stack up

stæk ʌp
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Translation of stack up into French

Phrasal verb

1.

physical arrangement

tr.
arrange objects into a neat pile
tr.
  • She stacked up the books on the shelf.Elle a empilé les livres sur l'étagère.
2.

accumulation

intr.US
accumulate over time
intr.US
  • The work began to stack up on his desk.Le travail commençait à s'accumuler sur son bureau.
3.

comparison

intr.
compare in quality or performance
intr.
  • How does this car stack up against the competition?Comment cette voiture se compare-t-elle à la concurrence ?
4.

logical sense

intr.RareUS
make sense, seem logical
intr.RareUS
  • His alibi doesn't stack up under scrutiny..Son alibi ne tient pas la route sous examen.
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Expressions with stack up: examples in English and translations in French

comparer à
se comparer à
How does this car stack up against the competition?
accumuler
entasser
If you don't pay on time, you'll stack up bills quickly.

Synonyms and analogies of stack up in English

Examples of stack up in a sentence

  • He stacked up the logs for the fire.
  • Emails started to stack up in her inbox.
  • Unpaid bills can stack up quickly if ignored.
  • Let's see how these two phones stack up.
  • The new model stacks up well against its rivals.
  • The story just doesn't stack up.

Translations of "stack up" in Context ordered by category and frequency

Verb
empilerv.

The paperwork was starting to stack up, making it hard to concentrate.

La paperasse commençait à s'empiler, rendant la concentration difficile.

accumulerv.

Over the years, his regrets seemed to stack up like unread letters.

Au fil des années, ses regrets semblaient s'accumuler comme des lettres non lues.

superposerv.

In order to increase output, you can stack up to three decks whilst maintaining good ergonomics.

Pour intensifier la production, il est possible de superposer trois niveaux en conservant une bonne ergonomie.

entasserv.

The debris in the garden was beginning to stack up after the storm.

Les débris dans le jardin commençaient à s'entasser après la tempête.

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Other translations for stack up:

  • se comparerv.
  • s'empilerv.
  • tenir la routev.
  • s'accumulerv.
  • gerberv.

stack up: Examples and translations in context

The unread books on my shelf continue to stack up, waiting for my attention.

Les livres non lus sur mon étagère continuent de s'empiler, attendant mon attention.

Twenty slices of bread stack up next to the other slice.

Vingt tranches de pain s'empilent à côté de l'autre tranche.

You have limited time to stack up the tiles as per the blueprint.

Vous avez un temps limité pour empiler les tuiles que par le plan.

The latter can quickly stack up and entail much time-consuming work.

Ces dernières peuvent rapidement s'empiler et requérir des efforts laborieux.

Put the lid on before stack up glass food containers.

Mettez le couvercle avant d'empiler les récipients pour aliments en verre.

Just let them stack up, into a sheet on the line.

Laissez-les empiler, dans une feuille sur la ligne.

Give your toddler things to stack up.

Donnez à votre enfant des objets qu'ils peuvent empiler.

Unpaid fines stack up and eventually turn into a serious financial burden.

Les amendes impayées s'accumulent et finissent par devenir un vrai fardeau financier.

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