No. 10,269 in Catalan
piles
Batteries.
In a sentence
He comprat piles per al comandament de la tele.
I bought batteries for the TV remote.
In this sentence, "piles" refers to batteries.
Aquest matí he anat a reciclar piles usades.
This morning I went to recycle used batteries.
Here, "piles" again means batteries, specifically used ones being recycled.
Tinc piles de papers per revisar.
I have stacks of papers to review.
In this sentence, "piles" means stacks or heaps, indicating a large quantity.
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