heypolyglot
Italian

pile

/ˈpajl/noun · masculineB2
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Meaning

fleece

  • A soft, warm synthetic fabric or a garment made from it, like a fleece jacket

In a sentence

Porta un pile caldo perché la sera in montagna fa freddo.

Bring a warm fleece because evenings in the mountains get cold.

Oggi non metto la giacca pesante, mi basta questo pile.

I'm not wearing my heavy jacket today; this fleece is enough.

Hai lavato quel pile blu che abbiamo comprato l'altro giorno?

Did you wash that blue fleece we bought the other day?

Word forms (3)
WordWord forms
pilemasculine · singular
pilemasculine · plural
pilemasculine · plural

Usage notes

  • Invariable noun borrowed from English; masculine in Italian ('il pile').
  • Do not confuse with 'pila' (battery, flashlight).
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