clay pit in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for clay pit in the English»Italian Dictionary

clay pit [ˈkleɪˌpɪt] N

clay pit

cava f di argilla

Translations for clay pit in the Italian»English Dictionary

cava di argilla

clay pit

cava di argilla

clay pit

Translations for clay pit in the English»Italian Dictionary

clay [Brit kleɪ, Am kleɪ] N

1. clay (soil, for sculpture):

clay

argilla f

clay

creta f

clay before n pot

di argilla, di creta

2. clay (in tennis):

clay

terra f battuta

clay before n court

in terra battuta

to have feet of clay

avere i piedi di argilla

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

clay pit in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for clay pit in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.clay [kleɪ] N

1. clay:

clay

argilla f

2. clay SPORTS:

clay

terra f battuta

II.clay [kleɪ] ADJ

clay

di argilla

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

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

It was created after a former clay pit at the site, which supplied the brickworks operated by (18141886), was closed.

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The lab report cover letter mentions brick making suggesting the location was near the clay pit.

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