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hoarding

UK
/ˈhɔːdɪŋ/
US
/ˈhɔrdɪŋ/

Translations

hoardingnoun
hoardings
pl
UK
/ˈhɔːdɪŋ/
US
/ˈhɔrdɪŋ/
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.
Synonyms
accumulation
stockpiling
collection
cache
storehouse
savings
reserve
hoardinggerund / present participle
UK
/ˈhɔː.dɪŋ/
US
/ˈhɔr.dɪŋ/
Used attributively to describe people, animals or behaviour characterised by the excessive accumulation of items.
thésaurisantPsychologie ; décrit un comportement d’accumulation compulsive.
She was receiving treatment for her hoarding behaviour.
Elle suivait un traitement pour son comportement thésaurisant.
Synonyms
stockpiling
amassing
accumulating
stashing
collecting
gathering
storing
squirreling (away)
grubbing (up)
hoardverb

hoarding

Gerund

hoarded
Past Simple
hoarded
Past Participle
hoarding
Gerund
UK
/hɔːd/
US
/hɔrd/
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.
Synonyms
stash
store
accumulate
amass
collect
gather
save
Antonyms
spend
expend
use
consume
distribute
share
donate
give away
disperse

Definitions

hoardingnoun
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.
hoardinggerund / present participle
Characterised by or relating to the compulsive accumulation of items.
She was receiving treatment for her hoarding behaviour.
hoardverb
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.
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