French Conversation · Level 150
30 words
French word
entasser
Pronunciation
IPA/ɑ̃tase/
Meaning
- verbstack
Example
Ils entassent des cartons dans le garage.
They are stacking cardboard boxes in the garage.
More examples
On entasse trop de choses dans la voiture.
We cram too many things into the car.
Core concept
Boxes pressed together until a garage becomes a tight, crowded heap.
Common phrases
entasser des cartons
stack cardboard boxes
entasser des vêtements
pile up clothes
Similar words
empiler: To stack items neatly on top of one another.
tasser: To press something down to remove gaps and make it more compact.
bourrer: To force things into a space until it is tightly filled.
accumuler: To gradually build up and store increasing amounts over time.
Definition in French
Amasser ou pousser des choses dans un espace restreint, de sorte qu'elles forment une accumulation serrée et souvent encombrée.
Word origin
French entasser combines en- with tas, meaning heap, and the verb ending -er to express putting things into a heap.
Usage tips
- Entasser often suggests disorder or uncomfortable crowding rather than neat stacking, and it can also take people as its object.