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pit

UK
/pɪt/
US
/pɪt/

Translations

pitnoun
pits
pl
UK
/pɪt/
US
/pɪt/
The workers dug a pit to lay the foundation for the new building.
Les ouvriers ont creusé une fosse pour poser les fondations du nouvel immeuble.
The rainwater collected in the pit, forming a small pond.
L'eau de pluie s'est accumulée dans la dépression, formant un petit étang.
She carefully removed the pit from the peach before eating it.
Elle a soigneusement retiré le noyau de la pêche avant de la manger.
minemine de charbon, surtout en anglais britannique
He spent most of his life working down the pit.
Il a passé la majeure partie de sa vie à travailler à la mine.
aissellestoujours au pluriel
Sweat stains had formed under his pits after the long run.
Des taches de sueur s'étaient formées sous ses aisselles après la longue course.
creuxsur une surface
Years of corrosion had left tiny pits in the metal.
Des années de corrosion avaient laissé de minuscules creux dans le métal.
Additional translations
standssport automobile
fosseau théâtre, pour l’orchestre
corbeilleancienne terminologie boursière
enferfamilier, dans l’expression the pits
Synonyms
hole
cavity
depression
dimple
indentation
gorge
chasm
pothole
crater
sinkhole
pitverb
pitted
Past Simple
pitted
Past Participle
pitting
Gerund
UK
/pɪt/
US
/pɪt/
The coach decided to pit the two best players against each other in a friendly match.
L'entraîneur a décidé d'opposer les deux meilleurs joueurs l'un à l'autre lors d'un match amical.
She carefully pitted the cherries before adding them to the pie.
Elle a soigneusement dénoyauté les cerises avant de les ajouter à la tarte.
Additional translations
piqueren parlant d’une surface
Synonyms
hollow
excavate
dig
bore
gouge
pitadjective
UK
/pɪt/
US
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Used attributively before another noun (e.g., pit crew, pit lane) to denote association with a racing-service area.
Additional translations
standssport automobile

Definitions

pitnoun
A large hole in the ground.
The workers dug a pit to lay the foundation for the new building.
A natural or artificial depression or cavity in the surface of the ground.
The rainwater collected in the pit, forming a small pond.
The stone or seed of a fruit.
She carefully removed the pit from the peach before eating it.
An area at a racetrack where cars are serviced during a race.
The car pulled into the pit for a quick tire change.
A part of a theater where the orchestra sits.
The musicians in the pit played beautifully during the performance.
A section of a stock exchange where trading occurs.
The traders gathered in the pit to buy and sell shares.
A coal mine, especially one consisting of a deep vertical shaft.
He spent most of his life working down the pit.
An armpit (usually plural).
Sweat stains had formed under his pits after the long run.
The worst or most unpleasant thing or situation imaginable (usually plural, ‘the pits’).
Getting food poisoning on vacation is the pits.
A small indentation, hollow, or mark on a surface.
Years of corrosion had left tiny pits in the metal.
pitverb
To set someone or something in conflict or competition with another.
The coach decided to pit the two best players against each other in a friendly match.
To remove the stone or seed from a fruit.
She carefully pitted the cherries before adding them to the pie.
To mark or scar with small hollows or indentations; to become pockmarked.
Acid rain had pitted the surface of the bronze statue.
pitadjective
Situated in or relating to the pit area beside a motor-racing track; used attributively.
The pit crew serviced the car in record time.
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