pit prop in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for pit prop in the English»French Dictionary

pit prop N

pit prop

étai m de mine

Translations for pit prop in the English»French Dictionary

I.prop [Brit prɒp, Am prɑp] N

1. prop (support):

prop CONSTR, TECH

étai m

2. prop (supportive person):

prop

soutien m (for pour)

3. prop THEAT abrév:

prop

accessoire m

stage prop

accessoire m de théâtre

4. prop inf AVIAT abrév:

prop

hélice f

5. prop SPORTS (in rugby):

prop

pilier m

6. prop:

prop (for plant)

tuteur m

prop (for crop)

rame f

II.prop <pres part propping; pret, pp propped> [Brit prɒp, Am prɑp] VB trans

1. prop (support):

prop roof, tunnel, wall

étayer

I propped his head on a pillow

je lui ai soutenu la tête avec un oreiller

2. prop (lean):

to prop sb/sth against sth

appuyer qn/qc contre qc

III.to prop oneself against VB refl

to prop oneself against refl < pres part propping; pret, pp propped> tree, wall:

to prop oneself against

s'appuyer à

See also property, propeller

I.property [Brit ˈprɒpəti, Am ˈprɑpərdi] N

1. property U (belongings):

property

propriété f

property

bien(s) m(pl)

government property

propriété f de l'État

‘private property’ (on sign)

‘propriété privée’

that is not your property

cela ne vous appartient pas

2. property U (real estate):

property

biens mpl immobiliers

to have property abroad

avoir des biens à l'étranger

to invest in property

investir dans l'immobilier m

property was damaged

il y a eu des dégâts matériels

property was damaged attr company, development, group, law, speculator, value

immobilier/-ière

property was damaged market, prices

de l'immobilier

3. property C (house):

property

propriété f

the property is detached

c'est une maison indépendante

4. property (characteristic):

property CHEM, PHYS

propriété f

5. property LAW (copyrighted work):

property

propriété f

II.properties N npl

1. properties FIN:

properties

immobilier m

2. properties THEAT:

properties

accessoires mpl

III.property [Brit ˈprɒpəti, Am ˈprɑpərdi]

to be hot property

être demandé

property is theft

la propriété, c'est le vol

propeller [Brit prəˈpɛlə, Am prəˈpɛlər] N

propeller AVIAT, NAUT

hélice f

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 prop in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for pit prop in the English»French Dictionary

prop¹ [prɒp, Am prɑ:p] N

1. prop (support):

prop

support m

2. prop pl THEAT, CINE:

prop

accessoire m

prop² [prɒp, Am prɑ:p] N

1. prop ECON → proprietor

2. prop → propeller

See also proprietor, propeller

proprietor N

proprietor

propriétaire m

propeller N

propeller

hélice f

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