coal pit in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for coal pit in the English»French Dictionary

coal pit N

coal pit

mine f de charbon

Translations for coal pit in the English»French Dictionary

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

I.coal [Brit kəʊl, Am koʊl] N

1. coal U (mineral):

coal

charbon m

a piece or lump of coal

un morceau de charbon

a piece or lump of coal attr cellar, shed, shovel

à charbon

2. coal (individual piece):

coal

charbon m

hot or live coals

charbons mpl ardents

II.coal [Brit kəʊl, Am koʊl] VB trans

coal

ravitailler [qc] en charbon

III.coal [Brit kəʊl, Am koʊl] VB intr

coal ship:

coal

être ravitaillé en charbon

IV.coal [Brit kəʊl, Am koʊl]

as black as coal

noir comme du charbon

to carry coals to Newcastle

porter de l'eau à la rivière

to haul sb over the coals inf

passer un savon à qn inf

coal pit in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for coal pit in the English»French Dictionary

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

coal [kəʊl, Am koʊl] N

coal

charbon m

Phrases:

to carry coals to Newcastle

porter de l'eau à la rivière

to drag sb over the coals

réprimander qn sévèrement

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

In the 1870s, three coal pits were opened and almost 500 miners were employed.

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The wagon was emptied into a river barge (or keel or trow), and the horse drew the empty wagon back to the coal pit.

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He was caught when he fell into an open coal pit, and when brought back to court, he was sentenced to the chain gang.

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Coal was extensively worked; but the majority of the coal pits are exhausted.

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A brown coal pit was in operation here in 1746.

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There are enough stockpiles of coal at hand to bridge the period until the coal pits are fully operational, but the delivery system needs repairs.

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It shows a 55m vertical ladder inside the coal pit.

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By the mid 19th century the area had become a centre of industrial activity with four coal pits and two sandstone quarries in close proximity.

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The railway served for cargo transport only creating an intricate network of sidings into local coal pits.

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Busby would often accompany his father down into the coal pits, but his true aspiration was to become a professional footballer.

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