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Detailed Translations for pit from English to French

pit:

pit [the ~] noun

  1. the pit (stone; kernel; pip)
    le noyau; le noyau de fruits
  2. the pit (mine)
    la mine; la fosse; l'excavation; la carrière; la minière
  3. the pit (mineshaft; mine)
    le puits de mine; la fosse
  4. the pit
    la fosse; la fosse de réception

Translation Matrix for pit:

NounRelated TranslationsOther Translations
carrière mine; pit ditch; furrow; groove; path of life; quarry; slit; stone pit; trench
excavation mine; pit
fosse mine; mineshaft; pit burial pit; burial place; cavity; crypt; furrow; grave; groove; hole; hollow; quill; resting-place; tomb; vault
fosse de réception pit
mine mine; pit appearance; exterior; look; looks
minière mine; pit
noyau kernel; pip; pit; stone center; central point; centre; core; heart; hub; kernel; nexus; nucleus; pip; pith; pivot; seed; stone
noyau de fruits kernel; pip; pit; stone
puits de mine mine; mineshaft; pit mine shafts
- Hell; Inferno; cavity; colliery; endocarp; fossa; infernal region; nether region; orchestra pit; perdition; pitfall; quarry; stone; stone pit
VerbRelated TranslationsOther Translations
- mark; match; oppose; play off; pock; scar; stone
OtherRelated TranslationsOther Translations
- mine; shaft

Related Words for "pit":

  • pits

Synonyms for "pit":


Antonyms for "pit":

  • Heaven

Related Definitions for "pit":

  1. a workplace consisting of a coal mine plus all the buildings and equipment connected with it1
  2. lowered area in front of a stage where an orchestra accompanies the performers1
  3. a surface excavation for extracting stone or slate1
  4. a trap in the form of a concealed hole1
  5. (auto racing) an area at the side of a racetrack where the race cars are serviced and refueled1
  6. (commodity exchange) the part of the floor of a commodity exchange where trading in a particular commodity is carried on1
  7. an enclosure in which animals are made to fight1
  8. (Christianity) the abode of Satan and the forces of evil; where sinners suffer eternal punishment1
    • a demon from the depths of the pit1
  9. a sizeable hole (usually in the ground)1
    • they dug a pit to bury the body1
  10. the hard inner (usually woody) layer of the pericarp of some fruits (as peaches or plums or cherries or olives) that contains the seed1
  11. a concavity in a surface (especially an anatomical depression)1
  12. remove the pits from1
    • pit plums and cherries1
  13. set into opposition or rivalry1
    • pit a chess player against the Russian champion1
  14. mark with a scar1

Wiktionary Translations for pit:

pit
noun
  1. hole in the ground
  2. area at a motor racetrack used for refueling and repairing the vehicles during a race
  3. seed or stone inside a fruit
  4. the stone of a drupaceous fruit
verb
  1. remove the stone from
pit
noun
  1. cavité, concavité, trou.
  2. Cavité dans le sol, le plus souvent artificielle. (Sens général).
  3. Partie centrale, dure, d’une drupe et qui contient une amande. On oppose le noyau au pépin de la baie.
  4. Trou pour tirer de l'eau
  5. semence qui se trouver à l'intérieur de certains fruits.
  6. Le cœur, le milieu d’un fruit ou d’un légume dont on ôter tout ce qu’il y avait à manger.
  7. (term, Bâtiment) Dispositif en forme de pyramide renversée destiné au stockage ou au passage de matières solides en vrac.
verb
  1. enlever le noyau.

Cross Translation:
FromToVia
pit fosse Grubenatürliche oder künstlich angelegte Vertiefung im Erdboden

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