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hoarding

/ˈhɔːdɪŋ/

/ˈhɔrdɪŋ/

hoardingnoun

hoardings

/ˈhɔːdɪŋ/

/ˈhɔrdɪŋ/

Translations

panneau d'affichage

The new movie poster was prominently displayed on the hoarding near the city center.

L'affiche du nouveau film était bien visible sur le panneau d'affichage près du centre-ville.

palissade de chantierConstruction.

Brightly painted hoardings surrounded the building work, shielding it from passing traffic.

Des palissades de chantier vivement peintes entouraient les travaux, les protégeant de la circulation.

thésaurisationPsychologie ; accumulation compulsive d’objets.

His hoarding of canned goods filled the entire basement.

Sa thésaurisation de conserves a rempli tout le sous-sol.

Additional translations

accumulationSens général ; moins précis que thésaurisation.

Definitions

A large board used for displaying advertisements in public places.

The new movie poster was prominently displayed on the hoarding near the city center.

The act of accumulating and storing a large amount of items, often secretly.

His hoarding of canned goods filled the entire basement.

A temporary fence or barrier erected around a construction site to screen it from view and keep the public out.

Brightly painted hoardings surrounded the building work, shielding it from passing traffic.

Synonyms

hoardinggerund / present participle

/ˈhɔː.dɪŋ/

/ˈhɔr.dɪŋ/

Used attributively to describe people, animals or behaviour characterised by the excessive accumulation of items.

Translations

thésaurisantPsychologie ; décrit un comportement d’accumulation compulsive.

She was receiving treatment for her hoarding behaviour.

Elle suivait un traitement pour son comportement thésaurisant.

Definitions

Characterised by or relating to the compulsive accumulation of items.

She was receiving treatment for her hoarding behaviour.

Synonyms

squirreling (away)

grubbing (up)

hoardverb

hoarding

ing-form

hoarded

Past Simple

hoarded

Past Participle

hoarding

ing-form

/hɔːd/

/hɔrd/

Translations

thésauriserSurtout pour de l’argent, des biens ou des ressources conservés par peur du manque ou par avidité.

She began to hoard canned goods in the basement in case of an emergency.

Elle a commencé à thésauriser des conserves dans la cave en cas d’urgence.

amasserSens général : accumuler en grande quantité.

She began to hoard canned goods in the basement in case of an emergency.

Elle a commencé à amasser des conserves dans la cave en cas d’urgence.

Additional translations

accumulerPlus neutre, selon le contexte ; peut rendre l’idée d’accumulation importante ou excessive.

mettre en réservePour des provisions ou des ressources conservées pour plus tard.

Definitions

To accumulate and store away a supply of something, often secretly or in large quantities.

She began to hoard canned goods in the basement in case of an emergency.

To keep something to oneself, often out of a sense of greed or fear of scarcity.

He tends to hoard information, rarely sharing what he knows with his colleagues.

Synonyms

Antonyms

give away

hoardnoun

Definitions

A stock or store of money or valued objects, typically one that is secret or carefully guarded.

The archaeologists discovered a hoard of ancient coins buried beneath the old oak tree.

An amassed collection of items, often kept hidden or in reserve.

She had a hoard of vintage comic books stored in her attic.

A store of food or other provisions collected by an animal for future use.

The squirrel's hoard of acorns kept it well-fed throughout the cold months.