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pit [pɪt]1. nounc. [of stomach] creux me. ( = fruit-stone) noyau m2. plural noun• it's the pits! (inf!) c'est merdique ! (inf !)a. to pit sb against ( = make opponent of) opposer qn à• to pit o.s. against sb se mesurer à qnb. [+ surface] cribler ; [+ face, skin] marquerc. [+ fruit] dénoyauter4. compounds* * *[pɪt] 1.1) (for storage, weapons, bodies) also Automobile fosse f; ( trap) trappe f; ( at racetrack) stand mgravel pit — carrière f de gravier
2) ( mine) mine f3) Theatre parterre morchestra pit — fosse f d'orchestre
4) US (in peach, olive) noyau m2.transitive verb (p prés etc - tt-)1) ( in struggle)to pit somebody against — opposer quelqu'un à [opponent]
2) ( mark) marquer [surface, stone]3) US dénoyauter [peach, olive]3.••it's the pits! — (colloq) c'est l'enfer!
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