chalk pit dans le dictionnaire Oxford-Hachette

Traductions de chalk pit dans le dictionnaire anglais»français

chalk pit [ˈtʃɔːk pɪt] SUBST

chalk pit

carrière f de craie

Traductions de chalk pit dans le dictionnaire anglais»français

I.chalk [GB tʃɔːk, Am tʃɔk] SUBST

1. chalk (gen) ARTS:

chalk

craie f

a stick or piece of chalk

un bâton de craie

a stick or piece of chalk épith drawing

à la craie

2. chalk (Geol):

chalk

craie f

on chalk

sur un sol crayeux

on chalk épith cliff, landscape

de craie

3. chalk épith GÉOL:

chalk layer, period

crétacé

II.chalk [GB tʃɔːk, Am tʃɔk] VERBE trans

1. chalk (write):

chalk

écrire [qc] à la craie

2. chalk (apply chalk to):

chalk

frotter [qc] avec de la craie

III.chalk [GB tʃɔːk, Am tʃɔk]

not by a long chalk fam!

loin de là! fam

not to be able to tell chalk from cheese

ne pas savoir reconnaître un chat d'un chien

to be as different as chalk and cheese

être comme le jour et la nuit

to be as white as chalk

être blanc comme un linge

I.pit [GB pɪt, Am pɪt] SUBST

1. pit (for storage, weapons, bodies):

pit

fosse f

2. pit MIN:

pit

mine f

to work at the pit

travailler à la mine

to go down the pit

aller travailler à la mine

to work down the pit

être mineur

to work down the pit épith closure, fire, gates

de mine

to work down the pit strike, village

de mineurs

pit disaster

désastre m minier

3. pit (hollow):

pit

creux m

the pit of the stomach

le creux du ventre

a pit of depravity fig

un abîme de dépravation

4. pit (trap):

pit

trappe f

5. pit Am (in peach, cherry, olive):

pit

noyau m

6. pit FIN:

pit

corbeille f

trading pit

parquet m de la Bourse

wheat pit

Bourse f du blé

7. pit THÉÂTRE:

pit

parterre m

8. pit MOTOR:

pit (at garage)

fosse f

pit (at racetrack)

stand m

9. pit GB (bed):

pit fam

pieu m fam

pit fam

lit m

II.pit <pprés pitting; prét, ppas pitted> [GB pɪt, Am pɪt] VERBE trans

1. pit (in struggle):

to pit sb against opponent

opposer qn à

the match will pit Scotland against Brazil

le match opposera l'Écosse au Brésil

2. pit (mark):

pit tool: surface, stone

marquer

pit acid: metal

ronger

her skin was pitted by smallpox/acne

elle avait la peau grêlée par la variole/marquée par l'acné

3. pit Am (remove stones from):

pit peach, cherry, olive

dénoyauter

III.to pit oneself VERBE pron

to pit oneself pron:

to pit oneself against sb

se mesurer à qn

to pit one's wits against sb

se mesurer à qn

IV.pit [GB pɪt, Am pɪt]

it's the pits fam! (of place, workplace)

c'est l'enfer!

this place is the pits (of the earth) fam

c'est un des coins les plus moches du globe fam

to dig a pit for sb

tendre un piège à qn

chalk pit dans le dictionnaire PONS

Traductions de chalk pit dans le dictionnaire anglais»français

I.chalk [tʃɔ:k] SUBST no plur

chalk

craie f

Idiomes/Tournures:

to be (as different as) chalk and/from cheese

être le jour et la nuit

II.chalk [tʃɔ:k] VERBE trans

chalk

écrire à la craie

I.pit¹ [pɪt] SUBST

1. pit (in ground):

pit

fosse f

2. pit (mark) a. MÉD:

pit

marque f

in the pit of the stomach

dans le creux de l'estomac

3. pit INFOR, TEC (hollow, depression):

pit

creux m

4. pit (mine):

pit

mine f

5. pit THÉÂTRE, MUS (area of seating):

pit

parterre m

orchestra pit

fosse f d'orchestre

6. pit (in motor racing):

pit

stand m

Idiomes/Tournures:

to be the pits fam

être nul

II.pit¹ [pɪt] VERBE trans

1. pit (make holes in):

pit

creuser un trou

pitted by small pox

grêlé par la petit vérole

2. pit place in opposition:

to pit sb against sb

opposer qn contre qn

I.pit² <-tt-> [pɪt] Am SUBST

pit

noyau m

II.pit² <-tt-> [pɪt] Am VERBE trans

pit

dénoyauter

Exemples monolingues (non-vérifiés par l'équipe de rédaction)

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Beta remained in the chalk pit all night and most of the following day.

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Both paths lead to the walks around the disused chalk pits.

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Most of them had been former chalk pits.

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The chalk pit also closed in 1931 after the cement factory.

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Crystals found on her skull suggest that she died after falling into a chalk pit, which was later filled with sediment.

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This was accessible to the lorries bringing chalk down from the chalk pit.

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The chalk pits were classified as a historic monument in 1931.

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Between 1926 and 1938, the company excavated approximately 3,200 tons of chalk annually from the chalk pit, all of which was used for brick production.

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This track begins to immediately climb steeply passing a chalk pit on the right then bears right to avoid overhead electric cables.

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The pool started life early in the 17th century as a chalk pit.

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