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1 pile-up
noun (an accident or crash involving usually several vehicles: There has been a serious pile-up on the motorway, involving three cars and a lorry.) choque em cadeia -
2 pile-up
noun (an accident or crash involving usually several vehicles: There has been a serious pile-up on the motorway, involving three cars and a lorry.) engavetamento -
3 pile-driver
noun (a machine for driving piles into the ground.) bate-estacas -
4 pile-driver
noun (a machine for driving piles into the ground.) bate-estacas -
5 pile
I 1. noun1) (a (large) number of things lying on top of each other in a tidy or untidy heap; a (large) quantity of something lying in a heap: There was a neat pile of books in the corner of the room; There was pile of rubbish at the bottom of the garden.) pilha2) (a large quantity, especially of money: He must have piles of money to own a car like that.) montes2. verb(to make a pile of (something); to put (something) in a pile: He piled the boxes on the table.) empilhar- pile-up- pile up II(a large pillar or stake driven into the ground as a foundation for a building, bridge etc: The entire city of Venice is built on piles.) estacaIII noun(the thick soft surface of carpets and some kinds of cloth eg velvet: The rug has a deep/thick pile.) pelo* * *pile1[pail] n 1 pêlo, penugem, lanugem, felpa. 2 face felpuda de tecido.————————pile2[pail] n 1 pilha, ruma, montão. 2 coll porção, quantidade, lote. 3 pira funerária. 4 edifício grande ou bloco de edifícios. 5 sl fortuna, dinheirama. he made his pile / ele fez fortuna. 6 pilha elétrica, bateria. 7 Tech pacote de ferro para soldar. 8 Phys reator, pilha atômica. • vt+vi 1 empilhar, amontoar. 2 abarrotar. 3 formar pilhas. to pile in entrar em grande número. to pile it on exagerar. to pile up a) empilhar(-se), acumular(-se). b) Auto colidir (grande número de veículos). c) Naut encalhar.————————pile3[pail] n estaca. • vt cravar estacas. • adj suportado por estacas. -
6 pile
I 1. noun1) (a (large) number of things lying on top of each other in a tidy or untidy heap; a (large) quantity of something lying in a heap: There was a neat pile of books in the corner of the room; There was pile of rubbish at the bottom of the garden.) pilha2) (a large quantity, especially of money: He must have piles of money to own a car like that.) pilha2. verb(to make a pile of (something); to put (something) in a pile: He piled the boxes on the table.) empilhar- pile-up- pile up II(a large pillar or stake driven into the ground as a foundation for a building, bridge etc: The entire city of Venice is built on piles.) estacaIII noun(the thick soft surface of carpets and some kinds of cloth eg velvet: The rug has a deep/thick pile.) pêlo -
7 backlog
noun (a pile of uncompleted work etc which has collected: a backlog of orders because of the strike.) acumulação* * *back.log[b'æklɔg] n 1 Amer pedaço grosso de lenha que arde no fundo da lareira. 2 reserva, acúmulo. 3 Com reserva de pedidos em carteira. -
8 correspondence
1) (agreement; similarity or likeness.) correspondência2) ((communication by) letters: I must deal with that (big pile of) correspondence.) correspondência* * *cor.re.spond.ence[kɔrisp'ɔndəns] n correspondência: 1 harmonia, concordância, acordo. 2 semelhança, similaridade. 3 troca de cartas. 4 cartas. -
9 ironing
noun (clothes etc waiting to be ironed, or just ironed: What a huge pile of ironing!) roupa para passar* * *i.ron.ing['aiəniŋ] n ação de passar a ferro. -
10 mending
1) (the act of repairing: the mending of the chair.) reparação2) (things needing to be mended, especially by sewing: Put your torn shirt with my pile of mending!) roupa a consertar* * *mend.ing[m'endiŋ] n remendo. -
11 pyre
(a pile of wood on which a dead body is ceremonially burned: a funeral pyre) pira* * *[p'aiə] n pira funerária. -
12 sewing
1) (the activity of sewing: I was taught sewing at school.) costura2) (work to be sewn: She picked up a pile of sewing.) costura* * *sew.ing[s'ouiŋ] n ato de coser, costura, trabalho de costura. • adj relativo a costura. -
13 stockpile
noun (a supply of goods or materials accumulated eg by a government in case of war or other emergency.) armazenamento* * *stock.pile[st'ɔkpail] n 1 estoque, suprimento, reserva (de matéria-prima). 2 estoque de armas atômicas. • vt+vi armazenar, pôr em estoque. -
14 sandcastle
noun (a pile of sand, sometimes made to look like a castle, built especially by children on beaches.) castelo na areia -
15 backlog
noun (a pile of uncompleted work etc which has collected: a backlog of orders because of the strike.) acúmulo -
16 correspondence
1) (agreement; similarity or likeness.) correspondência2) ((communication by) letters: I must deal with that (big pile of) correspondence.) correspondência -
17 ironing
noun (clothes etc waiting to be ironed, or just ironed: What a huge pile of ironing!) roupa para passar -
18 mending
1) (the act of repairing: the mending of the chair.) conserto2) (things needing to be mended, especially by sewing: Put your torn shirt with my pile of mending!) coisas para consertar -
19 pyre
(a pile of wood on which a dead body is ceremonially burned: a funeral pyre) pira -
20 sandcastle
noun (a pile of sand, sometimes made to look like a castle, built especially by children on beaches.) castelo de areia
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pile — Ⅰ. pile [1] ► NOUN 1) a heap of things laid or lying one on top of another. 2) informal a large amount. 3) a large imposing building. ► VERB 1) place (things) one on top of the other. 2) ( … English terms dictionary
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pile|driv|er — pile driver, or pile|driv|er «PYL DRY vuhr», noun. 1. a machine for driving piles or stakes into the ground, usually a tall framework in which a heavy weight is raised and then allowed to fall upon the pile; pile engine. 2. Figurative. a person… … Useful english dictionary
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pile dwelling — noun dwelling built on piles in or near a lake; specifically in prehistoric villages • Syn: ↑lake dwelling • Hypernyms: ↑dwelling, ↑home, ↑domicile, ↑abode, ↑habitation, ↑dwelling house * * * … Useful english dictionary
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pile-up — noun 1. A heap; a deposit of one object on top of another. There is a huge pile up of junked cars in this vacant lot. 2. A large number of objects in the same place, said of traffic. I was late because of the traffic pile up on the highway … Словарь американских идиом
pile driver — noun a machine that drives piling into the ground • Hypernyms: ↑machine * * * noun, pl ⋯ ers [count] 1 : a machine used for hammering posts into the ground 2 Brit, informal : a very hard kick or hit He hit a pile driver into the net from 20 yards … Useful english dictionary
