'pits' a une référence dans l'entrée 'pit'. Il se trouve dans une ou plusieurs des lignes ci-dessous.'pits' is cross-referenced with 'pit'. It is in one or more of the lines below.
| Principales traductions |
| pit n | (hole in ground) | fosse nf |
| | | trou nm |
| | The pit went down a long way. |
| | La fosse était très profonde. |
| pit n | (quarry) | carrière nf |
| | The workers were blasting rocks in the pit. |
| | Les ouvriers faisaient exploser des rochers dans la carrière. |
| pit n | (mine) | mine nf |
| | (de mine) | puits nm |
| | A lot of Welshmen found themselves out of work when the pits closed in the 1980s. |
| | De nombreux Gallois se sont retrouvés au chômage quand les mines ont fermé dans les années 80. |
| pit n | (depression in surface) | trou nm |
| | This road is full of bumps and pits. |
| | Cette route est pleine de bosses et de trous. |
| pit n | (small scar) | cicatrice, petite cicatrice nf |
| | Ben's face is covered in pits from the acne he had as a teenager. |
| | Le visage de Ben est couvert des cicatrices que l'acné lui a laissées quand il était adolescent. |
| pit n | US (stone: fruit seed) | noyau nm |
| | Careful, those cherries still have pits. |
| | Attention, ces cerises ont toujours leurs noyaux. |
| Traductions supplémentaires |
| pit n | (enclosed area for fights) | arène nf |
| | The two dogs were in the pit, being held back by their owners before the fight. |
| | Les deux chiens étaient dans l'arène, retenus par leurs maîtres avant le combat. |
| pit n | (motor racing) (course automobile) | stand de ravitaillement nm |
| | The driver has pulled into the pit so the car can be refuelled. |
| | Le pilote s'arrêta au stand de ravitaillement pour refaire le plein. |
| the pits npl | figurative, slang ([sth] unpleasant) (figuré, familier) | l'enfer nm |
| | (figuré, familier) | l'horreur nf |
| | I hate this job; it's the pits. |
| | Je déteste ce boulot, c'est l'enfer. |
| pit [sth]⇒ vtr | US (fruit: remove pit) | dénoyauter⇒ vtr |
| | Pit the plums, cut them in half, and arrange them in the flan case. |
| | Dénoyautez les prunes, coupez-les en deux et disposez-les dans le moule à flan. |
| pit [sth] vtr | (mark with indents) | marquer⇒ vtr |
| | | faire des trous dans [qch] loc v + prép |
| | | cabosser⇒, bosseler⇒ vtr |
| | The constant passage of the truck had pitted the country lane. |
| | Le passage incessant de camions a marqué la route de campagne. |
| | Le passage incessant de camions a fait des trous dans la route de campagne. |
| pit [sth] vtr | usually passive (create holes) | cribler de trous vtr |
| | The ground all around here has been pitted by bombs. |
| | Le sol tout autour a été criblé de trous par des bombes. |
Formes composées
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| bear pit n | (bear enclosure in zoo, etc.) | fosse aux ours nf |
| borrow pit | (civil engineering) (BTP : sorte de carrière) | emprunt, banc d'emprunt nm |
| bottomless pit n | informal, figurative (person: never sated) (personne) | puits sans fond nm |
| | Have lots of food on hand, he's a bottomless pit. |
| bottomless pit n | informal, figurative (thing: absorbs money, effort) | puits sans fond nm |
catch basin (US),
catch pit (UK) n | (drainage pit) | puisard nm |
| coated pit | (biology) (Biologie, technique) | puits recouvert (de [qch]) nm |
| fire pit n | (hole in ground where fire is made) | brasero nm |
| Note: Sorte de mélange entre un brasero et un feu de camp, trou entouré de pierre dans un jardin, populaire aux États-Unis mais encore très peu connu en France. |
| | We dug a hole in the garden to use as a fire pit. |
| fire pit n | (container fire is made in) (pour le feu) | foyer nm |
| | Brad grilled the steaks over a cast iron fire pit. |
| gravel pit n | (open pit-mine for obtaining gravel) (mine) | gravière nf |
| money pit n | figurative, informal ([sth] continually costing money) | gouffre financier nm |
| | He bought a cheap house which ended up being a money pit. |
| | Il a acheté une maison à bas prix qui s'est avérée un véritable gouffre financier. |
| | (familier) | pompe à fric nf |
| | Il a acheté une maison à bas prix qui s'est avérée une vraie pompe à fric. |
| mosh pit n | informal (area where music fans dance aggressively) (à un concert) | fosse nf |
| | A teenage boy was injured after being knocked to the floor in the mosh pit. |
| olive pit n | (stone inside an olive) | noyau d'olive nm |
| | Watch out for olive pits when eating--they can chip a tooth. |
open-pit (US),
open-cast,
opencast (UK) adj | (mining) (mine) | à ciel ouvert loc adj |
orchestra pit,
the pit n | (musicians' seating) | fosse d'orchestre nf |
| | That dancer tripped off the stage and into the orchestra pit. |
| | Le danseur est tombé dans la fosse d'orchestre depuis la scène. |
| pit [sb/sth] against [sb/sth] vtr + prep | (set to compete or fight) | opposer [qqn] à [qqn] vtr + prép |
| | (changement de sujet) | voir [qqn] affronter [qqn] v pron + prép |
| | | to pit your wits against sth : se mesurer à [qch] v pron + prép |
| | This match pits the titleholder against a complete unknown. |
| | Ce match oppose le champion en titre à un parfait inconnu. |
| | Dans ce match, on verra le champion en titre affronter un parfait inconnu. |
pit bull terrier,
pit bull n | (English dog breed) | pitbull, pit-bull nm |
| | The pit bull terrier is an athletic breed. |
| | Le pitbull est une race athlétique. |
| pit house | (primitive dwelling) | habitation semi-souterraine, habitation semi-troglodytique nf |
| pit latrine n | (outdoor toilet) | latrine à fosse nf |
| pit stop n | (motor racing: pause to refuel) | arrêt au stand nm |
| | S'il ne fait plus d'arrêt au stand, il est désormais sûr de gagner la course. |
| pit stop n | (motor racing: place to refuel) | stand de ravitaillement nm |
| | The crew have fresh tires ready for when their car comes into the pit stop. |
| | | point de ravitaillement (en carburant) nm |
| pit viper n | (venomous snake) (Zoologie : serpents) | crotalidés nmpl |
| pit your wits against [sb/sth] v expr | (compete using intellect) | se mesurer à [qch] v pron + prép |
pitapat,
pit-a-pat n | (tapping sound: of rain, etc.) | plic ploc interj |
sandpit,
sand pit n | UK (child's sandbox) | bac à sable nm |
| | Two little boys played in the sandpit while their mothers watched them. |
sandpit,
sand pit n | (pit from which sand is dug) | sablonnière, sablière nf |
| | | carrière de sable nf |
| | Don't go near the sandpit; it's dangerous. |
| saw pit | (place for pit sawing) | fosse de sciage nf |
| snake pit n | US, slang, figurative (place of pain, disorder) (figuré) | fosse aux lions nf |
| | There's no way I'm going into the snake pit that is American high school. |
| snake pit n | US, slang, figurative, pejorative (mental institution) | asile de fous nm |