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tas

pile, heap

noun TAH Less Common
Descriptions & Qualities Degree

Also means

lots (informal)

Usage Note

Tas most literally means a pile or heap (un tas de sable — a heap of sand), but colloquially un tas de functions like 'lots of' or 'a bunch of' (un tas de problèmes — a load of problems). The word is invariable in spelling — the plural is also tas (the 's' is already there). It is informal in the quantifier sense.

Examples

"Il y a un tas de livres sur la table."

Natural Translation

There is a pile of books on the table.

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