pile-on

Principales traductions
Anglais	Français
pile-on n	figurative, informal (concerted attack, criticism)	critiques groupées, attaques groupées nfpl
When Lorna left the influencer a critical comment, she was subjected to a pile-on by his fans.

Verbes à particule
Anglais	Français
pile on vi phrasal	figurative, informal (join in: with criticism, etc.)	en rajouter, en rajouter une couche loc v
When a celebrity makes a controversial remark on social media, other users tend to pile on.

Formes composées
Anglais	Français
pile [sth] on, pile on [sth] vtr + prep	(heap)	empiler⇒ vtr
Robert piled some more coal on the fire.
Robert empila plus de charbon sur le feu.
pile on the [sth] vtr + prep	figurative, informal (guilt, pressure: inflict)	to pile on the guilt : faire culpabiliser [qqn] loc v
My grandmother really knows how to pile on the guilt; if I don't go to see her for a few days, she makes me feel terrible.
Ma grand-mère sait vraiment comment me faire culpabiliser : si je ne vais pas la voir pendant quelques jours, elle me fait me sentir extrêmement coupable.
pile on the [sth] vtr + prep	figurative, informal (work, etc.: impose)	accumuler⇒ vtr
The boss has really been piling on the work lately; I'm struggling to keep up with it.
pile [sth] on [sb] vtr + prep	figurative, informal (work, etc.: impose on)	imposer [qch] à [qqn] vtr + prép
Our maths teacher is piling the homework on us this term; I'm struggling to keep up.
pile on the agony v expr	informal (exaggerate for sympathy)	exagérer (pour se faire plaindre) vi
pile on the pounds v expr	informal (gain a lot of weight)	prendre du poids loc v

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