What does tas in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word tas in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use tas in French.

The word tas in French means pile, heap, minger, tons of, loads of , lots of, go off the road, in heaps, rush in, on-the-job training, trained on the job, sit-down strike, on the job, in the field, woodpile, ash heap, scrapheap, pile of scrap, heap of scrap, heap of junk, piece of junk, pile of sand, heap of sand, heap of scrap, heap of scrap metal, heap of junk, pile of scrap, fire into the crowd. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word tas

pile, heap

nom masculin (amoncellement)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Je fais un tas des feuilles mortes pour les brûler.
I'm making a pile of dead leaves, so that I can burn them.

minger

nom masculin (argot (fille laide) (UK, pejorative, slang)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Quel tas, cette Virginie !
Virginia's really ugly!

tons of

(familier (beaucoup de) (figurative)

(plural noun: Noun always used in plural form--for example, "jeans," "scissors.")
Je n'ai pas le temps de te parler, j'ai un tas de trucs à faire.
I haven't got time to talk to you - I've got tons of stuff to do.

loads of , lots of

(familier (beaucoup de) (informal)

(plural noun: Noun always used in plural form--for example, "jeans," "scissors.")
Il y a des tas de babioles dans notre grenier. Des tas de gens rêveraient d'être à ta place !
Heaps of people would love to be in your shoes!

go off the road

locution verbale (familier (faire une sortie de route)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Si tu conduis comme ça par temps de pluie, tu vas aller au tas !

in heaps

locution adjectivale (empilé sans ordre)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")

rush in

locution verbale (avancer sans discernement)

on-the-job training

nom féminin (apprentissage empirique)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

trained on the job

locution adjectivale (formé sur le lieu de travail)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
Dans le temps, on était souvent formé sur le tas.

sit-down strike

nom féminin (grève avec occupation) (protest action)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les ouvriers ont déclenché une grève sur le tas pour empêcher le déménagement de leurs machines.

on the job, in the field

locution adverbiale (en pratiquant)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
J'ai appris la plus grande partie de mon travail sur le tas.

woodpile

nom masculin (amoncellement de bois coupé)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

ash heap

nom masculin (amoncellement)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

scrapheap

nom masculin (amoncellement d'objets en fer)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

pile of scrap, heap of scrap, heap of junk

nom masculin (familier (vieille voiture) (car: figurative, pejorative, informal)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

piece of junk

nom masculin (familier (vieil objet) (pejorative, informal)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

pile of sand, heap of sand

nom masculin (amoncellement de sable)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

heap of scrap, heap of scrap metal

nom masculin (empilage de ferraille)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

heap of junk, pile of scrap

nom masculin (péjoratif (voiture mal entretenue) (pejorative)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

fire into the crowd

locution verbale (tirer au hasard sur la foule)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

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