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pile [pil]1. feminine nouna. ( = tas) pileb. [de pont] supportd. [de pièce] pile ou face ? heads or tails?• tirer à pile ou face pour savoir si... to toss up to find out if...2. adverb• tomber pile [personne] to turn up (inf) just at the right moment ; [chose] to come just at the right time• ça tombe pile ! that's exactly what I (or we etc) need(ed)!* * *
I(colloq) pil adverbe1) ( brusquement)2) ( exactement) exactlyà 10 heures et demie pile — at ten-thirty sharp ou on the dot (colloq)
tu tombes pile — ( au bon moment) you've come just at the right time; ( la personne qu'il faut) you're just the person I wanted to see
tu es tombé pile — ( en devinant) you hit the nail on the head (colloq)
ça tombe pile — ( au bon moment) that's lucky
elle est arrivée pile au moment où je devais partir — she turned up precisely as I was about to leave
II pil1) ( tas) ( désordonné) pile; ( régulier) stackà piles — [jouet, réveil] battery-operated (épith)
3) Architecture ( de pont) pier4) ( de monnaie)ils ont décidé à pile ou face — ( choix de personne) they tossed for it; ( choix d'option) they decided it on the flip ou toss of the coin
•Phrasal Verbs:* * *pil1. nf1) (= tas) [livres, disques] pileIl y a une pile de disques sur la table. — There's a pile of records on the table.
2) (= pilier) [pont] pile3) ÉLECTRICITÉ, ÉLECTRONIQUE batteryLes piles de mon magnétophone sont usées. — The batteries in my tape recorder have run out.
2. adj3. adv1) (= net, brusquement) [freiner] sharply2) (= à point nommé) [arriver, tomber] just at the right time3) (= exactement) on the dot* * *A ○adv1 ( brusquement) s'arrêter pile [voiture, conducteur, appareil, machine] to stop dead; elle s'est arrêtée pile de faire she suddenly stopped doing;2 ( exactement) exactly; à 10 heures et demie pile at ten-thirty sharp ou on the dot○; être pile à l'heure to be bang○ GB ou right on time; tu tombes pile○ ( au bon moment) you've come just at the right time; ( la personne qu'il faut) you're just the person I wanted to see ou we need; tu es tombé pile ( en devinant) you hit the nail on the head○; ça tombe pile ( au bon moment) that's lucky; elle est arrivée pile au moment où je devais partir she turned up precisely as I was about to leave; c'est tombé pile dans mon assiette it fell straight ou right into my plate.B nf2 Électrotech pile (électrique) battery; pile rechargeable rechargeable battery; pile longue durée/plate long-life/flat battery; pile alcaline alkaline battery; pile au cadmium cadmium cell; à piles [jouet, réveil, perceuse] battery-operated ( épith); fonctionner sur piles et sur secteur to work on batteries and off the mains;4 ( de monnaie) le côté pile est abîmé the reverse side is damaged; pile je gagne, face tu perds tails I win, heads you lose; jouer à pile ou face Jeux to play heads or tails; ils ont joué or décidé or tiré à pile ou face ( choix de personne) they tossed for it; ( choix d'option) they decided it on the flip ou toss of the coin; ‘comment choisir?’-‘à pile ou face’ ‘how can I/we etc choose?’-‘toss a coin’; ça s'est joué à pile ou face it was a toss-up○;5 Ordinat stack;6 ○( défaite) prendre une pile to take a hammering○.pile atomique atomic pile; pile bouton button battery; pile Leclanché Leclanché cell; pile sèche dry cell; pile solaire solar cell; pile Volta voltaic pile.[pil] nom féminin3. CONSTRUCTION [pilier] pier4. TRAVAUX PUBLICS [appui] pier[pieu] pileune radio à piles a radio run on batteries, a battery radio6. HÉRALDIQUE pile7. [côté d'une pièce]pile, c'est moi tails, I winjouer ou tirer à pile ou face to toss a coin9. (familier) [défaite] beating————————[pil] adverbe1. [net] deadça commence à 8 h pile it begins at 8 o'clock sharp ou on the dot2. [juste] rightvous tombez pile, j'allais vous appeler you're right on cue, I was about to call you
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