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pile.

heap, stack

4 characters2 syllables approx.Français language

Meaning & usage

noun/pil/

  1. heap, stack

    feminine
    pile de cartons

  2. pillar

    feminine

  3. battery

    feminine
    pile électrique

  4. tails

    feminine
    pile ou face

  5. pile

    feminine
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Old French, from Latin pīla (through Italian pila for the “battery” sense). The “tail of a coin” sense is probably derived from previous senses, but it's not known for sure.

adv/pil/

  1. just, exactly

    colloquial

  2. dead (of stopping etc.); on the dot, sharp (of time), smack

    colloquial
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Old French, from Latin pīla (through Italian pila for the “battery” sense). The “tail of a coin” sense is probably derived from previous senses, but it's not known for sure.

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