la pile
A feminine noun is used with feminine articles and adjectives (e.g., la dame, la lune).
feminine noun
a. battery
Il faut des piles pour ce nouveau jouet.We need batteries for this new toy.
a. pile
Pourquoi est-ce qu'il y a une pile de vêtements sur le plancher ?Why is there a pile of clothes on the floor?
b. stack
Maman a toujours une pile de livres à côté de son lit.Mom always has a stack of books next to her bed.
a. tails
A word or phrase that is plural (e.g., les livres).
(plural)
Si tu annonces pile mais que ça tombe sur face, tu perds.If you call tails, but heads lands up, you lose.
a. stack
Comment peut-on savoir si la pile d'un ordinateur est pleine ?How can you tell if a computer's stack is full?
5.
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
(colloquial)
(defeat)
a. pounding
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
(colloquial)
A phrase used as a figure of speech or a word that is symbolic in meaning (e.g., to pull someone's leg).
(figurative)
L'équipe de Luc a pris une pile le week-end dernier. Ils ont perdu cinq à zéro.Luc's team took a pounding last weekend. They lost five to zero.
An adverb is a word that describes a verb, an adjective, or another adverb (e.g., très, gentiment).
adverb
a. exactly
À minuit pile, nous crions tous : « Bonne année ! »At exactly midnight, we all shout "Happy New Year!"
b. on the dot (with time)
Arthur arrive toujours à 15 heures pile.Arthur always arrives at 3 p.m. on the dot.
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