pits in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for pits 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

pit worker [ˈpɪtˌwɜːkə(r)] N

pit worker

minatore m

saw pit [Am ˈsɔ ˌpɪt] N

saw pit

= buca in cui sta uno dei due operai addetti alla sega per tronchi d'albero

pit lane [ˈpɪtˌleɪn] N

pit lane

corsia f dei box

gravel pit [ˈɡrævlpɪt] N

gravel pit

cava f di ghiaia

pit pony [Brit] N

pit pony

= razza di pony un tempo impiegata per i lavori in miniera

brine-pit [ˈbraɪnpɪt] N

brine-pit

salina f

snake pit [Brit ˈsneɪk ˌpɪt, Am ˈsneɪk ˌpɪt] N

snake pit

fossa f dei serpenti also fig

bear pit [Brit ˈbɛː pɪt] N

bear pit

fossa f degli orsi

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Translations for pits 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

orchestra pit N

orchestra pit

fossa f dell'orchestra

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)

gravel pit N

gravel pit

cava f di ghiaia

pit-a-pat [ˈpɪ·t̬ə·pæt] ADV N

pit-a-pat → pitter-patter

See also pitter-patter

I.pitter-patter [ˈpɪ·t̬ɚ·pæ·t̬ɚ] ADV

to go pitter-patter feet

muoversi velocemente

to go pitter-patter heart

battere forte

to go pitter-patter rain

picchiettare

II.pitter-patter [ˈpɪ·t̬ɚ·pæ·t̬ɚ] N

pitter-patter of feet

passi m leggeri pl

pitter-patter of heart

battito m

pitter-patter of rain

picchiettio m

Translations for pits in the Italian»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

denocciolare

to pit

box

pit

sosta ai box

pit stop

snocciolare

to pit

buca

pit

pits Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

in the pit of one's stomach

alla bocca dello stomaco

to go down the pit

scendere in miniera

to work in the pits

lavorare in miniera

fig REL the pit

l'inferno

the pits pl fig inf

il peggio che ci sia

the pits pl SPORTS

i box

he is a bottomless pit fig

mangia per quattro

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

During the race, there are pits in which players must stop in order to refuel.

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Reindeer hunters dug systems of pits to catch their pray and these can still be seen.

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The entire servant's quarters were put underground into cellars, lit only by windows at the bottom of grated pits.

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Silage pits and clamps are covered with plastic sheets, while bales are wrapped in plastic stretch-film in order to store the forage under air-free conditions.

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All the pits were closed down between 1956 and 1968.

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There is also hot pits for 38 cars, 105 polished cement pit stalls, and a 10acre m2 campground with elevated motor home parking.

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In those outcroppings researchers could find pottery shards, primitive metal smelting pits, and other archeological detritus.

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The adversarial system is the two-sided structure under which criminal trial courts operate that pits the prosecution against the defense.

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Screams and groans were coming from the pits.

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Home owners are always griping about how their houses are money pits.

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