pile-up

pile·up or pile-up  (plp)

n.

1. Informal A serious collision usually involving several motor vehicles.

2. An accumulation: "the pile-up of unsold autos" (New York Times).

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pile-up

noun (Informal) collision, crash, accident, smash, smash-up (informal), multiple collision a 54-car pile-up

Translations

pile-up [ˈpaɪlʌp] N (Aut) → accidente m múltiple, choque m en cadena
there was a pile-up on the motorway → chocaron varios coches en cadena en la autopista, hubo un accidente múltiple en la autopista

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pile-up

n (= car crash) → (Massen)karambolage f, → Massenzusammenstoß m

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pile-up [ˈpaɪlˌʌp] n (Aut) (fam) → tamponamento a catena

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pile-up [ˈpaɪlˌʌp] n (Aut) (fam) → tamponamento a catena

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pile-up → تكدس hromadná srážka harmonikasammenstød Massenkarambolage καραμπόλα choque en cadena ketjukolari carambolage lančani sudar tamponamento a catena 山積み 연쇄 충돌 opeenstapeling opphopning nagromadzenie choque em cadeia, engavetamento нагромождение seriekrock กองขึ้นมา yığılmak tai nạn liên hoàn 堆积物