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pothole n2 Geol ( in riverbed) marmite f torrentielle ; ( in rock) grotte f, gouffre m ; ( system of passages) réseau m souterrain (de grottes). -
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cavité f, flache fDictionary of Engineering, architecture and construction > pothole
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1) (a hole or cave made in rock by the action of swirling water.) marmite de géants2) (a hole worn in a road-surface.) nid-de-poule -
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hole [həʊl]1. noun• I need it like I need a hole in the head! (inf!) je n'ai vraiment pas besoin de ça !2. compounds[animal, criminal] se terrer* * *[həʊl] 1.1) (in clothing, hedge etc) trou m2) ( in wall) brèche f3) GB ( in tooth) cavité f6) ( of mouse) trou m; (of fox, rabbit) terrier m7) Ecology ( in ozone layer) trou m8) ( financial) trou m9) (colloq) ( place) péj trou (colloq) m pej10) ( golf) trou m2.transitive verb [iceberg] faire une brèche dans [ship]Phrasal Verbs:- hole up•• -
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A n1 (in clothing, ground, hedge, pocket) trou m (in dans) ; to dig a hole creuser un trou ; the explosion blew a hole in the plane l'explosion a fait un trou dans l'avion ; this sweater is full of holes ce pull est tout troué ;2 ( in wall) brèche f ;8 ( financial) trou m ; a big hole in profits un grand trou dans les bénéfices ; that holiday made a hole in my pocket ces vacances ont fait un trou dans mon budget ;10 Sport ( golf) ( all contexts) trou m ; to get a hole in one faire un trou en un ; a nine-hole golf course un parcours de neuf trous ;B vtr1 [shell] crever [building] ;to be 10 dollars in the hole US en être de 10 dollars ○ ; to get oneself into a hole ○ se fourrer dans le pétrin ○ ; to get sb out of a hole tirer qn du pétrin ○ ; I needed that like I need a hole in the head ○ ! il ne me manquait plus que ça! ⇒ money.■ hole up se terrer. -
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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;
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Pothole — Pot hole , n. A circular hole formed in the rocky beds of rivers by the grinding action of stones or gravel whirled round by the water in what was at first a natural depression of the rock. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
pothole — also pot hole, 1826, originally a geological feature in glaciers and gravel beds, from M.E. pot in sense of a deep hole for a mine, or from peat digging (late 14c., sense now generally obsolete, but preserved in Scotland and northern England… … Etymology dictionary
pothole — [n] chuckhole cavity, crater, depression, dip, fracture, gap, hole, pit, pocket, rut, split; concept 513 … New thesaurus
pothole — ► NOUN 1) a deep natural underground cave formed by the eroding action of water. 2) a hole in a road surface. ► VERB Brit. ▪ explore underground potholes as a pastime. DERIVATIVES potholed adjective potholer noun potholing noun … English terms dictionary
pothole — [pät′hōl΄] n. 1. a deep hole or pit; esp., a deep, round hole formed in the rock of a river bed by gravel whirling in water 2. CHUCKHOLE 3. a deep cave extending downward underground … English World dictionary
Pothole — For other uses, see Pothole (disambiguation). A deep pothole on New York City s Second Avenue A pothole (sometimes called a kettle and known in parts of the Western United States as a chuckhole) is a type of disruption in the surface of a roadway … Wikipedia
pothole — [[t]pɒ̱thoʊl[/t]] potholes also pot hole 1) N COUNT A pothole is a large hole in the surface of a road, caused by traffic and bad weather. 2) N COUNT A pothole is a deep hole in the ground. Potholes often lead to underground caves and tunnels … English dictionary
pothole — UK [ˈpɒtˌhəʊl] / US [ˈpɑtˌhoʊl] noun [countable] Word forms pothole : singular pothole plural potholes 1) a hole in a road 2) British a large natural hole in a mountain or under the ground Derived word: potholed UK / US adjective … English dictionary
pothole — noun Date: 1826 1. a. a circular hole formed in the rocky bed of a river by the grinding action of stones or gravel whirled round by the water b. a sizable rounded often water filled depression in land 2. a pot shaped hole in a road surface 3. a… … New Collegiate Dictionary
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