pit pony in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for pit pony in the English»French Dictionary

pit pony N

pit pony

cheval m de mine

Translations for pit pony in the English»French Dictionary

pony [Brit ˈpəʊni, Am ˈpoʊni] N

1. pony:

pony

poney m

pony attr ride, trekking

à poney

2. pony Brit (£25):

pony inf

vingt-cinq livres sterling

I.pit [Brit pɪt, Am pɪt] N

1. pit (for storage, weapons, bodies):

pit

fosse f

2. pit MIN:

pit

mine f

to work at the pit

travailler à la mine

to go down the pit

aller travailler à la mine

to work down the pit

être mineur

to work down the pit attr closure, fire, gates

de mine

to work down the pit strike, village

de mineurs

pit disaster

désastre m minier

3. pit (hollow):

pit

creux m

the pit of the stomach

le creux du ventre

a pit of depravity fig

un abîme de dépravation

4. pit (trap):

pit

trappe f

5. pit Am (in peach, cherry, olive):

pit

noyau m

6. pit FIN:

pit

corbeille f

trading pit

parquet m de la Bourse

wheat pit

Bourse f du blé

7. pit THEAT:

pit

parterre m

8. pit MOTOR:

pit (at garage)

fosse f

pit (at racetrack)

stand m

9. pit Brit (bed):

pit inf

pieu m inf

pit inf

lit m

II.pit <pres part pitting; pret, pp pitted> [Brit pɪt, Am pɪt] VB trans

1. pit (in struggle):

to pit sb against opponent

opposer qn à

the match will pit Scotland against Brazil

le match opposera l'Écosse au Brésil

2. pit (mark):

pit tool: surface, stone

marquer

pit acid: metal

ronger

her skin was pitted by smallpox/acne

elle avait la peau grêlée par la variole/marquée par l'acné

3. pit Am (remove stones from):

pit peach, cherry, olive

dénoyauter

III.to pit oneself VB refl

to pit oneself refl:

to pit oneself against sb

se mesurer à qn

to pit one's wits against sb

se mesurer à qn

IV.pit [Brit pɪt, Am pɪt]

it's the pits inf! (of place, workplace)

c'est l'enfer!

this place is the pits (of the earth) inf

c'est un des coins les plus moches du globe inf

to dig a pit for sb

tendre un piège à qn

pit pony in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for pit pony in the English»French Dictionary

pony [ˈpəʊni, Am ˈpoʊ-] N

pony

poney m

I.pit¹ [pɪt] N

1. pit (in ground):

pit

fosse f

2. pit (mark) a. MED:

pit

marque f

in the pit of the stomach

dans le creux de l'estomac

3. pit COMPUT, TECH (hollow, depression):

pit

creux m

4. pit (mine):

pit

mine f

5. pit THEAT, MUS (area of seating):

pit

parterre m

orchestra pit

fosse f d'orchestre

6. pit (in motor racing):

pit

stand m

Phrases:

to be the pits inf

être nul

II.pit¹ [pɪt] VB trans

1. pit (make holes in):

pit

creuser un trou

pitted by small pox

grêlé par la petit vérole

2. pit place in opposition:

to pit sb against sb

opposer qn contre qn

I.pit² <-tt-> [pɪt] Am N

pit

noyau m

II.pit² <-tt-> [pɪt] Am VB trans

pit

dénoyauter

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

While there, he was injured when kicked by a pit pony.

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At this junction there is one of two pit pony watering holes on the east side of the mountain.

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Willie found work at the mine lonely and unfriendly; as a result he forms a bond with a pit pony horse in order to make it through each day.

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There is usually a pit pony on site and the museum has a significant collection of safety lamps.

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The men had their favourites and would often share their lunch with their pit pony.

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The lads would sometimes take them to shows and exhibit them in pit pony classes.

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To replace female and child labour the pit pony was more widely introduced.

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