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Concise Oxford Paravia Italian Dictionary © 2009 Pearson Paravia Bruno Mondadori spa e Oxford University Press:
1. heap /hiːp/
  1. n.
    1. mucchio m., cumulo m.;
      to pile sth. up in a ~ o in ~s ammucchiare qcs.;
      to lie in a ~ [person] essere accasciato;
      [objects] essere ammassato
    1. colloq. (lot) ~s of un mucchio o sacco di [work, problems, time, food]
  1. heaps avv. colloq. to feel ~s better sentirsi mille volte meglio;
    ~s more room ancora un sacco di spazio.
2. heap /hiːp/ tr.
  1. (pile) See→ heap up
  1. fig. (shower) to ~ [sth.] on sb. colmare qcn. di [praise];
    caricare qcn. di [work];
    coprire qcn. di [insults].

Phrasal verbs:
heap up: ~ [sth.] up, ~ up [sth.] ammucchiare [leaves];
ammassare [food];
ricoprire [table] (with di).

'heap' trovato anche in queste voci:
heap: WordReference English-Italiano Dictionary © 2012

heap pigna, anche fig.catasta nf
heap grande quantitàmassa nf
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heap: WordReference English-Italiano Dictionary © 2012

Compound Forms/Forme composte
a heap ofadj literal (an untidy pile of)una pila di
 una montagna di nf
There's a heap of dirty laundry in the laundry room.
a heap ofadj figurative, slang (a lot of)un mucchio di
 un sacco di
Since I retired I've got a heap of time on my hands.
ash heapmucchio di ceneri
bottom of the heapn figurative, informal (sth or sb very lowly)ultima ruota del carro nf
compost heapn (decaying matter for feeding soil)cumulo di compostaggio nm
We put all our kitchen scraps in the compost heap.
Nel mio giardino ho un cumulo di compostaggio.
garbage heapn US (rubbish pile)mucchio di immondizia, mucchio di spazzatura nm
heap of (a lot of) grande quantitàmontagna di nf
heap of (a lot of) grande quantitàmonte di nf
heap praise on sbv (commend sb very highly)coprire di lodi vtr
heap upvtr (form a pile of)accatastare⇒, impilare⇒ vtr
scrap heapmucchio di rifiuti
slag heapcumulo di scorie
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Forum discussions with the word(s) 'heap' in the title:
Discussioni nei forum nel cui titolo è presente la parola 'heap':
at the top of the heap
I put my kitchen waste onto my compost heap
promiscuous heap of junk
rent a heap
to call to the heap of humanity

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