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1 ♦ 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. -
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pit-a-pat /pɪtəˈpæt/A avv.1 a battiti rapidi; con forti palpitazioniB n.1 battito; batticuore; palpitazione; palpito● to go pit-a-pat, ( del cuore) palpitare, battere forte (o all'impazzata); ( della pioggia) picchierellare; ( dei piedi) scalpicciare; ( di un animale) zampettare. -
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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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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 -
5 pit bull terrier
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6 pit pony
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7 pit worker
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8 pit lane
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9 pit stop
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10 armpit arm·pit n
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11 bear pit
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12 cesspit cess·pit ['sɛsˌpɪt]
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13 chalkpit chalk·pit n
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14 cockpit cock·pit n
['kɒkˌpɪt]Aer cabina di pilotaggio, abitacolo -
15 fleapit flea·pit n
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16 orchestra pit
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17 piteous pit·eous adj
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18 piteously pit·eous·ly adv
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19 pitfall pit·fall n
['pɪtˌfɔːl]fig tranello, trappola -
20 pithead pit·head n
['pɪtˌhɛd]
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Pit Baccardi — Nom Guillaume M Goumou Naissance 9 juin 1978 Pays d’origine Cameroun Activité … Wikipédia en Français
Pit — Pit, n. [OE. pit, put, AS. pytt a pit, hole, L. puteus a well, pit.] 1. A large cavity or hole in the ground, either natural or artificial; a cavity in the surface of a body; an indentation; specifically: (a) The shaft of a coal mine; a coal pit … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Pit coal — Pit Pit, n. [OE. pit, put, AS. pytt a pit, hole, L. puteus a well, pit.] 1. A large cavity or hole in the ground, either natural or artificial; a cavity in the surface of a body; an indentation; specifically: (a) The shaft of a coal mine; a coal… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Pit frame — Pit Pit, n. [OE. pit, put, AS. pytt a pit, hole, L. puteus a well, pit.] 1. A large cavity or hole in the ground, either natural or artificial; a cavity in the surface of a body; an indentation; specifically: (a) The shaft of a coal mine; a coal… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Pit head — Pit Pit, n. [OE. pit, put, AS. pytt a pit, hole, L. puteus a well, pit.] 1. A large cavity or hole in the ground, either natural or artificial; a cavity in the surface of a body; an indentation; specifically: (a) The shaft of a coal mine; a coal… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Pit kiln — Pit Pit, n. [OE. pit, put, AS. pytt a pit, hole, L. puteus a well, pit.] 1. A large cavity or hole in the ground, either natural or artificial; a cavity in the surface of a body; an indentation; specifically: (a) The shaft of a coal mine; a coal… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Pit martin — Pit Pit, n. [OE. pit, put, AS. pytt a pit, hole, L. puteus a well, pit.] 1. A large cavity or hole in the ground, either natural or artificial; a cavity in the surface of a body; an indentation; specifically: (a) The shaft of a coal mine; a coal… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Pit of the stomach — Pit Pit, n. [OE. pit, put, AS. pytt a pit, hole, L. puteus a well, pit.] 1. A large cavity or hole in the ground, either natural or artificial; a cavity in the surface of a body; an indentation; specifically: (a) The shaft of a coal mine; a coal… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Pit saw — Pit Pit, n. [OE. pit, put, AS. pytt a pit, hole, L. puteus a well, pit.] 1. A large cavity or hole in the ground, either natural or artificial; a cavity in the surface of a body; an indentation; specifically: (a) The shaft of a coal mine; a coal… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
pit stop — Pit Pit, n. [OE. pit, put, AS. pytt a pit, hole, L. puteus a well, pit.] 1. A large cavity or hole in the ground, either natural or artificial; a cavity in the surface of a body; an indentation; specifically: (a) The shaft of a coal mine; a coal… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Pit viper — Pit Pit, n. [OE. pit, put, AS. pytt a pit, hole, L. puteus a well, pit.] 1. A large cavity or hole in the ground, either natural or artificial; a cavity in the surface of a body; an indentation; specifically: (a) The shaft of a coal mine; a coal… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English