pit

Grube, Loch

Tiefes Loch im Boden, das häufig durch Graben entstanden ist.

In einfachem Englisch: A deep hole in the ground, often made by digging.

• They dug a deep pit.
• The dog fell into the pit.
• Several pits were covered with wooden boards.

Synonyme: hole

Häufige Wendungen: a deep pit, dig a pit, a sand pit, fall into a pit

Kern, Stein

Harter Kern in der Mitte einer Frucht, etwa eines Pfirsichs oder einer Kirsche.

In einfachem Englisch: The hard seed at the centre of a fruit such as a peach or cherry.

• Remove the peach pit.
• She planted an avocado pit in a pot.
• Be careful of the pits in these cherries.

Synonyme: stone

Häufige Wendungen: a peach pit, an avocado pit, remove the pit, a cherry pit

Notaufnahme

Informelle Bezeichnung, die Krankenhauspersonal manchmal für die Notaufnahme verwendet.

In einfachem Englisch: A hospital’s emergency department, as staff sometimes call it.

• I’m working in the pit tonight.
• The ambulance brought another patient to the pit.
• After twelve hours in the pit, the nurse went home.

Synonyme: emergency department, emergency room

Häufige Wendungen: in the pit, work the pit, a busy pit

gegeneinander antreten lassen, gegeneinander ausspielen

Menschen, Gruppen oder Fähigkeiten miteinander konkurrieren oder gegeneinander kämpfen lassen.

In einfachem Englisch: To make people, groups, or abilities compete or fight against each other.

• The race pits two brothers against each other.
• She pitted her wits against the puzzle.
• The dispute has pitted workers against management.

So benutzt man es: pit someone/something against someone/something (The contest pits young players against experienced professionals.)

Synonyme: set against, match against

Häufige Wendungen: pit someone against someone, pit your wits, pit something against something

zerlöchern, anätzen

Kleine Löcher oder Vertiefungen in einer Oberfläche erzeugen.

In einfachem Englisch: To make small holes or hollow marks in a surface.

• Rust can pit the metal.
• Acid had pitted the stone steps.
• The old pipe was badly pitted.

Häufige Wendungen: pit the surface, pit the metal, pit someone’s skin

entkernen, entsteinen

Den harten Kern aus einer Frucht entfernen.

In einfachem Englisch: To remove the hard seed from a fruit.

• Pit the cherries first.
• She pitted the olives for the salad.
• Have you pitted all the peaches?

Synonyme: stone

Häufige Wendungen: pit the cherries, pit an olive, pit a peach