hoard

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

Translation

n. ackumulering eller lagring av pengar, mat eller andra värdefulla föremål
vt. & vi. ackumulera och lagra (något)
Word Forms
Present Participlehoarding
Third Person Singularhoards
Past Tensehoarded
Pluralhoards
Past Participlehoarded

Phrases & Collocations

amass a hoard

samla en skattkista

hoard of treasure

skattkista med skatter

Example Sentences

a hoard of Romano-British bronzes.

en skattkista med romersk-britanniska bronsföremål.

speculative hoarding of scarce supplies

spekulativ hamstring av knappa förråd.

he came back to rescue his little hoard of gold.

han kom tillbaka för att rädda sin lilla skattkista med guld.

a hoard of secret information about his work.

en skattkista med hemlig information om hans arbete.

many of the boat people had hoarded rations.

många av båtflyktingarna hade hamstrat rationer.

thousands of antiques hoarded by a compulsive collector.

tusentals antikviteter som samlats av en tvångsmässig samlare.

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

Han förvarade en liten skattkista med choklad i sin översta låda.

She hoards her money — she never spends it.

Hon samlar på pengar – hon spenderar aldrig på dem.

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