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"Pile" is a noun which is often translated as "el montón", and "hair" is a noun which is often translated as "el pelo". Learn more about the difference between "pile" and "hair" below.
pile(
payl
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
a. el montón (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Would you please clear up the pile of toys you left in the living room?¿Podrías recoger el montón de juguetes que dejaste en la sala?
2. (colloquial) (large amount)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. el montón (M) (colloquial)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
I'm going to have to stay up all night to finish this pile of work I have.Tengo que trabajar toda la noche para terminar el montón de trabajo que tengo.
b. la pila (F) (colloquial)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
The teacher gave us a pile of homework to do over vacation.El profesor nos dejó una pila de tareas para hacer durante las vacaciones.
3. (colloquial) (riches)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. la fortuna (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Robert is so lucky; he made a pile gambling in Las Vegas.Robert es suertudo; hizo una fortuna apostando en Las Vegas.
4. (colloquial) (large building)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. el pilote (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
They are installing huge piles for the foundation of that building.Están instalando unos pilotes inmensos para cimentar ese edificio.
6. (rug fibers)
7. (physics)
a. la pila (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
You could make a voltaic pile from two coins, paper towel, water, and salt.Podrías fabricar una pila eléctrica con dos monedas, papel toalla, agua y sal.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
9. (to crowd)
a. apiñarse
I had to take grandma to buy socks, so the whole family had to pile into the car for the ride.Tuve que llevar a la abuela a comprar calcetines, así que toda la familia tuvo que apiñarse en el auto para el viaje.
piles
A plural noun indicates that there is more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
10. (medicine)
a. las hemorroides (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Stephen used to get piles frequently in his job as a taxi driver.Stephen solía padecer de hemorroides frecuentemente en su trabajo de taxista.
b. las almorranas (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Andrea sits on a special cushion at work to avoid getting piles.Andrea se sienta sobre un cojín especial en el trabajo para evitar sufrir de almorranas.
hair(
hehr
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
a. el pelo (M) (on a human head)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
You have to put your hair up to work in my kitchen.Tienes que recogerte el pelo para trabajar en mi cocina.
b. el cabello (M) (on a human head)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The princess had long blond hair.La princesa tenía el cabello largo y rubio.
c. el vello (M) (on a human body)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Waxing facial hair is quite painful.Eliminar el vello facial con cera es bastante doloroso.
3. (on animals)
4. (fine hair)
a. la pelusa (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The leaves were covered in very fine hairs.Las hojas estaban cubiertas de una pelusa muy fina.
This mohair sweater sheds a lot of hair.Este suéter de mohair bota mucha pelusa.
An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
a. capilar
Dandruff is a hair problem in which flakes form on the scalp.La caspa es un problema capilar en el que se producen descamaciones en el cuero cabelludo.
b. para el pelo
I bought a hair product based on natural products.Me compré un producto para el pelo hecho de productos naturales.
