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pint
(pīnt)n.
1. Abbr. pt. or p.
a. A unit of volume or capacity in the US 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 US 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.
[Middle English pinte, a unit of volume, from Old French, from Vulgar Latin *pīncta, mark on a container, from feminine of *pīnctus, alteration of Latin pictus, past participle of pingere, to paint; see peig- in Indo-European roots.]
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pint
(paɪnt)n
1. (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. (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. informal
a. a pint of beer
b. a drink of beer: he's gone out for a pint.
[C14: 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
(paɪnt)n.
1. a liquid measure of capacity, equal to one half of a quart, or.473 liter.
2. a dry measure of capacity, equal to one half of a quart, or.551 liter.
Abbr.: pt.[1350–1400; Middle English pynte < Old French pinte or Middle Dutch, Middle Low German pinte]
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pint
(pīnt)1. A unit of volume or capacity used in liquid measure, equal to 16 fluid ounces or 28.88 cubic inches (about 0.47 liter).
2. A unit of volume or capacity used in dry measure, equal to 1/2 of a quart or 34.6 cubic inches (about 0.55 liter). See Table at measurement.
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pint
(pt) A unit of volume. Two kinds of pint are used: 1 fl pt = 1⁄8 gal; 1 dry pt = 1⁄64 gal.
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| Noun | 1. |  pint - a British imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal to 4 gills or 568.26 cubic centimetersBritish 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 inchesUnited States dry unit - a unit of measurement of capacity for dry substances officially adopted in the United States Customary System | |
| 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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بايْنِتبايْنت: مِكْيال للسّوائِل
pinta
pint
0.568 litraa
pinta
pint
hálfpottur
パイント
파인트
pinta
pinte
pinta
pint
pint
0.57 litrelik sıvı ölçüsüpayntpint
đơn vị đo chất lỏng Pint
pint
[paɪnt] NCollins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
pint
[ˈpaɪnt] n (= measure) → pinte f (BRIT = 0.57 l; US = 0.47 l)
a pint of milk → une pinte de lait
a pint of beer → une pinte de bière
a pint of milk → une pinte de lait
a pint of beer → une pinte de bière
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
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
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
pint
[paɪnt] n (measure) → pinta (Brit=0,568 litri; Am=0,4732 litri) (Brit) (fam) (of beer) → boccale m di birraCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
pint
(paint) noun 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.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
pint
→ بايْنِت 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 đơn vị đo chất lỏng Pint 品脱Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009