones de
2. verb1) (to put, throw etc in a heap: I'll heap these stones (up) in a corner of the garden.) amontonar, apilar2) (to fill or cover with a heap: He heaped his plate with vegetables; He heaped insults on his opponent.) colmar, llenar•- heapedheap n montón / pilatr[hiːp]1 montón nombre masculino1 (pile) amontonar, apilar3 (praise, presents) colmar\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto be at the bottom of the heap familiar ser el último monoheap ['hi:p] vt1) pile: amontonar, apilar2) shower: colmarheap n: montón m, pila fn.• acervo s.m.• amontonamiento s.m.• cúmulo s.m.• hacina s.f.• mojón s.m.• mole s.m.• montón s.m.• parva s.f.• pila s.f.• pilada s.f.• porrada s.f.• porretada s.f.• rimero s.m.• terrero s.m.v.• amontonar v.• dar generosamente v.• llenar v.
I hiːp1)a) ( pile) montón m, pila fto fall o collapse/lie in a heap — caer*/yacer* desplomado
b) ( car) (colloq) cacharro m (fam)2) (colloq) ( a lot)heaps o (AmE also) a heap of something — montones or un montón de algo (fam)
it's heaps o (AmE) a heap better — es muchísimo mejor or (fam) requetemejor
II
a) ( make pile) amontonar, apilarb) ( supply liberally)she heaped food onto his plate o heaped his plate with food — le llenó el plato de comida
a heaping (AmE) o (BrE) heaped spoonful — ( Culin) una cucharada colmada
Phrasal Verbs:- heap up[hiːp]1. N1) (=pile) montón m, pila f2) (fig) * montón * mheapsa whole heap of people — un montón de gente *, muchísima gente
3) * (=old car) cacharro * m2.to heap favours/praise on sb — colmar a algn de favores/elogios
heaped tablespoonful — (Culin) cucharada f colmada
- heap up* * *
I [hiːp]1)a) ( pile) montón m, pila fto fall o collapse/lie in a heap — caer*/yacer* desplomado
b) ( car) (colloq) cacharro m (fam)2) (colloq) ( a lot)heaps o (AmE also) a heap of something — montones or un montón de algo (fam)
it's heaps o (AmE) a heap better — es muchísimo mejor or (fam) requetemejor
II
a) ( make pile) amontonar, apilarb) ( supply liberally)she heaped food onto his plate o heaped his plate with food — le llenó el plato de comida
a heaping (AmE) o (BrE) heaped spoonful — ( Culin) una cucharada colmada
Phrasal Verbs:- heap up
См. также в других словарях:
heap up — verb arrange into piles or stacks She piled up her books in my living room • Syn: ↑pile up, ↑stack up • Hypernyms: ↑gather, ↑garner, ↑collect, ↑pull together … Useful english dictionary
heap — [[t]hi͟ːp[/t]] heaps, heaping, heaped 1) N COUNT: oft N of n A heap of things is a pile of them, especially a pile arranged in a rather untidy way. ...a heap of bricks. ...a compost heap... He has dug up the tiles that cover the floor and left… … English dictionary
praises — praise [praise praises praised praising] noun, verb … Useful english dictionary
praise — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ considerable, effusive, extravagant, fulsome, glowing, great, high, lavish, special, unstinting … Collocations dictionary
ac|cu|mu|late — «uh KYOO myuh layt», verb, lat|ed, lat|ing. –v.t. to collect little by little; amass; heap up by degrees: »He accumulated a fortune by hard work. –v.i. to grow into a heap by degrees; pile up; gather: » … Useful english dictionary
helping — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ big, generous, heaping (AmE), huge, large ▪ a generous helping of potatoes ▪ small ▪ … Collocations dictionary
heap — I UK [hiːp] / US [hɪp] noun [countable] Word forms heap : singular heap plural heaps * 1) a large pile of something, especially an untidy pile a rubbish heap heap of: The bomb had reduced the building to a heap of rubble. be in a heap: His… … English dictionary
heap up — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms heap up : present tense I/you/we/they heap up he/she/it heaps up present participle heaping up past tense heaped up past participle heaped up same as heap II, 1) Books were heaped up in the corner of the room … English dictionary