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heap [hi:p]1 noun∎ her things were piled in a heap ses affaires étaient (mises) en tas;∎ he collapsed in a heap on the floor il s'écroula ou tomba par terre comme une masse;∎ he started at the bottom of the heap and worked his way up il a commencé au bas de l'échelle et a peu à peu grimpé les échelons;∎ British familiar old-fashioned to be struck or knocked all of a heap être soufflé, en rester comme deux ronds de flan∎ a heap or heaps of money un paquet de fric;∎ I have a heap or heaps of work to do j'ai un boulot monstre;∎ you've got heaps of time tu as largement le temps ou tout ton temps;∎ he's helped us out heaps of times il nous a rendu service mille fois ou des tas de fois;∎ they have heaps of room ils ont de la place à ne plus savoir qu'en faire(a) (collect into a pile) entasser, empiler;∎ she heaped roast beef onto his plate elle l'a généreusement servi en (tranches de) rosbif;∎ the table was heaped with food la table était couverte de victuailles;∎ the lorry was heaped with food supplies le camion regorgeait de provisions∎ to heap sth on sb couvrir qn de qch;∎ her fiancé heaped flowers on her son fiancé l'a couverte de fleurs;∎ to heap praise on or upon sb couvrir ou combler qn d'éloges ou de compliments;∎ the teacher heaped homework on the students le professeur a submergé ses élèves de devoirs(pile → books, furniture) entasser, empiler; (→ money, riches) amasser;∎ she heaped up our plates with food elle a rempli nos assiettes
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heap´er — heap «heep», noun, verb. –n. 1. a pile of many things thrown or lying together: »a heap of stones, a sand heap. SYNONYM(S): mass, stack, accumulation. 2. Informal. a large amount; a lot; multitude: »a heap of trouble. It did me a heap of good to… … Useful english dictionary
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