pile up

acumularse, acumular

Aumentar en cantidad, a menudo porque no se atiende lo pendiente, o reunir una cantidad cada vez mayor.

En inglés sencillo: To increase in number or amount, often because things are not being dealt with.

• My bills are piling up.
• Emails piled up while I was away.
• Do not let unfinished tasks pile up.

Sinónimos: accumulate, build up, mount up

Expresiones frecuentes: pile up quickly, pile up debts, pile up again

apilar, amontonarse

Colocar cosas unas encima de otras, o reunirse estas formando un montón.

En inglés sencillo: To put things on top of each other, or collect into a heap.

• Pile up the plates here.
• Snow piled up against the wall.
• They piled their coats up on a chair.

Cómo se usa: pile something up somewhere (We piled the boxes up beside the door.)

Sinónimos: heap up, stack up

Expresiones frecuentes: pile up books, pile something up, pile up outside

chocar, colisionar

Tener un accidente con un vehículo, especialmente cuando varios vehículos chocan entre sí.

En inglés sencillo: To crash a vehicle, especially when several vehicles hit one another.

• Three cars piled up in the fog.
• Several trucks piled up on the icy road.
• Vehicles began piling up behind the first crash.

Sinónimos: crash, collide

Expresiones frecuentes: pile up here, pile up behind, pile up again