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1 imposing
[im'pouziŋ](making a great impression; large and handsome: an imposing building.) imposant -
2 imposing
imposing [ɪm'pəʊzɪŋ](person, building) impressionnant; (air, tone) imposant;∎ of imposing stature d'une taille imposante ou impressionnante -
3 pile
pile [paɪl]1. nounc. ( = imposing building) édifice m2. plural noun( = stack up) empiler5. compounds► pile up[snow, leaves] s'amonceler ; [work, bills, debts, rubbish] s'accumulera. [+ objects] empilerb. [+ evidence, reasons, debts, losses] accumuler* * *[paɪl] 1.1) ( untidy heap) tas m (of de); ( stack) pile f (of de)2) (of fabric, carpet) poil m3) (colloq) ( large amount)a pile ou piles of — un tas (colloq) or des tas (colloq) de
4) Construction pilier m5) Electricity pile f2.piles plural noun Medicine hémorroïdes fpl3. 4.intransitive verb (colloq)to pile into — ( board) s'engouffrer dans [vehicle]; ( crash) rentrer dans [vehicle]
Phrasal Verbs:- pile in- pile on- pile up••to make one's pile — (colloq) faire fortune
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4 exterior
exterior [ɪk'stɪərɪə(r)]extérieur;∎ exterior to extérieur à2 noun(of house, building) extérieur m; (of person) apparence f, dehors m;∎ on the exterior à l'extérieur;∎ a house with an imposing exterior une maison aux dehors imposants;∎ the house had a whitewashed exterior la maison avait une façade blanchie à la chaux;∎ underneath his stern exterior he is very sensitive sous des dehors sévères, c'est un sensible►► Mathematics exterior angle angle m externe
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