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1 pit
A n1 (for storage, weapons, bodies) fosse f ;2 Mining 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 ;3 ( hollow) creux m ; the pit of the stomach le creux du ventre ; a pit of depravity fig un abîme de dépravation ;5 ( trap) trappe f ;6 US (in peach, cherry, olive) noyau m ;B modif Mining [closure, fire, gates] de mine ; [strike, village] de mineurs ; pit disaster désastre m minier.1 ( in struggle) to pit sb against opposer qn à [opponent] ; the match will pit Scotland against Brazil le match opposera l'Écosse au Brésil ;2 ( mark) [tool] marquer [surface, stone] ; [acid] ronger [metal] ; her skin was pitted by smallpox/acne elle avait la peau grêlée par la variole/marquée par l'acné ;it's the pits ○ ! (of place, workplace) c'est l'enfer! ; this place is the pits (of the earth) ○ c'est un des coins les plus moches du globe ○ ; to dig a pit for sb tendre un piège à qn. -
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1 noun∎ to dig a pit creuser un trou∎ to go down the pit descendre dans la mine; (work as miner) travailler à la mine;∎ to work down the pit travailler à la mine(f) Stock Exchange parquet m, corbeille f(g) (usu pl) (at motor-racing track) stand m (de ravitaillement)(h) (in cockfighting) arène f∎ the pit of the stomach le creux de l'estomac;∎ figurative her rejection hit him in the pit of his stomach son rejet lui a fait l'effet d'un coup de poing dans l'estomac∎ in one's pit au pieu∎ the pit l'enfer m∎ his face was pitted with acne son visage était criblé d'acné;∎ meteors have pitted the surface of the moon la lune est criblée de cratères laissés par les météores;∎ a road pitted with potholes une route criblée de nids-de-poule;∎ pitted with rust piqué par la rouille∎ she was pitted against the champion on l'a opposée à la championne;∎ to pit oneself against sb se mesurer à qn;∎ to pit one's wits against sb se mesurer à ou avec qn∎ familiar to be the pits être complètement nul;∎ it's the pits! c'est l'horreur!;∎ this town is the pits cette ville est un vrai trou►► pit bull (terrier) pit bull m;pit pony cheval m de mine;pit prop poteau m ou étau m de mine, étançon m;pit stop (in motor racing) arrêt m au stand;∎ to make a pit stop s'arrêter au stand; -
3 TATACA
tataca > tataca-.*\TATACA v.t. tla-., gratter, creuser la terre ou autre chose." tlatataca ", il gratte - it scratches. Est dit de l'ongle. Sah10,117." tlatataca ", il creuse - it digs. Est dit de l'animal tozan. Sah11,17." niman tlatatacah ", alors ils creusent - then they dig. Sah11,221." huîtztica tlatataca ", il gratte le sol avec une épine - he scratches the earth with a dorn. Sah10,20. Dib Anders. signalent que l'on pourrait aussi traduire métaphoriquement: il subvient aux besoins de ses héritiers - he provides for his heirs." tlatataca in âtênco ", il creuse au bord de l'eau - it digs a small pit, at the water edge.Est dit du serpent mythique, tlîlcôâtl. Sah11,70." tlatatacah yahualtic in quitlâliah tlatatacactli ", ils creusent, ils forment une fosse circulaire. Pour enterrer les cendres du défunt. Launey II 294 = Sah3,45." cencah huehcatlân in quitatacah in tlaxapochtli ", le trou qu'ils creusent est très profond - a hole which they dig deep. Sah11,4.*\TATACA v.réfl. à sens passif." motataca ", on l'extrait en creusant." ca tetl, ca oztôyoh, ca tepêyoh, ca motataca ", c'est une pierre, elle provient d'une mine, elle provient d'un gisement, on l'extrait en creusant - it is a stone, it is mined, excaved, extracted. Est dit de l'ambre âpozonalli. Sah11,225." zoquititlan motataca ", on l'extrait de la boue.Est dit de la racine macateztli. Sah11,127.*\TATACA v.t. tê-., gratter quelqu'un.
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