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pint  (pnt)

n.

1. Abbr. pt. or p.

a. A unit of volume or capacity in the U.S. Customary System, used in liquid measure, equal to ¹/₈ gallon or 16 ounces (0.473 liter).

b. A unit of volume or capacity in the U.S. Customary System, used in dry measure, equal to ¹/₁₆ peck or ¹/₂ quart (0.551 liter).

c. A unit of volume or capacity in the British Imperial System, used in dry and liquid measure, equal to 0.568 liter. See Table at measurement.

2.

a. A container with a pint capacity.

b. The amount of a substance that can be held in such a container.

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[Middle English pinte, a unit of volume, from Old French, from Vulgar Latin *pncta, mark on a container, from feminine of *pnctus, alteration of Latin pictus, past participle of pingere, to paint; see peig- in Indo-European roots.]

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pint [paɪnt]

n

1. (Mathematics & Measurements / Units) a unit of liquid measure of capacity equal to one eighth of a gallon. 1 Brit pint is equal to 0.568 litre, 1 US pint to 0.473 litre

2. (Mathematics & Measurements / Units) a unit of dry measure of capacity equal to one half of a quart. 1 US dry pint is equal to one sixty-fourth of a US bushel or 0.5506 litre

3. a measure having such a capacity

4. Brit informal

a.  a pint of beer

b.  a drink of beer he's gone out for a pint

[from Old French pinte, of uncertain origin; perhaps from Medieval Latin pincta marks used in measuring liquids, ultimately from Latin pingere to paint; compare Middle Low German, Middle Dutch pinte]

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pint  (pnt)

1. A unit of liquid volume or capacity in the US Customary System, equal to 16 fluid ounces or 28.88 cubic inches (about 0.47 liter).

2. A unit of dry volume or capacity used in the US Customary System, equal to ¹/₂ of a quart or 34.6 cubic inches (about 0.55 liter). See Table at measurement.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	pint - a British imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal to 4 gills or 568.26 cubic centimeters British capacity unit, Imperial capacity unit - a unit of measure for capacity officially adopted in the British Imperial System; British units are both dry and wet gill - a British imperial capacity unit (liquid or dry) equal to 5 fluid ounces or 142.066 cubic centimeters quart - a British imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal to 2 pints or 1.136 liters
	2.	pint - a United States dry unit equal to 0.5 quart or 33.6 cubic inches dry pint United States dry unit - a unit of measurement of capacity for dry substances officially adopted in the United States Customary System dry quart, quart - a United States dry unit equal to 2 pints or 67.2 cubic inches
	3.	pint - a United States liquid unit equal to 16 fluid ounces; two pints equal one quart United States liquid unit - a liquid unit officially adopted in the United States Customary System cup - a United States liquid unit equal to 8 fluid ounces quart - a United States liquid unit equal to 32 fluid ounces; four quarts equal one gallon

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pint

noun (Brit. informal) beer, jar (Brit. informal), jug (Brit. informal), ale Do you fancy a pint?

Translations

pint [paɪnt] N

1. (= measure) → pinta f ((Brit) = 0,57 litros;(US)= 0,47 litros) IMPERIAL SYSTEM

2. (Brit) [of beer] a pint → una cerveza
to go for a pint → salir a tomar una cerveza
we had a few pints → bebimos or (LAm) tomamos unas cervezas, bebimos unas cañas(Sp), bebimos or (LAm) tomamos unas cuantas

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pint [ˈpaɪnt] n

(= measure) → pinte BRIT = 0.57 l; US = 0.47 l)f >
a pint of milk → une pinte de lait
a pint of beer → une pinte de bière

(British) (= beer) → bière f
He's gone out for a pint → Il est parti boire une bière.
pint-sized [ˈpaɪntsaɪzd] adj → haut(e) comme trois pommes
pin-up pinup [ˈpɪnʌp]

n → pin-up m inv or f inv, pin up m inv or f inv

modif [calendar] → de pin up
a pin-up boy → un pin-up, un pin-up boy
a pin-up girl → une pin-up

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pint

n

(= measure) → Pint nt

(esp Brit: = quantity) (of milk) → Tüte f; (= bottle) → Flasche f; (of beer) → Halbe f, → Glas nt → Bier; to have a pint → ein Bier trinken; to go (out) for a pint → auf ein Bier ausgehen; he likes a pint → er hebt ganz gern mal einen (inf); she’s had a few pints (inf) → sie hat ein paar intus (inf); a good pint → ein gutes Bier

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pint [paɪnt] n (measure) → pinta (Brit=0,568 litri; Am=0,4732 litri) (Brit) (fam) (of beer) → boccale m di birra

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pint

n pint [paint]

a unit for measuring liquids, one-eighth of a gallon (in Britain, 0.57 litre; in the United States, 0.47 litre) a pint of milk/beer. pint بايْنت: مِكْيال للسّوائِل пинта pinta pint halber Liter μισόλιτρο (μονάδα μέτρησης) pinta pint پاینت pint pinte פַּינט द्रव्य का एक माप pinta, mjera za tekućine: britanska 0,57 l, američka 0,47 l pint setengah liter hálfpottur pinta パイント 파인트: 0.57리터 pinta pinte pain pint pint (ca. en halvliter) pół kwarty quartilho pintă пинта pinta pinta pinta pint หน่วยวัดความจุของเหลว 0.57 litrelik sıvı ölçüsü, paynt 品脫 пінта ايک کيلي اکائي Panh, đơn vị đo lường, ở Anh bằng 0,57 lít, ở Mỹ bằng 0,47 lít 品脱

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pint → باينت pinta pint Pint πίντα pinta 0.568 litraa pinte pinta pinta パイント 파인트 pint halvliter pół kwarty pinta, quartilho пинта pint หน่วยวัดความจุของเหลวที่มีค่าเท่ากับครึ่งควอร์ต pint vại 品脱