Bepill

/bɪˈpɪl/ verb

Definition

To form small balls or balls of fiber on fabric (pilling); to cover with pills or pellets.

Etymology

From 'be-' prefix + 'pill' (from Latin 'pila', a ball). The verb describes both the textile defect of pilling and the general state of being covered in pill-shaped objects.

Kelly Says

Your favorite sweater gets 'bepilled' after washing—it's a real textile problem that deserves a word as funny as the 'be-' verbs were to Shakespeare.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
በ Tablet ላይ
be ta-blet lay
ARالعربية
مع حبوب
maa hubb
BNবাংলা
ঔষধের টা
au-sh-dher to-a
CACatalà
amb pastilles
amb pas-til-les
CSČeština
s tabletami
s ta-ble-ta-mi
DADansk
med piller
med pil-ler
DEDeutsch
mit Pillen
mit pil-len
ELΕλληνικά
με χάπια
me cha-pia
ESEspañol
con píldoras
kon pil-do-ras
FAفارسی
با قرص
ba qar-s
FISuomi
tabletteilla
ta-ble-tte-i-lla
FRFrançais
avec des pilules
avek de pil-yules
GUGU
દવા
da-va
HAHA
da'awa
da-a-wa
HEעברית
עם כדורים
im k-du-rim
HIहिन्दी
गोली से
go-li se
HUMagyar
tablettákkal
ta-ble-tta-kkal
IDBahasa Indonesia
dengan pil
dengan pil
IGIG
n'anya
nya-nya
ITItaliano
con pillole
kon pil-lo-le
JA日本語
錠剤がある
jōtai ga aru
KKKK
таблеттермен
ta-blet-ter-men
KMKM
មានថ្នាំ
ma-an thna-am
KO한국어
약을 먹는다
yak-eul meok-neun-da
MRMR
वेळेसाठी
ve-le-sa-thi
MSBahasa Melayu
dengan pil
dengan pil
MYမြန်မာ
ကျပ်
kyat
NLNederlands
met pillen
met pil-len
NONorsk
med piller
med pil-ler
PAPA
પિલ્લુ
pil-lu
PLPolski
z tabletkami
z ta-ble-t-ka-mi
PTPortuguês
com pílulas
kom pi-lu-las
RORomână
cu pastile
cu pas-ti-le
RUРусский
с таблетками
s tab-let-kami
SVSvenska
med tabletter
med ta-blet-ter
SWKiswahili
na pills
na pills
TAதமிழ்
மருந்து மாத்திரைகள்
marunthu maathrai-gaiy
TEతెలుగు
ఔషధాలతో
au-sh-dha-la-to
THไทย
มีเม็ด
mi met
TLTL
may pills
may pills
TRTürkçe
hap ile
hap ile
UKУкраїнська
з таблетками
z ta-blet-ka-mi
URاردو
دوا
dwa
VITiếng Việt
có viên thuốc
co vien thuoc
YOYO
pẹ́pẹ́
pe-pe
ZH中文
吃药片
chī yào piàn
ZUZU
ne pills
ne pills

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