gravel pit in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for gravel pit in the English»French Dictionary

gravel pit N

gravel pit

gravière f

Translations for gravel pit in the French»English Dictionary

gravière

gravel pit

Translations for gravel pit in the English»French Dictionary

I.gravel [Brit ˈɡrav(ə)l, Am ˈɡrævəl] N

1. gravel U CONSTR:

gravel (coarse)

graviers mpl

gravel (fine)

gravillons mpl

2. gravel MED:

gravel

calculs mpl

II.gravel [Brit ˈɡrav(ə)l, Am ˈɡrævəl] ADJ a. gravelled, graveled Am

gravel path, road:

gravel

gravillonné

III.gravel [Brit ˈɡrav(ə)l, Am ˈɡrævəl] VB trans

gravel

gravillonner

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

gravel pit in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for gravel pit in the English»French Dictionary

I.gravel [ˈgrævəl] N

1. gravel (small stones):

gravel

gravier m

a gravel path/driveway

une allée de gravier

2. gravel MED:

gravel

calcul m

II.gravel [ˈgrævəl] VB trans

gravel

gravillonner

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

A gravel pit, opened in the mid-1800s, existed there previously.

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The mall was constructed on the site of a former gravel pit.

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The south side of the gravel pit was for fishing, boating and picnicking.

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Martin was also a real estate dealer and the owner of a gravel pit and several farms.

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Due to the former use as gravel pit the park level is between five to seven metres below the surrounding street level.

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The name is a contraction of gravel pit, several of which are in the area.

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The layout was a banked oval, utilizing the steep sides of the old gravel pit which the circuit was built on.

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The public house was near a gravel pit that was used for staging bare-knuckle fist fights, and was probably itself named after the sport.

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The line was cut back south of the station to serve a gravel pit from 1972, but this in turn closed in 1991.

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Its former rural community partly remains following the construction of nearby motorways and gravel pit extraction.

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