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pier
UK
/pɪə/
US
/pɪr/
piers
pl
UK
/pɪə/
US
/pɪr/
Translations
The couple enjoyed a romantic walk along the pier at sunset.
Le couple a fait une promenade romantique sur la jetée au coucher du soleil.
The engineers inspected the pier to ensure it could support the new bridge design.
Les ingénieurs ont inspecté la pile du pont pour s'assurer qu'elle pouvait supporter la nouvelle conception du pont.
Additional translations
Definitions
The couple enjoyed a romantic walk along the pier at sunset.
The engineers inspected the pier to ensure it could support the new bridge design.
The ancient temple was adorned with intricately carved piers.
UK
/pɪə/
US
/pɪr/
Used mainly attributively before nouns (e.g., "pier lighting"); it is not normally graded, so comparative and superlative forms are not standard.
Translations
The city installed new pier lighting to improve safety at night.
La ville a installé un nouvel éclairage de jetée pour améliorer la sécurité la nuit.
Definitions
The city installed new pier lighting to improve safety at night.
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Pier Paolo was celebrated for his avant-garde films.
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"Pi" is the sixteenth letter of the Greek alphabet.
The value of pi is crucial in calculations involving circles and spheres.
The compositor cursed when the tray of type fell to the floor and turned into pi.
pier
Comp.
pier
Comp.
piest
Super.
UK
/paɪ/
US
/paɪ/
Used attributively or informally in British English meaning self-righteously pious.
Translations
He adopted a rather pi attitude, lecturing everyone on morality.
Il avait une attitude assez pharisaïque, faisant la leçon à tout le monde sur la morale.
Definitions
He adopted a rather pi attitude, lecturing everyone on morality.
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The apprentice accidentally pied three pages of type.