English-Italian translations for accumulate

• accumularsi
  Può accumularsi nel tessuto celebrale e nel sistema nervoso, dove provoca gravi danni. Mercury can accumulate in brain tissue and the nervous system, where it can wreak great havoc.
  D'altro canto, però, in determinate circostanze è nota la tossicità della sostanza che può accumularsi negli organismi viventi, anche nel corpo umano. On the other hand, however, under certain circumstances mercury is known to be harmful and can accumulate in living organisms, including the human body.
  Abbiamo perso un'occasione per vietare quelle sostanze, che quindi continueranno ad accumularsi nei corpicini dei bambini europei e a provocare molti problemi di salute. We have missed an opportunity to ban those substances, which will continue to accumulate in the little bodies of Europe's children and cause numerous health problems.

Definition of accumulate

• To heap up in a mass; to pile up; to collect or bring together (either literally or figuratively
• To grow or increase in quantity or number; to increase greatly
• To take a higher degree at the same time with a lower degree, or at a shorter interval than usual
• Collected; accumulated

Examples

• He wishes to accumulate a sum of money.

Related words

• accumulated
• bioaccumulate
• accumulate#Inglese|accumulate
• accumulated depreciation