Grammatical class

Noun

pile

heap, stack

Details

Syllables

pi-le

Phonetics

pil

Grammatical class

Noun

Freq. (books)

18616

Freq. (movies)

10796

Freq. (news)

10272

Variants

Sentences

Pile électrique

Electric battery

A1

Pile de cartons

Stack of cardboard boxes

A1

Pile ou face

Heads or tails

A1

Ma pile est vide.

My battery is flat.

A1

La pile est morte.

The battery died out.

A1

La pile est à plat.

The battery has run out of power.

A1

Tu es pile à l'heure.

You're just in time.

A1

Je dois remplacer la pile de la radio.

I have to replace the radio's battery.

A2

Débarrasse-toi de cette pile de vieux journaux.

Get rid of that heap of old newspapers.

A2

Tom apparut pile au bon moment.

Tom showed up at just the right moment.

B1

Le Kansas est pile poil au milieu des USA.

Kansas is smack dab in the middle of the US.

B1

La partie commence par un tirage à pile ou face.

The game begins with a coin toss.

B1