Pronúncia: pɪt
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noun
- [hole in ground] forat, clot, pou, sot, clota.
- [small depression in surface] clot, clotet, bassa.
- [as trap] trampa.
- [soil] Architecture & Archaeology cala.
- [at garage] pou de reparació.
- [in motor racing] box.
- the pits [motor racing] els boxes.
- [of stomach] boca.
- Theatre platea.
- Mining mina.
- [quarry] pedrera.
- figurative abism.
- figurative [hell] l'infern.
- the pit of hell el lloc més fons de l'infern.
- to dig a pit for someone figurative parar una trampa a algú. transitive verb [-tt-]
- [surface] fer (forats \ clots) a, marcar amb forats.
- [with smallpox] gravar de verola.
- the surface was pitted with... la superfície era plena de forats de...
- to pit A against B oposar A a B.
- we pitted all our strength against him ens vam oposar de ple a ell.
- he found himself pitted against the champion es va trobar que havia d'enfrontar-se amb el campió.
Vegeu també:
pit2