gravel pit in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for gravel pit in the English»Italian Dictionary

gravel pit [ˈɡrævlpɪt] N

gravel pit

cava f di ghiaia

Translations for gravel pit in the English»Italian Dictionary

gravel pit

cava di ghiaia

Translations for gravel pit in the Italian»English Dictionary

cava di ghiaia

gravel pit

cava di ghiaia

gravel pit

Translations for gravel pit 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.gravel [Brit ˈɡrav(ə)l, Am ˈɡrævəl] N U

1. gravel:

gravel (coarse)

ghiaia f

gravel (fine)

ghiaietto m

2. gravel MED:

gravel

renella f

II.also gravelled, graveledAm ADJ

also gravelled,graveledAm path, road:

also gravelled, graveledAm

ghiaioso, coperto di ghiaia

III.gravel <forma in -ing ecc. gravelling, gravelled, graveling, graveled Am> [Brit ˈɡrav(ə)l, Am ˈɡrævəl] VB trans

gravel

inghiaiare, coprire, cospargere di ghiaia

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

gravel pit in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for gravel pit in the English»Italian Dictionary

gravel pit N

gravel pit

cava f di ghiaia

Translations for gravel pit in the English»Italian Dictionary

pit chalk, gravel

cava f

Translations for gravel pit 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)

gravel [ˈgræ·vəl] N

gravel

ghiaia f

a gravel path

un vialetto di ghiaia

I.pit² <-tt-> [pɪt] N (of fruit)

pit

nocciolo m

II.pit² <-tt-> [pɪt] VB trans FOOD

pit

snocciolare

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

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 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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Behind the woodland is a large lake, the site of a former gravel pit.

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The lake was once a gravel pit, but then included a sandy beach with swimming, water slides and it supports fishing and recreational boating.

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There is a 5.4 ha gravel pit south of the by-pass and a 5.7 ha gravel pit north of the by-pass.

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

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Later in the century a gravel pit operated in the area.

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

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This land has an inactive gravel pit against the hollow wall.

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