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to pitch
01
lancer, jeter
to throw something with a specific motion
Transitive: to pitch sth | to pitch sth somewhere
Exemples
In a game of horseshoes, players take turns trying to pitch the horseshoe onto a stake.
Dans un jeu de fer à cheval, les joueurs à tour de rôle essaient de lancer le fer à cheval sur un piquet.
02
tanguer, piquer du nez
to undergo a forward and backward motion, causing the front of a moving ship, aircraft, or vehicle to move up and down
Intransitive
Exemples
As the airplane encountered turbulence, it began to pitch.
Alors que l'avion rencontrait des turbulences, il a commencé à tangage.
03
piquer, basculer brusquement
to fall or plunge forward abruptly, often involuntarily or unexpectedly
Intransitive: to pitch | to pitch somewhere
Exemples
Startled by the loud noise, the cat pitched off the windowsill.
Effrayé par le bruit fort, le chat dégringola du rebord de la fenêtre.
Exemples
The singer pitched her performance to a higher key to match the song's melody.
La chanteuse a ajusté sa performance à une tonalité plus élevée pour correspondre à la mélodie de la chanson.
05
ajuster, régler
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
Exemples
The teacher pitched the difficulty of the exam to challenge the students' understanding of the material.
Le professeur a ajusté la difficulté de l'examen pour mettre au défi la compréhension des élèves du matériel.
06
annoncer, déclarer
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
Exemples
She decided to pitch hearts, hoping to make the hearts suit the trump for the trick.
Elle a décidé de jouer cœurs, espérant faire de la couleur cœurs l'atout pour le pli.
07
installer, monter
to set up, arrange, or fix something in a particular position or location
Transitive: to pitch sth somewhere
Exemples
He pitched the umbrella firmly into the sand to provide shade on the beach.
Il a planté fermement le parapluie dans le sable pour fournir de l'ombre sur la plage.
08
lancer, pitcher
(in golf) to make a short, high-arching shot, typically played from closer distances to the hole
Transitive: to pitch the golf ball
Exemples
She pitched her approach shot to the elevated green, trying to clear the bunker.
Elle a lobé son approche vers le green surélevé, essayant de franchir le bunker.
09
lancer, effectuer un lancer
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
Exemples
He carefully studied the batter 's stance before pitching a curveball that broke sharply.
Il a soigneusement étudié la position du batteur avant de lancer une balle courbe qui a cassé brusquement.
10
incliner, pencher
to tilt or slope in a particular direction
Intransitive: to pitch | to pitch to a direction
Exemples
The deck of the ship pitched and rolled with the rough waves of the ocean.
Le pont du navire pencher et rouler avec les vagues agitées de l'océan.
11
promouvoir, vendre
to actively promote or advertise a product, service, event, or idea
Transitive: to pitch a product or service
Exemples
She pitched her upcoming book release with interviews on radio shows and podcasts.
Elle a promu la sortie de son prochain livre avec des interviews sur des émissions de radio et des podcasts.
Pitch
01
(in baseball) the action of throwing a ball by a pitcher toward the batter
Exemples
He practices his curveball pitch before the game.
02
terrain
a flat ground prepared and marked for playing particular sports, such as soccer
Dialect
British
British
Exemples
The soccer pitch was covered in grass and freshly marked.
Le terrain de football était couvert d'herbe et fraîchement marqué.
03
hauteur
the degree of highness or lowness of a tone that is determined by the frequency of waves producing it
Exemples
The violinist played a high pitch to create a sense of urgency in the piece.
Le violoniste a joué une hauteur élevée pour créer un sentiment d'urgence dans le morceau.
04
the angle or slope of a surface relative to a horizontal plane
Exemples
They measure the pitch of the hillside.
05
argumentaire de vente
a presentation or argument intended to persuade or promote a product, idea, or service
Exemples
She prepares a sales pitch for the new product.
06
a place where a vendor or salesperson sets up to sell goods, especially on a street or sidewalk
Exemples
He chooses a pitch near the busy corner.
07
the act or manner of throwing an object
Exemples
The child makes a perfect pitch with the ball.
08
a high approach shot in golf, usually played to reach the green from a short distance
Exemples
The golfer practices pitch shots before the tournament.
09
sudden or repeated up-and-down motion, such as that of a ship or other conveyance
Exemples
Passengers struggle with the pitch of the boat.
10
any of several dark, tar-like substances obtained as residues from distillation or natural sources
Exemples
He spreads pitch to waterproof the boat.
Pitch
01
Pitch, Jeu 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
Exemples
In Pitch, the goal is to score as many points as possible by winning tricks.
Dans Pitch, l'objectif est de marquer autant de points que possible en remportant des plis.
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