pit

• Nom désignant une grande cavité creusée dans le sol, souvent artificielle ou naturelle, ou une dépression à une surface.

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.

   Fosse, trou

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

   Synonymescavitycraterditchdugoutexcavationholehollowpotholeshafttrench

2. B1formal

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

   mine (de charbon)

   • 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.

   Synonymescollieryexcavationmineshaft

3. Fruit seedA2informalamerican

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

   noyau (de fruit)

   • 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.

   Synonymeskernelpipseedstone

4. Motor racing areaB1formalsport

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

   Zone de ravitaillement et de maintenance des voitures de course

   • 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.

• Verbe utilisé pour désigner l'action d'opposer ou de faire rivaliser des personnes ou des choses, ou bien d'enlever le noyau d'un fruit.

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.

   Dénoyauter

   • 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.

   Synonymesseedstone

2. Set against in competitionB2formal

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

   opposer (dans une compétition)

   • 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.

   Synonymescounterposematchoppose