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"Pitting" is a form of "pit", a noun which is often translated as "el hoyo". "Cuts" is a form of "cut", a transitive verb which is often translated as "cortar". Learn more about the difference between "pitting" and "cuts" below.
pit(
piht
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (hole)
b. el foso (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
They took all the garbage to a pit they had excavated outside the city.Se llevaron toda la basura a un foso que habían excavado en las afueras de la ciudad.
c. el pozo (M) (South America)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Regionalism used in South America: Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, and Venezuela
I hope the pits on the street are repaired soon.Espero que reparen pronto los pozos que hay en la calle.
2. (grave)
3. (hunting)
4. (depression)
a. el abismo (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
After her death, I found myself slowly falling into a pit of despair.Tras su muerte, me vi poco a poco sumido en un abismo de desesperación.
5. (mining)
a. la mina (F) (coal mine)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The coal pit closure was followed by multitudinous demonstrations.Manifestaciones multitudinarias siguieron al cierre de la mina de carbón.
b. la cantera (F) (quarry)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The marble was extracted from the pit and transported to other parts of the country.El mármol era extraído de la cantera y transportado a otras partes del país.
6. (athletics)
7. (theater)
a. el foso orquestal (M) (for the orchestra)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
All the musicians were already in the pit.Todos los músicos estaban ya en el foso orquestal.
b. la platea (F) (for the audience)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
We got excellent seats in the pit.Conseguimos unos asientos excelentes en platea.
a. el parqué (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The stock exchange operations are carried out from the pit.Las operaciones de la bolsa de valores se llevan a cabo desde el parqué.
9. (archaic) (fighting area)
A word or phrase that is no longer used in contemporary language and is recognized as being from another era (e.g., thou).
b. el carozo (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The ground was scattered with pits and there were no peaches left on the tree.El suelo estaba lleno de carozos y no quedaban duraznos en el árbol.
b. la cicatriz (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Acne can leave pits on your skin.El acné puede dejarte cicatrices en la piel.
12. (colloquial) (bed) (United Kingdom)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in the United Kingdom
a. el catre (M) (colloquial)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
He has nothing but a pit in his bedroom.Él no tiene más que un catre en su habitación.
13. (literary) (hell)
A word or phrase restricted in usage to literature or established writing (e.g., sex, once upon a time).
a. el infierno (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
After committing all those crimes, he's surely going straight to the pit.Después de cometer todos esos crímenes, seguro que va derecho al infierno.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
a. marcar
The building facade was pitted by the gunfire.La fachada del edificio quedó marcada por los disparos.
b. dejar una marca en
The knife pitted the wooden door.El cuchillo dejó una marca en la puerta de madera.
b. descarozar (Latin America)
Regionalism used in Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.
We peeled and pitted the plums for the pie.Pelamos y descarozamos las ciruelas para el pay.
a. enfrentar
They pitted two innocent dogs against each other for sheer entertainment.Enfrentaron a dos inocentes perros el uno con el otro por pura diversión.
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
a. hacerse una marca
You can pit if you scratch the rash.Puedes hacerte una marca si te rascas el sarpullido.
pits
A plural noun indicates that there is more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
18. (motor racing)
a. los boxes (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Nowadays racing cars are no longer refueled at the pits.Hoy en día, los autos de carrera ya no recargan combustible en los boxes.
19. (the worst)
cut(
kuht
)A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
3. (to reduce)
4. (computing)
a. cortar
Please cut and paste these numbers into the shared spreadsheet.Por favor corta y pega estos números a la hoja de cálculo compartida.
5. (cards)
6. (to shape)
a. tallar
In order to cut a diamond, you need to follow five steps.Para tallar un diamante, se necesita seguir cinco pasos.
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
a. cambiar de escena
I love how this movie suddenly cuts.Me encanta cómo esta película de repente cambia de escena.
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
b. la incisión (F) (by a doctor)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The doctor made a small cut to remove the tumor.El médico hizo una pequeña incisión para sacar el tumor.
11. (injury)
a. la reducción (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The cut in prices attracted many new customers.La reducción de precios atrajo a muchos clientes nuevos.
b. la bajada (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The union accepted a wage cut instead of a loss of jobs.El sindicato aceptó una bajada de salario en lugar de una pérdida de puestos.
13. (cards)
a. el corte (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The accident knocked down a main power line and caused a cut in power lasting four hours.El accidente tumbó una línea principal de luz provocando un corte que duró cuatro horas.
b. el apagón (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Last night’s cut was caused by a lightning strike at the transformer.El apagón de anoche fue provocado por un rayo que cayó en el transformador.
15. (clothing style)
16. (hair style)
17. (share)
18. (sports)
a. la selección (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Giovanni was excited because he made the first cut to be on the team.Giovanni estaba entusiasmado porque pasó la primera selección para estar en el equipo.
An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
19. (botany)
20. (glass)
21. (colloquial) (muscular)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. fornido
He worked out at the gym every day this summer, and now he looks cut.Hizo ejercicio en el gimnasio todos los días de este verano y ya se ve fornido.
An interjection is a short utterance that expresses emotion, hesitation, or protest (e.g., Wow!).
