Summary
pit {noun}
buco · bugigattolo · buca · fossa · cava · pozzo · fosso · nocciolo · bolgia · buttero · buca
to pit {verb}
interrare · snocciolare · conservare in un silo orizzontale · infossare · mettere in una buca · gettare in una buca · butterare · confrontare · comparare · mettere a confronto · contrapporre · mettere a contrasto · snocciolare
English-Italian translation for "pit"
"pit" Italian translation
pit {noun}
Disastrous, because 2003 will be the last year before we jump into the bottomless pit of globalisation without a safety net.
pit {noun} (also: lumber-room, cubby-hole, boxroom, dump)
A single pit has been dug in the hospital yard so that the bodies can be piled into it.
He who seeks self-expression shall fall into the pit of arrogance.
About four years ago, the New Yorker published an article about a cache of dodo bones that was found in a pit on the island of Mauritius.
It seems legitimate to ask ourselves whether we are throwing funds down a bottomless pit!
In the other scenario the government runs the risk of pouring tax revenue into a bottomless pit.
One more word on the Brenner Base tunnel project: it is proving to be a bottomless pit for taxpayers ’ money.
This is very important because many people, when they write, feel that their letters disappear into some bottomless pit and nobody ever
While public aid for modernisation and renewal should not be a bottomless pit, it should be available for improvements to safety.
to pit {verb}
to pit [pitted|pitted] {vb} (also: to plant)
to pit [pitted|pitted] {vb}
to pit [pitted|pitted] {vb}
to pit [pitted|pitted] {vb}
to pit [pitted|pitted] {vb}
to pit [pitted|pitted] {vb}
to pit [pitted|pitted] {vb} (also: to pock-mark, to pock)
to pit [pitted|pitted] {vb} (also: to tally, to correspond, to match, to collate)
to pit [pitted|pitted] {vb} (also: to confront, to match)
to pit [pitted|pitted] {vb} (also: to confront, to match)
to pit [pitted|pitted] {vb} (also: to confront, to match, to set against, to set)
We must not, however, pit regions in difficulties in the present Union against poor regions in the new Member States.
Two worlds were pitted against each other - the wine-growing areas of the south and those of the north.
Despite over three-quarters of the membership being developing countries, the WTO still pits heavyweights against flyweights.
Because the Internet has fashioned a new and complicated environment for an old-age dilemma that pits the demands of security with the desire for freedom.
to pit [pitted|pitted] {vb} (also: to contrast, to oppose, to confront, to match)
to pit [pitted|pitted] {v.t.} [gastro.]
Synonyms
Synonyms (English) for "pit":
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Usage examples
Usage examples for "pit" in Italian
Similar words
Even more translations in the English-Danish dictionary by bab.la.