| Principal Translations |
| pit n | (hole in ground) | hoyo nm |
| | | agujero nm |
| | The pit went down a long way. |
| | El hoyo era profundo. |
| pit n | (quarry) | cantera nf |
| | | pedrera nf |
| | The workers were blasting rocks in the pit. |
| | Los trabajadores estaban rompiendo piedras en la cantera. |
| pit n | (mine) | mina nf |
| | A lot of Welshmen found themselves out of work when the pits closed in the 1980s. |
| | Muchos hombres galeses se quedaron sin trabajo cuando cerraron las minas en los '80. |
| pit n | (depression in surface) | pozo nm |
| | | agujero nm |
| | | hoyo nm |
| | This road is full of bumps and pits. |
| | Esta carretera está llena de baches y pozos. |
| pit n | (small scar) | marca nf |
| | | cicatriz nf |
| | Ben's face is covered in pits from the acne he had as a teenager. |
| | La cara de Ben está llena de marcas del acné que tuvo cuando era adolescente. |
| pit n | US (stone: fruit seed) | hueso nm |
| | | carozo nm |
| | Careful, those cherries still have pits. |
| | Ten cuidado: esas cerezas tienen hueso. |
| Additional Translations |
| pit n | (enclosed area for fights) | arena nf |
| | | círculo nm |
| | The two dogs were in the pit, being held back by their owners before the fight. |
| | Los dos perros estaban en la arena, sostenidos por sus dos dueños antes de la pelea. |
| pit n | (motor racing) (voz inglesa) | box nm |
| | | garaje nm |
| | The driver has pulled into the pit so the car can be refuelled. |
| | El conductor paró en el box para que llenaran el tanque del auto. |
| the pits npl | figurative, slang ([sth] unpleasant) | lo peor expr |
| | | el colmo expr |
| | (AR, UY) | un bajón expr |
| | I hate this job; it's the pits. |
| | Odio este trabajo, es lo peor. |
| pit [sth]⇒ vtr | US (fruit: remove pit) | deshuesar⇒ vtr |
| | | despepitar⇒ vtr |
| | (AmL) | descarozar⇒ vtr |
| | Pit the plums, cut them in half, and arrange them in the flan case. |
| | Deshuesa las ciruelas, córtalas a la mitad y ponlas en una flanera. |
| pit [sth] vtr | (mark with indents) | dejar marcas en loc verb |
| | | marcar⇒ vtr |
| | The constant passage of the truck had pitted the country lane. |
| | El constante pasar del camión había dejado marcas en la calle del pueblo. |
| pit [sth] vtr | usually passive (create holes) | agujerear⇒ vtr |
| | The ground all around here has been pitted by bombs. |
| | Las bombas han agujereado el suelo alrededor de este lugar. |
Compound Forms:
pit | pitting |
| bear pit n | (bear enclosure in zoo, etc.) | fosa de los osos grupo nom |
| | | foso de los osos grupo nom |
| borrow pit | (civil engineering) | cantera nf |
| bottomless pit n | informal, figurative (person: never sated) | pozo sin fondo expr |
| | | comilón, comilona nm, nf |
| | | tragaldabas n común |
| | Have lots of food on hand, he's a bottomless pit. |
| | Si tiene mucha comida a mano es un pozo sin fondo. |
| bottomless pit n | informal, figurative (thing: absorbs money, effort) (que absorbe recursos) | pozo sin fondo expr |
catch basin (US),
catch pit (UK) n | (drainage pit) | sumidero nm |
| coated pit | (biology) | mesosoma nm |
| fire pit n | (hole in ground where fire is made) | pozo para hacer fuego nm + loc adj |
| | We dug a hole in the garden to use as a fire pit. |
| fire pit n | (container fire is made in) | contenedor para hacer fuego nm + loc adj |
| | Brad grilled the steaks over a cast iron fire pit. |
| gravel pit n | (open pit-mine for obtaining gravel) | gravera nf |
| | | pozo de grava nm + loc adj |
| money pit n | figurative, informal ([sth] continually costing money) | fuente permanente de gastos loc nom f |
| | He bought a cheap house which ended up being a money pit. |
| | Se compró una casa barata pero terminó siendo una fuente permanente de gastos. |
| mosh pit n | informal (area where music fans dance aggressively) | olla nf |
| | (AR) | pogo nm |
| | A teenage boy was injured after being knocked to the floor in the mosh pit. |
| olive pit n | (stone inside an olive) | carozo nm |
| | Watch out for olive pits when eating--they can chip a tooth. |
| | Cuidado con el carozo al morder una aceituna, no vayas a partirte un diente. |
open-pit (US),
open-cast,
opencast (UK) adj | (mining) (minería) | a cielo abierto loc adj |
orchestra pit,
the pit n | (musicians' seating) | foso de la orquesta nm + loc adj |
| | That dancer tripped off the stage and into the orchestra pit. |
| | El bailarín tropezó en el escenario y cayó al foso de la orquesta. |
| pit [sb/sth] against [sb/sth] vtr + prep | (set to compete or fight) | enfrentar⇒ vtr |
| | This match pits the titleholder against a complete unknown. |
| | La pelea enfrenta al ganador del título contra un completo desconocido. |
pit bull terrier,
pit bull n | (English dog breed) | pit bull terrier loc nom m |
| | The pit bull terrier is an athletic breed. |
| | El pit bull terrier es una raza atlética. |
| pit house | (primitive dwelling) | casa excavada loc nom f |
| | | casa en zanja loc nom f |
| pit latrine n | (outdoor toilet) | letrina nf |
| | Aunque el campamento tiene letrinas, hay lavabos portátiles en el campo del picnic. |
| pit stop n | (motor racing: pause to refuel) (automovilismo) | parada técnica loc nom f |
| Note: Suele usarse también como un eufemismo de "ir al baño". |
| | The driver was in the lead until he was slowed by a lengthy pit stop. |
| pit stop n | (motor racing: place to refuel) (anglicismo) | boxes nmpl |
| | The crew have fresh tires ready for when their car comes into the pit stop. |
| pit viper n | (venomous snake) | crotalino nm |
| | | crótalo nm |
| pit your wits against [sb/sth] v expr | (compete using intellect) | competir contra algo usando la cabeza loc verb |
| | | competir contra alguien usando la cabeza loc verb |
pitapat,
pit-a-pat n | (tapping sound: of rain, etc.) | golpeteo nm |
| | | repiqueteo nm |
| | | tamborileo nm |
sandpit,
sand pit n | UK (child's sandbox) | cajón de arena loc nom m |
| | (CO, EC) | arenero nm |
| | (MX) | arenera nf |
| | Two little boys played in the sandpit while their mothers watched them. |
| | Dos niños pequeños jugaban en el cajón de arena mientras sus madres los observaban. |
sandpit,
sand pit n | (pit from which sand is dug) | mina de arena nf + loc adj |
| | Don't go near the sandpit; it's dangerous. |
| | No te acerques a la mina de arena; es peligroso. |
| saw pit | (place for pit sawing) | aserradero nm |
| snake pit n | US, slang, figurative (place of pain, disorder) (figurado) | nido de víboras loc nom m |
| | There's no way I'm going into the snake pit that is American high school. |
| | No hay modo de que yo entre al nido de víboras que es la escuela secundaria norteamericana. |
| snake pit n | US, slang, figurative, pejorative (mental institution) (coloquial) | loquero nm |
| | | manicomio nm |