stack
BrE /stæk/ AmE /stæk/
noun / verb en → es
a collection of objects, such as books or plates, placed one on top of another
pila, montón
- stack of something
Collocations stack of papers · stack of books
-
There was a stack of newspapers on the table.
Había una pila de periódicos sobre la mesa.
a large number of items stored in one place, often for sale or use
almacén, bodega
- stack of something
Collocations stack of goods · stack of inventory
-
The warehouse has a huge stack of furniture.
El almacén tiene una gran pila de muebles.
to put objects one on top of another to form a pile or stack
apilar, montar
- [transitive], T + obj
Collocations stack books · stack plates
-
She stacked the chairs on top of each other.
Ella apiló las sillas una encima de la otra.
a group of computer instructions waiting to be processed by a program or system
pila (de instrucciones)
- [singular]
-
The computer's stack overflowed.
La pila del ordenador se desbordó.
Phrasal verbs
acumularse, apilarse
-
The bills are starting to stack up.
Las facturas empiezan a acumularse.
desfavorecer, perjudicar
-
The odds are stacked against us.
Las probabilidades están en contra de nosotros.
Idioms
manipular las cartas, manipular la situación a favor
-
They stacked the deck in their favour.
Manipularon la situación a su favor.