hoard

tesoro nascosto, scorta

Riserva di oggetti preziosi, cibo o denaro tenuta nascosta per un uso futuro.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Come si usa: a hoard of something (Workers discovered a hoard of ancient coins.)

Sinonimi: stash, cache, stockpile

Espressioni comuni: a hidden hoard, a coin hoard, hoard of gold

accumulare, accaparrare

Continuare a raccogliere e conservare grandi quantità di cose, spesso più del necessario.

In inglese semplice: 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?

Sinonimi: stockpile, stash, accumulate

Espressioni comuni: hoard money, hoard food, hoard old newspapers