pit in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for 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

gravel pit N

gravel pit

gravière f

coal pit N

coal pit

mine f de charbon

chalk pit [ˈtʃɔːk pɪt] N

chalk pit

carrière f de craie

pit stop N

1. pit stop (in motor racing):

pit stop (for repairs)

arrêt m mécanique

pit stop (for fuel)

arrêt m de ravitaillement

2. pit stop (quick break):

pit stop fig

petite pause f

clay pit N

clay pit

argilière f

clay pit

glaisière f

pit worker N

pit worker

mineur m de fond

pit pony N

pit pony

cheval m de mine

pit prop N

pit prop

étai m de mine

inspection pit N

inspection pit

fosse f de visite or de réparation

pit in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for 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

pit bull N

pit bull

pitbull m

orchestra pit N

orchestra pit

fosse f d'orchestre

I.pit-a-pat [ˌpɪtəˈpæt, Am ˈpɪt̬əpæt] ADV

to go pit-a-pat toddler

aller à petits pas

to go pit-a-pat rain

faire des tapotements

to go pit-a-pat heart

battre

II.pit-a-pat [ˌpɪtəˈpæt, Am ˈpɪt̬əpæt] N

pit-a-pat of feet

petits pas mpl

pit-a-pat of heart, rain

battement rapide m

Translations for pit in the French»English Dictionary

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gouffre

bottomless pit

fosse

pit

stand de ravitaillement

pit

sautoir

jumping pit

avoir l'estomac noué

to feel dreadful in the pit of one's stomach

pit Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

in the pit of the stomach

dans le creux de l'estomac

orchestra pit

fosse f d'orchestre

to pit sb against sb

opposer qn contre qn

to go pit-a-pat toddler

aller à petits pas

to go pit-a-pat rain

faire des tapotements

to go pit-a-pat heart

battre

anxiety gave him a dreadful feeling in the pit of his stomach

l'angoisse lui a noué l'estomac

to feel dreadful in the pit of one's stomach

avoir l'estomac noué

to remove a pit from a cherry Am

ôter un noyau d'une cerise

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The game pits two players against each other, represented by characters from the series.

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Any number of players may occupy a smolder pit.

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The speed limit depends on the size of the track and the size of pit road.

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Despite their small stature, they are very strong, and all are able to set traps in their home territory such as pits and snares.

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A pit sunk into the structure revealed the presence of two earlier substructures.

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As in the battle rounds, coaches pit two of their own team members to compete against each other.

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These pits may have formed when ground ice converted to a gas, thus leaving a void.

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Only the remains of pit houses have been identified, however.

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They must have been originally placed in the pits of the storerooms, except possibly for the smaller and more easily accessed ones.

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For an image of a framed pit saw, see and the plane allowed new architectonic solutions.

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