pit stop in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for pit stop in the English»Italian Dictionary

pit stop [Brit, Am ˈpɪt ˌstɑp] N

1. pit stop (in motor racing):

pit stop

sosta f ai box

pit stop

pit stop m

2. pit stop (quick break):

pit stop fig

sosta f

Translations for pit stop in the Italian»English Dictionary

fermata ai box SPORTS

pit stop

fermarsi ai box macchina:

to make a pit stop

fare una breve sosta

to stop somewhere for a little while, to make a pit stop

fare una breve sosta

to stop somewhere for a little while, to make a pit stop

Translations for pit stop in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.pit¹ [Brit pɪt, Am pɪt] N

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

pit

fossa f

pit

buca f

2. pit MIN:

pit

miniera f

to work at the pit

lavorare in miniera

to go down the pit

scendere in miniera

to work down the pit

lavorare giù in miniera, essere minatore

to work down the pit before n closure, gates

della miniera

to work down the pit strike

dei minatori

to work down the pit village

di minatori

pit disaster

disastro in miniera

3. pit (hollow):

pit

cavità f

pit

depressione f

the pit of the stomach

la bocca dello stomaco

a pit of depravity fig

un abisso di depravazione

4. pit (quarry):

gravel pit

cava di ghiaia

5. pit (trap):

pit

trappola f

6. pit ECON:

pit

corbeille f

pit

recinto m delle grida

trading pit

parquet or sala delle contrattazioni

wheat pit

borsa del grano

7. pit THEAT:

pit

platea f

orchestra pit

golfo mistico

8. pit MOTOR:

pit (at garage)

fossa f di riparazione

pit (at racetrack)

box m

9. pit Brit (bed):

pit inf

letto m

II.pit¹ <forma in -ing pitting, pt, pp pitted> [Brit pɪt, Am pɪt] VB trans

1. pit (in struggle):

to pit sb against opponent

opporre qn a

the match will pit Scotland against Brazil

l'incontro vede la Scozia contro il Brasile

to pit one's wits against sb

misurarsi con qn

to pit oneself against sb

misurarsi con qn

2. pit (mark):

pit tool: surface, stone

bucherellare, fare buchi in

pit acid: metal

intaccare

her skin was pitted by smallpox, acne

aveva la pelle butterata dal vaiolo, dall'acne

III.pit¹ [Brit pɪt, Am pɪt]

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

è un inferno!

this place is the pits (of the earth) inf

questo è il posto più schifoso del mondo

to dig a pit for sb

tendere un tranello a qn

I.pit² [Brit pɪt, Am pɪt] N Am (in peach, cherry, olive)

pit

nocciolo m

II.pit² <forma in -ing pitting, pt, pp pitted> [Brit pɪt, Am pɪt] VB trans Am (remove stones from)

pit peach, cherry, olive

snocciolare, denocciolare

I.stop [Brit stɒp, Am stɑp] N

1. stop:

stop (halt, pause)

arresto m

stop (halt, pause)

interruzione f

stop (halt, pause)

pausa f

stop (short stay)

breve pausa f

stop (short stay)

fermata f

stop AVIAT, NAUT

scalo m

to have or make a ten-minute stop for coffee

fare una pausa di dieci minuti per prendere un caffè

to make an overnight stop

fermarsi una notte

to make an overnight stop AVIAT, NAUT

fare uno scalo di una notte

the train makes three stops before London

il treno fa tre fermate prima di Londra

our next stop will be (in) Paris (on tour, trip)

la nostra prossima fermata or tappa sarà Parigi

there are stops in Turin and Genoa

ci fermeremo or faremo tappa a Torino e a Genova

next stop Dover

prossima fermata Dover

next stop home!

adesso andiamo a casa!

we've had too many stops and starts on this project

abbiamo dovuto interrompere e ricominciare questo progetto troppe volte

to be at a stop traffic, production:

essere fermo

to bring sth to a stop

arrestare or fermare qc

to come to a stop vehicle, work, progress:

arrestarsi

to come to a stop vehicle, work, progress:

fermarsi

to put a stop to

mettere fine a or porre termine a

I'll soon put a stop to that!

presto metterò fine a questo!

I'll soon put a stop to that! before n button, lever, signal

d'arresto

2. stop (stopping place):

stop (for bus)

fermata f

stop (for train)

stazione f

stop (for tube, subway)

stazione f

from X to Y is three stops on the bus

ci sono tre fermate d'autobus tra X e Y

I've missed my stop (on bus)

ho perso la mia fermata or non sono sceso alla mia fermata

I've missed my stop (on train)

non sono sceso alla mia stazione

3. stop (punctuation mark):

stop (in telegram)

stop m

stop (in dictation)

punto m

4. stop (device):

stop (for door)

fermaporta m

stop (on window)

nottolino m d'arresto

stop (on typewriter)

marginatore m

stop (for drawer)

blocco m

5. stop MUS (on organ):

stop (pipes)

registro m

stop (knob)

tasto m di registro

6. stop PHOTO (aperture):

stop

diaframma m

7. stop PHON:

stop

occlusiva f

II.stop <forma in -ing stopping, pt, pp stopped> [Brit stɒp, Am stɑp] VB trans

1. stop (cease) person:

stop work, activity

arrestare, cessare, smettere, interrompere

stop what you're doing, that noise

smetti di fare quello che stai facendo, di fare quel rumore

stop it!

fermati! interrompi!

stop it! (that's enough)

basta! smettila!

to stop doing

smettere di fare

to stop smoking

smettere di fumare

he never stops talking

non smette mai di parlare

I can't stop thinking about her

non riesco a smettere di pensare a lei

he couldn't stop laughing

non riusciva a smettere di ridere

it's stopped raining

ha smesso di piovere

stop writing please (in exam)

il tempo è finito, posate le penne

2. stop (bring to a halt):

stop (completely) person, mechanism: person, vehicle, process, match, trial

fermare

stop strike, power cut: activity, production

fermare, arrestare, bloccare

stop (temporarily) person, rain: process, match, trial

interrompere, sospendere

stop strike, power cut: activity, production

interrompere, bloccare

rain stopped play

il gioco è stato interrotto a causa della pioggia

stop the clock!

fermate il cronometro!

something to stop the bleeding

qualcosa per arrestare l'emorragia

to stop a bullet, to stop one inf

essere colpito da una pallottola

the pistol will stop a man at 30 metres

la pistola può colpire un uomo a 30 metri

3. stop (prevent):

stop war, publication

impedire

stop event, ceremony

impedire, ostacolare

stop person

ostacolare, trattenere

I'm leaving and you can't stop me!

me ne vado e non puoi impedirmelo or non puoi fermarmi!

what's to stop you?, what's stopping you?

che cos'è che ti trattiene, ti blocca?

to stop sb (from) doing

impedire a qn di fare

she stopped me (from) making a fool of myself

mi ha fermato prima che mi rendessi ridicolo

you won't be able to stop the marriage (from taking place)

non potrai impedire il matrimonio or che il matrimonio abbia luogo

there's nothing to stop you (from) doing

non c'è nulla che ti impedisca di fare

4. stop (refuse to provide):

stop (definitively) grant, allowance

abolire

stop payments, deliveries, subscription

bloccare

stop gas, electricity, water

tagliare

stop (suspend) grant, payment, subscription, gas

sospendere, bloccare

to stop a cheque

fermare or bloccare un assegno

to stop £50 out of sb's pay Brit

trattenere 50 sterline dallo stipendio di qn

all leave has been stopped

tutti i permessi sono stati bloccati

5. stop (plug):

stop gap, hole

chiudere, otturare, ostruire

stop bottle

chiudere, tappare

to stop a leak

chiudere, tamponare una falla

to stop one's ears

turarsi or tapparsi le orecchie

6. stop MUS:

stop string

bloccare, premere

stop hole

tappare

III.stop <forma in -ing stopping, pt, pp stopped> [Brit stɒp, Am stɑp] VB intr

1. stop (come to a standstill, halt):

stop person, vehicle, clock, machine, heart:

fermarsi

to stop somewhere for lunch

fermarsi da qualche parte per pranzare

everything stopped

tutto si è fermato

2. stop (cease):

stop person, discussion, bleeding, breathing:

fermarsi, smettere, cessare

stop pain, worry, enjoyment, battle:

finire, cessare

stop noise, music, rain:

smettere

to stop for questions

fermarsi per rispondere alle domande

not to know when to stop

non sapere (quando) fermarsi

this is going to have to stop

dovrà finire

without stopping

senza fermarsi

to stop to do

fermarsi per fare

you didn't stop to think

non ti sei fermato a pensare

3. stop Brit (stay):

stop inf

fermarsi

stop inf

rimanere

to stop for dinner

fermarsi a cena

to stop the night with sb

trascorrere la notte presso qn

IV.to stop oneself VB refl

to stop oneself <forma in -ing stopping, pt, pp stopped> (restrain oneself):

to stop oneself

trattenersi

I nearly fell but I stopped myself

stavo per cadere ma mi sono fermato in tempo

to stop oneself (from) doing

trattenersi da fare or impedirsi di fare

he tried to stop himself (from) telling her

ha cercato di trattenersi dal dirglielo

V.stop [Brit stɒp, Am stɑp]

to pull out all the stops

fare l'impossibile (to do per fare)

pit stop in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for pit stop in the English»Italian Dictionary

pit stop N

1. pit stop (in racing):

pit stop

pit stop m inv

2. pit stop fig (quick stop):

pit stop

sosta f (durante un viaggio in auto)

Translations for pit stop in the Italian»English Dictionary

sosta ai box

pit stop

Translations for pit stop in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.pit¹ [pɪt] N

1. pit:

pit (in ground)

fossa f

pit (on metal)

scalfittura f

pit (on face)

segno m

in the pit of one's stomach

alla bocca dello stomaco

2. pit:

pit (in a mine)

pozzo m

pit (coal mine)

miniera m di carbone

pit chalk, gravel

cava f

to go down the pit

scendere in miniera

to work in the pits

lavorare in miniera

fig REL the pit

l'inferno

3. pit:

the pits pl fig inf

il peggio che ci sia

4. pit inf (messy place):

pit

casino m

5. pit THEAT:

pit (seating area)

platea f

pit (orchestral area)

golfo m mistico

Phrases:

the pits pl SPORTS

i box

II.pit¹ <-tt-> [pɪt] VB trans

to be pitted (with sth)

avere segni (causati da qc)

I.pit² <-tt-> [pɪt] N (of fruit)

pit

nocciolo m

II.pit² <-tt-> [pɪt] VB trans FOOD

pit

snocciolare

I.stop [stɑ:p] N

1. stop (break in activity):

stop

pausa f

to come to a stop

fermarsi

to put a stop to sth

metter fine a qc

2. stop (halting place):

stop

tappa f

stop bus stop

fermata f

3. stop MUS:

stop

registro m

Phrases:

to pull out (all) the stops

far tutti gli sforzi possibili e immaginabili

II.stop <- ping, -ped> [stɑ:p] VB trans

1. stop (cause to cease):

stop

fermare

2. stop (refuse payment):

stop payment

sospendere

to stop payment on a check

bloccare un assegno

3. stop (switch off):

stop

spegnere

4. stop (block):

stop

tappare

III.stop <- ping, -ped> [stɑ:p] VB intr

1. stop (cease moving):

stop

fermarsi

2. stop (cease an activity):

to stop doing sth

smettere di fare qc

3. stop (pause):

to stop and think about sth

fare una pausa per riflettere su qc

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The win came despite a drive-through penalty for spinning the rear wheels while the car was jacked up during a pit stop.

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His stop was 17 seconds, his worst pit stop of the day.

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He had moved up to fifth place, on wet tyres, before making a pit stop for dry tyres.

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The pit stop window is open and cars were stationary at the end of the pit lane with red light.

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At his first pit stop, they jammed and his stop lasted over 14 minutes.

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One final scheduled pit stop remained for the leaders.

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His car's gearbox seized after a pit stop.

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School plays, a wacky babysitting adventure, a psychic pit stop, and a retro revisit to a sad song?

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The second pit stop and driver change went better and only one additional laps.

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A long pit stop was needed to make repairs.

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