pit

• Sustantivo que designa un hueco grande en el suelo, a menudo hecho por excavación o procesos naturales, o una depresión en una superficie.

A noun referring to a large hole in the ground, often created by digging or natural processes, or a hollow area in a surface.

1. A2formal

   A large hole in the ground, either natural or man-made.

   Hoyo en el suelo

   • The workers dug a deep pit for the foundation.
   • The cave opened into a dark pit.
   • The miners descended into the pit every morning.

   Sinónimoscavitycraterditchdugoutexcavationholehollowpotholeshafttrench

2. B1formal

   A place where minerals, especially coal, are extracted from the ground.

   Mina (de carbón o mineral)

   • He worked in a coal pit for twenty years.
   • The pit closed down after the resources were exhausted.
   • Safety regulations in the pit have improved significantly.

   Sinónimoscollieryexcavationmineshaft

3. Fruit seedA2informalamerican

   The hard stone or seed inside certain fruits like peaches, plums, or cherries.

   Hueso de la fruta

   • Be careful not to swallow the pit of the cherry.
   • She removed the pit from the avocado before slicing it.
   • The peach pit is very hard and inedible.

   Sinónimoskernelpipseedstone

4. Motor racing areaB1formalsport

   An area at a racetrack where cars are serviced and refueled during a race.

   Zona de boxes

   • The driver made a quick stop in the pit for new tires.
   • The pit crew worked efficiently to change the wheels.
   • He lost time due to a slow pit stop.

• Verbo que se usa para indicar la acción de enfrentar o hacer competir a alguien o algo contra otra cosa, o de quitar el hueso o la pepita de una fruta.

A verb used to indicate the act of setting something in opposition or competition, or removing the stone from a fruit.

1. Remove the stone from fruitB1formal

   To remove the hard seed or stone from the center of a fruit.

   Deshuesar fruta

   • She pitted the cherries before baking the pie.
   • He pitted the olives and added them to the salad.
   • The recipe says to pit the peaches first.

   Sinónimosseedstone

2. Set against in competitionB2formal

   To set someone or something in direct competition or conflict with another.

   Enfrentar, poner en contra

   • The final match pitted the two best players against each other.
   • The debate pitted the candidates on opposing sides of the issue.
   • The game pits the player against a series of challenging enemies.

   Sinónimoscounterposematchoppose