Military. 1  a body of officers without command authority, appointed to assist a commanding officer. 2  the parts of any army concerned with administrative matters, planning, etc., rather than with actual participation in combat.
Piles or hemorrhoids is a painful condition of inflammation and swelling that affects the veins around the anus or rectum. Although the pain can often be unbearable, in most cases the condition itself is not threatening.
French translation of 'piles'. (= 1  neat stack) pile f in a neat pile soigneusement empilÃ©s â The clothes were folded and in a neat pile. Les vÃªtements Ã©taient pliÃ©s et soigneusement empilÃ©s. to put sth in a pile empiler qch. to be stacked in a pile Ãªtre empilÃ© â The dirty plates had been stacked in a pile on the table.