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accumuler

accumulate, pile up

verb ah-kew-mew-LEH Rare
Mind & Emotions Mental States

Origin: Latin 'accumulare' (to heap up)

Usage Note

Accumuler often appears in financial or figurative contexts, such as accumulating debts or experience. The noun accumulation (f) is widely used in parallel. In informal speech, s'accumuler (reflexive) describes a backlog building up, as in unpaid bills or unanswered emails.

Examples

"Elle accumule les dettes depuis des mois."

Natural Translation

She has been accumulating debts for months.

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