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fossa meaning in English

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fossa noun
{f}

grave [graves](excavation for burial)
noun
[UK: ɡreɪv] [US: ˈɡreɪv]
He has one foot in the grave. = Ha un piede nella fossa.

pit [pits](hole in the ground)
noun
[UK: pɪt] [US: ˈpɪt]
I dug a pit. = Scavai una fossa.

trough [troughs](a long, narrow depression between waves or ridges)
noun
[UK: trɒf] [US: ˈtrɒf]

fossa biologica noun
{f}

cesspool [cesspools](place for sewage)
noun
[UK: ˈse.spuːl] [US: ˈses.ˌpuːl]

septic tank [septic tanks](watertight treatment system for domestic sewage)
noun

fossa comune noun
{f}

mass grave(a grave containing many corpses)
noun
[UK: mæs ɡreɪv] [US: ˈmæs ˈɡreɪv]

fossa d'orchestra noun
{f}

orchestra pit(sunken area in front of a stage)
noun
[UK: ˈɔːk.ɪ.strə pɪt] [US: ˈɔːrk.ə.strə ˈpɪt]

fossa dei leoni noun
{f}

lion's den(a dangerous or frightening place)
noun
[UK: ˈlaɪənz den] [US: ˈlaɪənz ˈden]

fossa del leone noun
{f}

lion's den(a dangerous or frightening place)
noun
[UK: ˈlaɪənz den] [US: ˈlaɪənz ˈden]

Fossa delle Marianne proper noun

Mariana Trench(trench in the North Pacific Ocean)
proper noun
[UK: ˌme.ri.ˈæ.nə trentʃ] [US: ˌme.ri.ˈæ.nə ˈtrentʃ]

fossato noun

ditch [ditches](trench)
noun
[UK: dɪtʃ] [US: ˈdɪtʃ]

fossato noun
{m}

moat [moats](defensive ditch)
noun
[UK: məʊt] [US: moʊt]
This castle needs a moat. = A questo castello serve un fossato.

trench [trenches](long, narrow ditch or hole)
noun
[UK: trentʃ] [US: ˈtrentʃ]

affossamento noun
{m}

ditch [ditches](trench)
noun
[UK: dɪtʃ] [US: ˈdɪtʃ]

pothole [potholes](pit in the bed of a stream)
noun
[UK: ˈpɒt.həʊl] [US: ˈpɒthoʊl]

affossare verb

bog [bogged, bogging, bogs](to become mired or stuck)
verb
[UK: bɒɡ] [US: ˈbɑːɡ]

avanfossa noun
{f}

foredeepnoun

avere un piede nella fossa verb

have one foot in the graveverb

chi scava la fossa agli altri phrase

he who digs a pit for others falls in himself(he who digs a pit for others, falls in himself)
phrase

chi scava una fossa vi cade dentro phrase

a bad penny always turns up(unwanted person or thing reappears)
phrase