Pit in spanish
pronunciation: poʊθoʊ part of speech: noun
pit1 = depresión, hoyo, muesca.
Example: The 120 mm diameter disc contains more than 20,000 tracks within which sound is represented in the same physical form (by microscopic pits and plateaus) as in an optical video disc.more:
» a pit stop on the road = un alto en el camino.
Example: Then again, it may turn out to be nothing more than a pit stop on the road to more powerful technologies.» armpit = sobaco, axila.
Example: Despite the vitality of some poems, however, the reiterative imagery and the repeated return to the sites of ear, armpit, and groin contributes to a uniformity that can become wearying.» be the pits = ser el culo del mundo, ser una mierda, ser lo último.
Example: Our health-care system is the pits -- millions of Americans don't have any health insurance.» bottomless pit = pozo sin fondo.
Example: Some view the library as a bottomless pit; all recognise that the library is unlikely to generate much political pressure for its own aggrandisement.» cesspit = pozo séptico, pozo ciego, fosa séptica, pozo negro.
Example: Fertilizers, wastewater and cesspits represent the major sources of nitrate pollution.» fleapit = tugurio, antro, teatrucho, cine de mala muerte, sitio de mala muerte, lugar de mala muerte, sitio cutre, lugar cutre.
Example: Destitute, Vivaldi was forced to sell further scores for a pittance before dying in a fleapit, aged 63, at the end of July 1741.» marl pit = margal.
Example: Marl pits are common features in Norfolk fields and were dug to provide a source of either chalk or clay.» mechanic's pit = foso de mecánico.
Example: The property features a walled garden, a cellar, a shed and a carport complete with mechanic's pit.» orchestra pit = foso de orquesta, foso orquestal.
Example: He suffered a brain haemorrhage when he fell 10ft into an orchestra pit while rehearsing.» pit musician = músico de orquesta de foso, músico de foso.
Example: Some of the pit musicians, who have been there since day one, describe what it's like to play the same notes for 20 year.» pit of the stomach, the = boca del estómago, la.
Example: Many people's lives are made miserable by heartburn, a sensation of heaviness at the pit of the stomach and a burning sensation in the gullet.» pit orchestra = orquesta de foso.
Example: Pit orchestras are part of a long-standing tradition in theater and opera.» pits, the = boxes.
Example: Team members train constantly to accomplish a pit stop in the shortest time -- every second in the pits means lost track position.» pit stop = entrada en boxes, parada en boxes.
Example: Team members train constantly to accomplish a pit stop in the shortest time -- every second in the pits means lost track position.» sandpit = cajón de arena, arenero. [Cajón lleno de arena que se utiliza principalmente en la escuelas infantiles para que los niños jueguen]
Example: Peer group socialization often starts in the sandpit.» sump pit = sumidero, pozo negro, pozo ciego.
Example: Sump pits can become nasty and gooey -- if you have never cleaned a sump pit, you do not know what you have been missing.» vehicle inspection pit = foso de inspección de vehículos.
Example: The vehicle inspection pit present indicated part of the building was used as a garage in recent times.pit2 = hueso, pepita. [De fruta]
Example: On Crete the locals eat them by the handful and spit out the pits like watermelon seeds.pit against3 = enfrentar a, medirse las fuerzas.
Example: This article examines cross-currents which pit the interests of special collections librarians against those of general, academic librarians.