pila
Meanings
Noun
1. small battery
2. pile, stack, heap, mound
3. a lot (colloquial, chiefly Uruguay, Dominican Republic)
4. pile (heraldry)
5. sink; washbasin
6. font, baptismal font
Examples36
dar pila de miedo
to be very scary
pila de gente
a lot of people
pila de vainas
a lot of things
Tengo una pila de papeles encima de la mesa con órdenes de trabajo.
I have a stack of papers on my desk with work orders.
Me he quedado sin pila.
My battery ran out.
Necesita pilas nuevas.
It needs new batteries.