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1 pit
I 1. [pɪt]1) (for storage, weapons, bodies) fossa f., buca f.2) (hollow) cavità f., depressione f.3) (trap) trappola f.5) min. miniera f.6) (quarry) cava f.7) teatr. platea f.8) AE (in peach, olive) nocciolo m.2.••II 1. [pɪt]it's the pits! — colloq. (of place, workplace) è un inferno!
to pit sb. against — opporre qcn. a
2) (mark) bucherellare, fare buchi in [surface, stone]3) AE (remove stones from) snocciolare, denocciolare [peach, olive]2.to pit oneself against sb. — misurarsi con qcn
* * *I 1. [pit] noun1) (a large hole in the ground: The campers dug a pit for their rubbish.)2) (a place from which minerals are dug, especially a coal-mine: a chalk-pit; He works at/down the pit.)3) (a place beside a motor race track for repairing and refuelling racing cars: The leading car has gone into the pit(s).)2. verb((with against) to set (a person or thing) against another in a fight, competition etc: He was pitted against a much stronger man.)- pitfallII 1. [pit] noun(the hard stone of a peach, cherry etc.)2. verb(to remove the stone from (a peach, cherry etc).)* * *I 1. [pɪt]1) (for storage, weapons, bodies) fossa f., buca f.2) (hollow) cavità f., depressione f.3) (trap) trappola f.5) min. miniera f.6) (quarry) cava f.7) teatr. platea f.8) AE (in peach, olive) nocciolo m.2.••II 1. [pɪt]it's the pits! — colloq. (of place, workplace) è un inferno!
to pit sb. against — opporre qcn. a
2) (mark) bucherellare, fare buchi in [surface, stone]3) AE (remove stones from) snocciolare, denocciolare [peach, olive]2.to pit oneself against sb. — misurarsi con qcn
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2 ♦ pit
♦ pit (1) /pɪt/n.2 abisso; burrone5 miniera; pozzo di miniera: a coal-pit, una miniera di carbone; a surface pit, una miniera a cielo aperto9 ( corse automobilistiche) box: pit stop, sosta ai box; (fig.) sosta a una stazione di servizio ( in autostrada, ecc.); the pit straight, il rettilineo dei box; the pit crew, la squadra degli addetti al box; the pit lane, la corsia dei box● pit bull, pit bull ( cane) □ pit coal, carbon fossile □ pit dwelling, caverna ( abitata da uomini nella preistoria) □ ( un tempo) pit pony, cavallino da miniera □ (tecn.) pit saw, segone; sega per tronchi abbattuti ( da usare in due) □ pit stop = def. 9 ► sopra □ (fig.) to dig a pit for sb., tendere un tranello (o preparare una trappola) a q. □ (fam.) That film is the pits!, quel film è una schifezza!pit (2) /pɪt/n.(to) pit (1) /pɪt/A v. t.4 intaccare; bucherellareB v. i.● to pit against, aizzare ( un animale contro un altro); (fig.) opporre, contrapporre ( una persona, un'idea, una qualità, ecc. a un'altra).(to) pit (2) /pɪt/v. t. -
3 ♦ (to) remain
♦ (to) remain /rɪˈmeɪn/v. i. (form.)1 rimanere; restare: to remain calm [ silent], rimanere calmo [zitto]; to remain at home, rimanere a casa; We have made much progress, but much remains to be done, abbiamo fatto molti progressi, ma rimane ancora molto da fare; Nothing remains (for us) but to leave, non ci resta che andarcene; It remains to be seen whether it is true, resta da vedere se è vero; He decided to remain in Paris, decise di rimanere a Parigi; It only remains for you to decide, ti rimane solo da decidere2 rimanere; persistere: Old customs still remain among the people of the village, sopravvivono ancora delle vecchie usanze presso la gente del paese3 ( di un edificio) rimanere (in piedi): Nothing remains of the castle but its outer walls, non rimane nulla del castello tranne le mura esterne● to remain hungry, continuare ad aver fame □ (leg.) to remain in force, restare in vigore □ to remain in office, restare in carica □ (autom.) to remain in the pits, rimanere ai box; non ripartire □ to remain standing, restare in piedi: The old house still remains standing, la vecchia casa è ancora in piedi □ One thing remains certain, una cosa è certa.NOTA D'USO: - to remain o to be?- -
4 ♦ (to) remain
♦ (to) remain /rɪˈmeɪn/v. i. (form.)1 rimanere; restare: to remain calm [ silent], rimanere calmo [zitto]; to remain at home, rimanere a casa; We have made much progress, but much remains to be done, abbiamo fatto molti progressi, ma rimane ancora molto da fare; Nothing remains (for us) but to leave, non ci resta che andarcene; It remains to be seen whether it is true, resta da vedere se è vero; He decided to remain in Paris, decise di rimanere a Parigi; It only remains for you to decide, ti rimane solo da decidere2 rimanere; persistere: Old customs still remain among the people of the village, sopravvivono ancora delle vecchie usanze presso la gente del paese3 ( di un edificio) rimanere (in piedi): Nothing remains of the castle but its outer walls, non rimane nulla del castello tranne le mura esterne● to remain hungry, continuare ad aver fame □ (leg.) to remain in force, restare in vigore □ to remain in office, restare in carica □ (autom.) to remain in the pits, rimanere ai box; non ripartire □ to remain standing, restare in piedi: The old house still remains standing, la vecchia casa è ancora in piedi □ One thing remains certain, una cosa è certa.NOTA D'USO: - to remain o to be?- -
5 pit ***
I [pɪt]1. n1) (hole in ground) buca, fossa, (on moon) cratere m, (coalmine) miniera di carbone, (quarry) cava, (to trap animals) buca2) (Auto: in garage) fossa, Motor Racing, (also: the pits) i box3) Brit Theatre platea2. vt1) (subj: chickenpox) butterare, (rust) corrodere in più punti2)II [pɪt] n(in fruit) nocciolo, seme m
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