noun🔗ShareFosse, trouA hole in the ground."The meadow around the town is full of old pits."La prairie autour de la ville est pleine de vieilles fosses.geologyenvironmentnatureplaceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareStand de ravitaillementAn area at a racetrack used for refueling and repairing the vehicles during a race."Two drivers have already gone into the pit this early in the race."Deux pilotes sont déjà entrés dans le stand de ravitaillement si tôt dans la course.racevehiclesportmachineChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareFosse, zone des percussionsA section of the marching band containing mallet percussion instruments and other large percussion instruments too large to march, such as the tam tam. Also, the area on the sidelines where these instruments are placed."The marching band's pit was filled with the booming sounds of the tam-tams and other large percussion instruments. "La fosse du groupe de musique était remplie des sons retentissants des tam-tams et autres grands instruments de percussion.musicgroupplaceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareMine, fosseA mine."The miners worked deep inside the pit, digging for coal. "Les mineurs travaillaient au fond de la mine, creusant pour trouver du charbon.industrygeologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareFosse, tranchéeA hole or trench in the ground, excavated according to grid coordinates, so that the provenance of any feature observed and any specimen or artifact revealed may be established by precise measurement."The archaeologists carefully dug the pit according to the grid coordinates, allowing them to precisely record the location of any ancient tools found. "Les archéologues ont soigneusement creusé la fosse selon les coordonnées de la grille, ce qui leur a permis d'enregistrer précisément l'emplacement de tous les outils anciens trouvés.archaeologygeologyenvironmentplaceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareUne fosse de négociationA trading pit."The traders shouted bids and offers from their positions in the pit. "Les traders criaient les offres et les demandes depuis leurs positions dans la fosse de négociation.businesseconomyfinanceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareFond, creuxThe bottom part of something."I felt pain in the pit of my stomach."J'ai ressenti une douleur au fond de mon estomac.partpositionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareAisselleArmpit."My sister's shirt stuck to her under her arms, near her pits, after she ran so hard. "Le chemisier de ma sœur collait sous ses bras, près de ses aisselles, après qu'elle ait couru si fort.bodyanatomyphysiologyparthumanChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareSoute à bagagesA luggage hold."The airplane's pit was full of suitcases. "La soute à bagages de l'avion était pleine de valises.vehiclepartChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareFosse, trouA small surface hole or depression, a fossa."The archaeologist carefully examined the pit in the ground where the ancient pottery shard was found. "L'archéologue a examiné attentivement la fosse dans le sol où le tesson de poterie antique a été trouvé.geologygeographynatureplaceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareCicatrice, marqueThe indented mark left by a pustule, as in smallpox."The child's arm showed a small pit where a pimple had been. "Le bras de l'enfant montrait une petite marque là où un bouton avait été.medicinediseaseappearancebodymarkChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareTombe, enferThe grave, or underworld."The ancient myth described the pit as the final resting place for the souls of the dead. "L'ancien mythe décrivait la tombe comme le dernier lieu de repos des âmes des morts.mythologyreligionsoulplaceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareFosse, arèneAn enclosed area into which gamecocks, dogs, and other animals are brought to fight, or where dogs are trained to kill rats."The old, dusty pit in the backyard was used for training the dogs to catch rats. "La vieille fosse poussiéreuse dans la cour arrière était utilisée pour entraîner les chiens à attraper les rats.animalsportentertainmentplaceinhumanChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareParterre, fosse d'orchestreFormerly, that part of a theatre, on the floor of the house, below the level of the stage and behind the orchestra; now, in England, commonly the part behind the stalls; in the United States, the parquet; also, the occupants of such a part of a theatre."The family took their seats in the pit of the theatre, ready for the play. "La famille a pris place dans le parterre du théâtre, prête pour la pièce.entertainmentarchitectureculturebuildingstageplaceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareZone de jeuPart of a casino which typically holds tables for blackjack, craps, roulette, and other games."The students went to the casino pit to watch the roulette game. "Les étudiants sont allés dans la zone de jeu du casino pour regarder le jeu de roulette.entertainmentgamebusinessareaChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗SharePit-bullA pit bull terrier."My neighbor's dog is a pit. "Le chien de mon voisin est un pit-bull.animaltypeChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareUne fosseA mosh pit."Because the museum was closed for renovation, the school decided to bring its fourth-graders to the pit at a Cannibal Corpse gig instead."Comme le musée était fermé pour rénovation, l'école a décidé d'emmener ses élèves de CM1 dans la fosse lors d'un concert de Cannibal Corpse.musicentertainmentgroupdanceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareManœuvre d'immobilisation(law enforcement, usually used with "maneuver") A maneuver by which a police officer, by use of a police car, nudges the vehicle of a fleeing suspect enough for the suspect's vehicle to lose control and become disabled so the police officer can catch and apprehend the suspect."The police officer performed a pit maneuver to stop the speeding car, allowing them to apprehend the driver. "L'agent de police a effectué une manœuvre d'immobilisation pour arrêter la voiture en excès de vitesse, ce qui lui a permis d'appréhender le conducteur.policevehiclelawactiontrafficChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareNoyau fissileThe fissile core of a nuclear weapon, commonly made of plutonium surrounded by high-explosive lenses."The scientists carefully handled the pit, the crucial core of the experimental nuclear weapon. "Les scientifiques ont manipulé avec soin le noyau fissile, le cœur crucial de l'arme nucléaire expérimentale.militarytechnologyweaponphysicsenergyscienceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareLes urgences(hospital slang) The emergency department."My brother went to the pit after he fell and hurt his arm. "Mon frère est allé aux urgences après être tombé et s'être blessé au bras.medicineplaceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareCreuser des trous dans, marquer de petites cavitésTo make pits in; to mark with little hollows."Exposure to acid rain pitted the metal."L'exposition à la pluie acide a creusé des trous dans le métal.appearancemarkChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareMettre dans une fosseTo put (an animal) into a pit for fighting."The farmer pitted the two roosters to settle their argument. "L'agriculteur a mis les deux coqs dans une fosse pour régler leur dispute.animalsportentertainmentactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareOpposer, mettre en oppositionTo bring (something) into opposition with something else."The teacher pitted the two groups against each other by assigning them competing projects. "Le professeur a opposé les deux groupes en leur assignant des projets concurrents.actionprocessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareS'arrêter aux standsTo return to the pits during a race for refuelling, tyre changes, repairs etc."The racing team had to pit their car to change tires and get more fuel. "L'équipe de course a dû s'arrêter aux stands pour changer les pneus et faire le plein de carburant.vehicleracesportChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareNoyau, pépinA seed inside a fruit; a stone or pip inside a fruit."The peach had a hard pit inside. "La pêche avait un noyau dur à l'intérieur.fruitseedplantfoodChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareNoyauA shell in a drupe containing a seed."The peach had a hard pit inside. "La pêche avait un noyau dur à l'intérieur.fruitseedplantbiologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareNoyau, cœurThe core of an implosion weapon, consisting of the fissile material and any neutron reflector or tamper bonded to it."The pit of the nuclear bomb contained highly enriched uranium. "Le cœur de la bombe nucléaire contenait de l'uranium hautement enrichi.technologyphysicsmaterialweaponmilitaryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareDénoyauterTo remove the stone from a stone fruit or the shell from a drupe."One must pit a peach to make it ready for a pie."Il faut dénoyauter une pêche pour la préparer pour une tarte.fruitfoodagricultureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
🔗SharePit-bullA pit bull terrier."My neighbor's pit is a large, friendly dog. "Le pit-bull de mon voisin est un grand chien amical.animalraceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading