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pile 
  n 
  (=neat stack) pile  f  
in a neat pile  soigneusement empilés 
The clothes were folded and in a neat pile.  Les vêtements étaient pliés et soigneusement empilés. 
→ The man lifted a pile of books from the bedside table.   
→ a pile of boxes   
to put sth in a pile  empiler qch 
to be stacked in a pile  être empilé 
The dirty plates had been stacked in a pile on the table.  Les assiettes sales avaient été empilées sur la table. 
to be at the bottom of the pile   (fig) 
* être en bas de l'échelle 
to be at the top of the pile   (fig) 
* être en haut de l'échelle 
  (=heap) tas  m  
a little pile of crumbs  un petit tas de miettes 
→ There in front of me was a great pile of old tin cans.   
in a pile  en tas 
Her clothes lay in a pile beside the bed.  Ses habits gisaient en tas au pied du lit. 
→ The leaves had been swept into huge piles.   
  [+carpet] velours  m  
→ the carpet's thick pile   
→ The pile's wearing a bit thin.   
 * 
(=lots) 
piles of sth  des tas de qch 
I've got piles of questions for you.  J'ai des tas de questions à vous poser. 
to have piles of money  avoir des masses d'argent 
a pile of sth  un tas de qch 
I've got a pile of work to do.  J'ai un tas de travail à faire. 
 * 
(=fortune) 
to make one's pile  faire son beurre *  
→ He made his pile; experts in these matters tell me that Tiny for a long time had a yearly salary of a million and a half.   
   atomic pile pile  f  atomique
  (=impressive house) résidence  f  
→ they usually stay at the family pile in Brittany   
→ Old Wardour Castle, a medieval pile in the woods near Ansty   
  (=supporting post) 
piles  pilotis  m  
on piles  sur pilotis 
→ The house has to be built on piles, sunk down through the soil.   
→ Most of Venice is built on piles.   
  vt 
  (=stack) empiler 
→ Brody picked up the heap of papers and piled them on top of a radiator.   
She piled the newspapers in a corner of the room.  Elle empila les journaux dans un coin de la pièce. 
He was piling clothes into the case.  Il empilait les vêtements dans la valise. 
piled with sth, Tables were piled high with local produce.  Les produits du terroir s'empilaient sur les tables. 
trucks piled with luggage  des camions où s'empilent les bagages 

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fuel cell n. la pile à combustible Reverso General Dictionary 
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'pile {2}' also found in translations in French-English dictionary
pile n. 1) pile (f), 2) battery (f) Reverso General Dictionary 
pile électrique nm. electric cell Reverso General Dictionary 
sur pilotis exp. on piles Reverso General Dictionary 
pile à combustible nm. fuel cell Reverso General Dictionary 
pile au méthanol n. methanol fuel cell ~ 
pile à acide phosphorique n. phosphoric-acid fuel cell ~ 
pile à carbonate fondu n. molten carbonate fuel cell ~ 
pile à membrane polymère n. polymeric membrane fuel cell ~ 
pile à oxyde solide n. solid oxide fuel cell ~ 
pile solaire au silicium n. silicon solar cell ~ 
pile à combustible de grosse puissance n. high capacity fuel cell ~ 
pile solaire à sulfure de cadmium n. cadmium sulfide solar cell ~ 

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