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pit noun

  /pɪt/ , [pʰɪʔt]
  • Formerly, 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.
fosse
  • (motor racing) An area at a racetrack used for refueling and repairing the vehicles during a race.
puits, stand

pit noun

  /pɪt/ , [pʰɪʔt]
  • A seed inside a fruit; a stone or pip inside a fruit.
noyau
pépin

pit verb

  /pɪt/ , [pʰɪʔt]
  • (transitive) To bring (something) into opposition with something else.
opposer

pit verb

  /pɪt/ , [pʰɪʔt]
  • (transitive) To remove the stone from a stone fruit or the shell from a drupe.
dénoyauter, épépiner
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