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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:
pile [sth] on,
pile on [sth] vtr + prep | (heap) | apilar⇒ vtr |
| | | amontonar⇒ vtr |
| | Robert piled some more coal on the fire. |
| pile on the [sth] vtr + prep | figurative, informal (guilt, pressure: inflict) | hacer sentir algo loc verb |
| | My grandmother really knows how to pile on the guilt; if I don't go to see her for a few days, she makes me feel terrible. |
| | Mi abuela realmente sabe hacerme sentir culpa, si no la visito por unos días me hace sentir horrible. |
| pile on the [sth] vtr + prep | figurative, informal (work, etc.: impose) | dar⇒ vtr |
| | | cargar⇒ vtr |
| | | imponer⇒ vtr |
| | The boss has really been piling on the work lately; I'm struggling to keep up with it. |
| pile [sth] on [sb] vtr + prep | figurative, informal (work, etc.: impose on) | darle algo a loc verb |
| | | cargarle algo a loc verb |
| | | imponerle algo a loc verb |
| | Our maths teacher is piling the homework on us this term; I'm struggling to keep up. |
| pile on vi phrasal | figurative, informal (join in: with criticism, etc.) | exagerar⇒ vtr |
| | When a celebrity makes a controversial remark on social media, other users tend to pile on. |