hoard

[US]/hɔːd/
[UK]/hɔːrd/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. acumulación o almacenamiento de dinero, comida u otros artículos valiosos
vt. & vi. acumular y almacenar (algo)
Word Forms
Gerundiohoarding
Tercera persona singularhoards
Pasadohoarded
Pluralhoards
Participio pasadohoarded

Phrases & Collocations

amass a hoard

acumular una reserva

hoard of treasure

reserva de tesoros

Example Sentences

a hoard of Romano-British bronzes.

un tesoro de bronces romano-británicos

speculative hoarding of scarce supplies

acaparamiento especulativo de suministros escasos

he came back to rescue his little hoard of gold.

regresó para rescatar su pequeño tesoro de oro.

a hoard of secret information about his work.

un tesoro de información confidencial sobre su trabajo.

many of the boat people had hoarded rations.

muchos de los inmigrantes en barco habían acaparado raciones.

thousands of antiques hoarded by a compulsive collector.

miles de antigüedades acumuladas por un coleccionista compulsivo.

He kept a little hoard of chocolates in his top drawer.

Tenía un pequeño tesoro de bombones en su cajón superior.

She hoards her money — she never spends it.

Ella acumula su dinero; nunca lo gasta.

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