bank up

entasser, amonceler

Accumuler de la terre ou un autre matériau contre quelque chose.

En anglais simple : To pile earth or other material against something.

• Bank up soil around the plants.
• He banked up snow against the shed.
• We banked the earth up around each stem.

Comment l'utiliser : bank something up against something (They banked soil up against the wall.)

Synonymes : pile up, heap up

Expressions courantes : bank up soil, bank up earth

s'accumuler, s'amonceler

Se rassembler en un gros tas ou en une masse épaisse.

En anglais simple : To gather into a large pile or thick mass.

• Snow banked up outside.
• Dark clouds were banking up over the hills.
• Leaves bank up against the fence every autumn.

Synonymes : pile up, accumulate

Expressions courantes : bank up outside, bank up overhead

endiguer

Construire une levée de terre ou d’un autre matériau pour empêcher l’eau ou un autre danger de passer.

En anglais simple : To build a pile of earth or other material to keep out water or another danger.

• They banked up earth to stop the water.
• Workers banked up the riverbanks before the storm.
• We must bank up sand to protect the houses.

Comment l'utiliser : bank something up to do something (They banked earth up to stop the floodwater.)

Synonymes : embank

Expressions courantes : bank up earth, bank up riverbanks