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1 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.) kup2) (a large quantity, especially of money: He must have piles of money to own a car like that.) kup2. verb(to make a pile of (something); to put (something) in a pile: He piled the boxes on the table.) zložiti na kup- 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.) pilotIII noun(the thick soft surface of carpets and some kinds of cloth eg velvet: The rug has a deep/thick pile.) vlaknata površina* * *I [páil]nounošiljen kol, opornik, pilotII [páil]transitive verbzabiti kole, podpreti z opornikiIII [páil]nounskladanica, kup, kopa; grmada (tudi funeral ŋ); visoka stavba, skupina stavb; electrical suha baterija (voltova), galvanski stolp; colloquially kup (denarja, zlata itd.)IV [páil]1.transitive verbkopičiti, nakopičiti, grmaditi, nagrmaditi, skladati (tudi up); naložiti, natrpati (on na), prenatrpati; colloquially gnati do skrajnosti, pretirati;2.intransitive verb(zlasti z up) nakopičiti se, natlačiti se; colloquially zdrenjati se ( into v, out of iz); American colloquially plezati, plaziti secolloquially to pile it on — pretiravatito pile up — nasesti (ladja), razbiti avion, doživeti letalsko nesrečoV [páil]noundlaka, kožušček; vlakno (volne, bombaža žameta); žametasta površina blagaVI [páil]nounBritish English archaic stran kovanca s števiiko -
2 agony
['æɡəni]plural - agonies; noun(great pain or suffering: The dying man was in agony; agonies of regret.) agonija- agonized- agonised
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- agonizingly
- agonisingly* * *[aegəni]nounhudo trpljenje, muka; agonija, smrtni bojagony column — časopisni stolpec, v katerem iščejo pogrešane, prosijo za pomoč itn. to pile on ( —ali up) the agony — močno pretiravati; podaljšati trpljenje, trpinčiti
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pile on the agony — british mainly journalism phrase to make someone feel even worse than they do, especially by scoring more points against them in a sport Thesaurus: to make something worsesynonym Main entry: agony * * * pile on the ˈagony/ˈgloom idiom ( … Useful english dictionary
pile on the agony — British & Australian, informal to try to get sympathy from other people by making your problems seem worse than they really are. He was really piling on the agony, saying he was heart broken and hadn t got anything left to live for. (usually in… … New idioms dictionary
pile on the gloom — pile on the ˈagony/ˈgloom idiom (informal, especially BrE) to make an unpleasant situation worse • Bosses piled on the agony with threats of more job losses. Main entry: ↑pileidiom … Useful english dictionary
pile on the agony — British mainly journalism to make someone feel even worse than they do, especially by scoring more points against them in a sport … English dictionary
pile on the agony — Exaggerate. Dramatise … A concise dictionary of English slang
the agony — (informal) ▪ To affect or exaggerate distress, pain, etc, eg in order to win sympathy ▪ To add cruelly to another s pain, grief, etc ● pile … Useful english dictionary
agony — See pile on the agony … A concise dictionary of English slang
agony — noun (C, U) 1 very severe pain: the agony of arthritis | be in agony: The poor guy was in agony. | be agony spoken: It was agony having my wisdom teeth out. 2 a very sad, difficult, or unpleasant situation: It was agony not knowing if she would… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
agony */ — UK [ˈæɡənɪ] / US noun [countable/uncountable] Word forms agony : singular agony plural agonies 1) great pain in agony: William fell to the ground, writhing in agony. 2) a strong and unpleasant feeling, especially great worry or sadness agony of:… … English dictionary
pile — 1 noun 1 LARGE AMOUNT/MASS (C) a) a tidy collection of several things of the same kind placed on top of each other; stack 1 (1): We put the newspapers in piles on the floor. | The record I want is at the bottom of the pile. (+ of): a pile of… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
pile — I. /paɪl / (say puyl) noun 1. an assemblage of things laid or lying one upon another in a more or less orderly fashion: a pile of boxes. 2. Colloquial a large number, quantity, or amount of anything: a pile of things to do. 3. a heap of wood on… …