What does entasser in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word entasser in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use entasser in French.

The word entasser in French means pile up, heap up, accumulate, stockpile, hoard, stuff, cram, squeeze, be piled up, be heaped up. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word entasser

pile up, heap up

verbe transitif (empiler, mettre en tas)

(phrasal verb, transitive, separable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, divisible--for example, "call off" [=cancel], "call the game off," "call off the game.")
Grand-mère entasse de vieux objets dans le grenier.
Grandma piles up old things in the attic.

accumulate, stockpile, hoard

verbe transitif (accumuler)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Elle a entassé beaucoup de vieilleries.
She has accumulated a lot of old stuff.

stuff, cram, squeeze

verbe transitif (serrer)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Elle a entassé ses affaires dans sa valise.
She stuffed her things into her suitcase.

be piled up, be heaped up

verbe pronominal (s'accumuler)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Mes affaires s'entassent dans le débarras : il faut absolument que je fasse du rangement.
My things are piled up in the closet; I simply must do some tidying up.

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