piling

• Nom désignant une structure composée de longs pieux lourds enfoncés dans le sol pour soutenir un bâtiment ou une fondation, ou le processus d'enfoncement de tels pieux.

A noun referring to a structure of long, heavy posts (piles) driven into the ground to support a building or foundation, or the act of driving such piles.

1. Structural foundationB2formal

   Long, heavy posts driven into the ground to support a building or structure.

   Pieux de fondation

   • The construction crew drove steel piling into the riverbed.
   • Piling is essential for building on soft soil.
   • The foundation of the bridge relies on deep concrete piling.

2. Act of stackingB1informal

   The process or result of stacking items in a pile.

   Empilement

   • The piling of boxes in the warehouse was disorganized.
   • She finished the piling of firewood before the storm.
   • The piling of paperwork on his desk made it hard to work.

   Synonymesaccumulationstacking

• Verbe utilisé pour désigner l'action de placer des objets les uns sur les autres ou de les accumuler en tas.

A verb used to indicate the act of placing things one on top of another, or accumulating in a heap.

1. Place in a heapA2formal

   To put things on top of each other in a disorderly way.

   empiler

   • She piled the books on the desk.
   • He piled the dirty dishes in the sink.
   • They piled the leaves into a large mound.

   Synonymesaccumulateamassheapmoundstack

   Antonymesdispersedistributescatterspread

2. Fill or loadB1formal

   To load something with a large amount of items.

   Empiler, charger

   • They piled the truck with boxes for the move.
   • She piled her plate high with food.
   • He piled the cart with groceries.

   Synonymescramfillheaploadpackstackstuff

3. Enter or leave in a crowdB1informal

   To move into or out of a place in a disorganized group.

   entrer ou sortir en masse

   • The children piled into the bus.
   • Everyone piled out of the room when the fire alarm went off.
   • They all piled into the car for the road trip.

   Synonymesbundlecrowdpacksurgeswarmthrong

Variantes phrasalpile up