nounpl: N/A (already plural)
montes, pilhas, hemorroidas
1. Large quantities or amounts of something stacked together
There were piles of books on the floor.
Havia montes de livros no chão.
2. A heap or stack of objects
She made a pile of dirty laundry.
Ela fez uma pilha de roupa suja.
3. A fortune or large amount of money (informal)
He made piles of money from his business.
Ele fez muito dinheiro com seu negócio.
4. Hemorrhoids (medical term)
He suffered from piles.
Ele sofria de hemorroidas.
5. Heavy wooden posts driven into the ground as support for structures
The bridge was built on concrete piles.
A ponte foi construída sobre estacas de concreto.
NYC Slang
stacks (referring to money)
Related Idioms & Phrases
make a pile - fazer fortuna
piles of money - muito dinheiro
at the bottom of the pile - no fundo da pilha
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