♦ pit

♦ pit
♦ pit (1) /pɪt/
n.
1 buca; fossa; trappola (per animali, anche fig.)
2 abisso; burrone
3 (fig., relig.) (= the pit of hell, the bottomless pit) l'inferno
4 cava: a chalk-pit, una cava di gesso; a sand-pit, una cava di sabbia; gravel pit, cava di ghiaia
5 miniera; pozzo di miniera: a coal-pit, una miniera di carbone; a surface pit, una miniera a cielo aperto
6 (anat.) cavità, depressione; bocca (fig.): the pit of the stomach, la bocca dello stomaco
7 (med.) cicatrice; buttero (da vaiolo)
8 (teatr.) platea (anche fig.); pubblico in platea
9 (corse automobilistiche) box: pit stop, sosta ai box; (fig.) sosta a una stazione di servizio (in autostrada, ecc.); the pit straight, il rettilineo dei box; the pit crew, la squadra degli addetti al box; the pit lane, la corsia dei box
10 (mil.) piazzuola (di mortai)
11 (fin.) settore (della Borsa)
12 (slang) cuccia (fig. fam.); letto; giaciglio
13 (atletica) buca (di caduta: nel salto in lungo o triplo)
14 (slang) posto sudicio; porcile; letamaio
15 (pl.) the pits, la persona (o cosa peggiore); il peggio del peggio; una schifezza
pit bull, pit bull (cane) □ pit coal, carbon fossile □ pit dwelling, caverna (abitata da uomini nella preistoria) □ (un tempo) pit pony, cavallino da miniera □ (tecn.) pit saw, segone; sega per tronchi abbattuti (da usare in due) □ pit stop = def. 9 ► sopra □ (fig.) to dig a pit for sb., tendere un tranello (o preparare una trappola) a q. □ (fam.) That film is the pits!, quel film è una schifezza!
pit (2) /pɪt/
n.
(USA) nocciolo (di ciliegia, pesca, ecc.).
(to) pit (1) /pɪt/
A v. t.
1 infossare; interrare; mettere in una buca (cibi, ecc., per conservarli)
2 mettere (galli, ecc.) nell'arena per i combattimenti
3 butterare: His face had been pitted by smallpox, aveva la faccia butterata dal vaiolo
4 intaccare; bucherellare
B v. i.
1 infossarsi; avvallarsi; (del terreno) sprofondare facendo buche
2 (autom.) fermarsi (o fare una sosta) ai box
to pit against, aizzare (un animale contro un altro); (fig.) opporre, contrapporre (una persona, un'idea, una qualità, ecc. a un'altra).
(to) pit (2) /pɪt/
v. t.
(USA) snocciolare, togliere il nocciolo a (un frutto).

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