hoard

réserve cachée, trésor

Ensemble d’objets précieux, de nourriture ou d’argent caché pour être utilisé plus tard.

En anglais simple : A supply of valuable things, food, or money kept hidden for later use.

• They found a hoard of coins.
• She kept a small hoard of food under her bed.
• The buried hoard contained silver cups.

Comment l'utiliser : a hoard of something (Workers discovered a hoard of ancient coins.)

Synonymes : stash, cache, stockpile

Expressions courantes : a hidden hoard, a coin hoard, hoard of gold

accumuler, amasser

Continuer à rassembler et à stocker beaucoup de choses, souvent plus que nécessaire.

En anglais simple : To keep collecting and storing large amounts of things, often more than you need.

• He hoards old magazines.
• People began hoarding food during the shortage.
• Why do you hoard things you never use?

Synonymes : stockpile, stash, accumulate

Expressions courantes : hoard money, hoard food, hoard old newspapers