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to pitch
01
lanzar, arrojar
to throw something with a specific motion
Transitive: to pitch sth | to pitch sth somewhere
Ejemplos
With careful aim, he pitched the paper airplane across the room.
Con cuidado, lanzó el avión de papel al otro lado de la habitación.
02
cabecear, balancearse
to undergo a forward and backward motion, causing the front of a moving ship, aircraft, or vehicle to move up and down
Intransitive
Ejemplos
The roller coaster pitched as it ascended the steep incline.
La montaña rusa se balanceó mientras ascendía por la empinada pendiente.
03
caer abruptamente, sumergirse repentinamente
to fall or plunge forward abruptly, often involuntarily or unexpectedly
Intransitive: to pitch | to pitch somewhere
Ejemplos
The tree branch broke, causing the squirrel to pitch to the ground.
La rama del árbol se rompió, haciendo que la ardilla cayera bruscamente al suelo.
Ejemplos
The musician pitched the strings of the guitar to the correct tension for optimal sound quality.
El músico afinó las cuerdas de la guitarra a la tensión correcta para una calidad de sonido óptima.
05
ajustar, establecer
to adjust, set, or cause something to be at a specific level or of a particular quality
Transitive: to pitch the level or intensity of something
Ejemplos
They pitched the price of the product competitively to attract more customers to their store.
Ajustaron el precio del producto de manera competitiva para atraer a más clientes a su tienda.
06
anunciar, declarar
to lead a suit during a trick-taking game, thereby establishing that suit as the trump suit for that trick
Transitive: to pitch a suit
Ejemplos
The lead player pitched diamonds, signaling diamonds as the trump suit for the upcoming trick.
El jugador principal pitchó diamantes, señalando los diamantes como el palo de triunfo para la baza próxima.
07
instalar, montar
to set up, arrange, or fix something in a particular position or location
Transitive: to pitch sth somewhere
Ejemplos
The workers pitched the scaffolding against the building for exterior repairs.
Los trabajadores colocaron los andamios contra el edificio para reparaciones exteriores.
08
lanzar, hacer un pitch
(in golf) to make a short, high-arching shot, typically played from closer distances to the hole
Transitive: to pitch the golf ball
Ejemplos
The golfer pitched the ball over the water hazard onto the green with precision.
El golfista lanzó la pelota sobre el obstáculo de agua hacia el green con precisión.
09
lanzar, realizar un lanzamiento
to deliver a baseball to the batter from the pitcher's mound with the intention of starting a play or attempting to strike out the batter
Transitive: to pitch a baseball
Ejemplos
She confidently pitched a changeup, fooling the batter with the sudden decrease in speed.
Ella lanzó con confianza un cambio de velocidad, engañando al bateador con la repentina disminución de velocidad.
10
inclinar, ladear
to tilt or slope in a particular direction
Intransitive: to pitch | to pitch to a direction
Ejemplos
As the airplane descended, its nose pitched downward toward the runway.
Mientras el avión descendía, su nariz se inclinó hacia abajo en dirección a la pista.
11
promocionar, vender
to actively promote or advertise a product, service, event, or idea
Transitive: to pitch a product or service
Ejemplos
The restaurant pitched its grand opening with special promotions and discounts for the first week.
El restaurante promocionó su gran apertura con promociones especiales y descuentos para la primera semana.
Pitch
01
(in baseball) the action of throwing a ball by a pitcher toward the batter
Ejemplos
The batter swings at the first pitch.
02
campo, cancha
a flat ground prepared and marked for playing particular sports, such as soccer
Dialect
British
British
Ejemplos
The coach instructed the team to gather near the center of the pitch.
El entrenador instruyó al equipo para que se reunieran cerca del centro del campo.
03
tonía
the degree of highness or lowness of a tone that is determined by the frequency of waves producing it
Ejemplos
The singer struggled to hit the high pitch during the challenging chorus.
El cantante luchó por alcanzar el tono alto durante el estribillo desafiante.
04
the angle or slope of a surface relative to a horizontal plane
Ejemplos
The stairs follow a gentle pitch.
05
técnica de ventas, charla convincente
a presentation or argument intended to persuade or promote a product, idea, or service
Ejemplos
The team practices their marketing pitch.
06
a place where a vendor or salesperson sets up to sell goods, especially on a street or sidewalk
Ejemplos
Vendors line the street with their pitches.
07
the act or manner of throwing an object
Ejemplos
They observe the pitch of stones across the pond.
08
a high approach shot in golf, usually played to reach the green from a short distance
Ejemplos
She hits a delicate pitch over the bunker.
09
sudden or repeated up-and-down motion, such as that of a ship or other conveyance
Ejemplos
They measure the pitch of the plane during turbulence.
10
any of several dark, tar-like substances obtained as residues from distillation or natural sources
Ejemplos
The road is covered with a layer of pitch.
Pitch
01
Pitch, Juego de Pitch
a trick-taking card game played with a standard deck of cards, where players bid on the number of tricks they will win and aim to achieve their bids by capturing high-value cards and specific combinations of cards during each round
Ejemplos
After the first few rounds, they realized their strategy was n't working in Pitch.
Después de las primeras rondas, se dieron cuenta de que su estrategia no funcionaba en el Pitch.
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