pint

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

Noun

1. Brit a unit of liquid measure equal to one eighth of an Imperial gallon (0.568 litre)

2. US a unit of liquid measure equal to one eighth of a US gallon (0.473 litre)

3. Brit informal a pint of beer [Old French 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

Translations

pint [paɪnt] n → pinta (BRIT = 0.57 l; US = 0.47 l);

(BRIT) (col) [of beer] → pinta de cerveza, jarra (SP)

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pint [paɪnt] n → pinte f (Brit = 0,57 l; US = 0,47 l);

(Brit) (inf) → demi m, pot m

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pint [paɪnt] n (Brit) (= 568 cc) → (britisches) Pint nt;

(US) (= 473 cc) → (amerikanisches) Pint;

a pint (Brit) (inf) (of beer) → eine Halbe

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pint [paɪnt] n → pinta (BRIT = 0.57 l; US = 0.47 l);

(BRIT ) (col) [of beer] → birra piccola

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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(액량의 단위:미국에서는 0.47l, 영국에서는 0.57l) 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