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1 pit
I 1. pit noun1) (a large hole in the ground: The campers dug a pit for their rubbish.) grop, sjakt, grav2) (a place from which minerals are dug, especially a coal-mine: a chalk-pit; He works at/down the pit.) (gruve)sjakt3) (a place beside a motor race track for repairing and refuelling racing cars: The leading car has gone into the pit(s).) grav2. verb((with against) to set (a person or thing) against another in a fight, competition etc: He was pitted against a much stronger man.) sette opp mot hverandre- pitfallII 1. pit noun(the hard stone of a peach, cherry etc.) kjerne, stein2. verb(to remove the stone from (a peach, cherry etc).) ta ut kjerner/steinerfelle--------grav--------grop--------gruveIsubst. \/pɪt\/1) grav, grop, hull, rustgruve (i metall)• clay pit2) fallgrop, fallgruve, grav3) sjakt, gruvesjakt, gruve, mine4) ( overført) fortvilelse, depresjon5) kopparr6) (britisk, teater, historisk) parterre, tilskuer i parterre7) orkestergrav8) ( bil) depot (på racerbane), smøregrav (på bilverksted)9) kampplass for dyrekamp10) ( avdeling av varebørs) børsbottomless pit bunnløst dypthe pit of the stomach mageregionenIIsubst. \/pɪt\/(amer., i frukt) kjerne, steinIIIverb \/pɪt\/1) sette opp, sette i konflikt\/konkurranse2) gjøre gropete, gjøre full av hull, gjøre hulletepit one person against another sette en person opp mot en annenpit one's brain against måle seg intellektuelt medpit oneself against eller pit one's strength against måle krefter medIVverb \/pɪt\/(amer., om frukt) ta ut steiner av, ta ut kjerner av -
2 wit
wit1) (humour; the ability to express oneself in an amusing way: His plays are full of wit; I admire his wit.) vidd, vittighet, åndfullhet2) (a person who expresses himself in a humorous way, tells jokes etc: He's a great wit.) slagferdig person, vittig hode3) (common sense, inventiveness etc: He did not have the wit to defend himself.) vett•- witless- - witted
- witticism
- witty
- wittily
- wittiness
- at one's wits' end
- keep one's wits about one
- live by one's wits
- frighten/scare out of one's wits
- out of one's witsforstand--------vett--------viddIsubst. \/wɪt\/1) vett, forstand, intelligens2) ånd, vidd3) intelligent person, forstandig person4) humoristisk person, vittig person5) ( gammeldags) skjønnåndbe at one's wit's end ikke vite sin arme råd, ikke vite verken ut eller inncollect one's wits samle tankeneflash of wit se ➢ flash, 1have a ready wit være slagferdighave\/keep one's wits about one ha hodet på rett plass, holde hodet kaldthave quick wits være snartenktin possession of one's five wits ved sine fulle femlive by one's wits være uten vanlig arbeid, leve på sin intelligens og snedighetlose one's wits miste hodet, miste besinnelsen, gå fra forstandenout of one's wits fra vettet, ikke riktig klokpit one's wits against prøve sine krefter motquick\/nimble wit rask oppfattelse, slagferdighetslow\/dull wit sen oppfattelsewits vett, intelligens forstand, åndsevnerIIverb (pret. og perf. partisipp: wist) \/wɪt\/( gammeldags) viteGod wot Gud skal viteto wit nemlig, det vil si
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