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to pitch
01
lanciare, gettare
to throw something with a specific motion
Transitive: to pitch sth | to pitch sth somewhere
Esempi
The baseball pitcher prepared to pitch the ball with precision.
Il lanciatore di baseball si preparò a lanciare la palla con precisione.
In a game of horseshoes, players take turns trying to pitch the horseshoe onto a stake.
In un gioco di ferri di cavallo, i giocatori a turno cercano di lanciare il ferro di cavallo su un paletto.
02
beccheggiare, oscillare
to undergo a forward and backward motion, causing the front of a moving ship, aircraft, or vehicle to move up and down
Intransitive
Esempi
The small boat pitched violently in the stormy seas.
La piccola barca beccheggiava violentemente nei mari tempestosi.
As the airplane encountered turbulence, it began to pitch.
Mentre l'aereo incontrava turbolenze, cominciò a beccheggiare.
03
precipitarsi in avanti, piombare all'improvviso
to fall or plunge forward abruptly, often involuntarily or unexpectedly
Intransitive: to pitch | to pitch somewhere
Esempi
The plane pitched suddenly as it encountered turbulence.
L'aereo si è inclinato improvvisamente quando ha incontrato turbolenze.
Startled by the loud noise, the cat pitched off the windowsill.
Spaventato dal forte rumore, il gatto precipitò dal davanzale.
Esempi
He pitched his voice to a low tone to convey seriousness during the presentation.
Ha modulato la sua voce su un tono basso per trasmettere serietà durante la presentazione.
The singer pitched her performance to a higher key to match the song's melody.
La cantante ha regolato la sua esibizione su una tonalità più alta per adattarsi alla melodia della canzone.
05
regolare, impostare
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
Esempi
The coach pitched the training intensity to a higher level to prepare the team for the upcoming championship.
L'allenatore ha regolato l'intensità dell'allenamento a un livello più alto per preparare la squadra al prossimo campionato.
The teacher pitched the difficulty of the exam to challenge the students' understanding of the material.
L'insegnante ha regolato la difficoltà dell'esame per mettere alla prova la comprensione del materiale da parte degli studenti.
06
annunciare, dichiarare
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
Esempi
In Bridge, the declarer pitched the spade suit, indicating it as the trump suit for the current hand.
Nel Bridge, il dichiarante ha pitchato il seme di picche, indicandolo come il seme di briscola per la mano corrente.
She decided to pitch hearts, hoping to make the hearts suit the trump for the trick.
Decise di giocare cuori, sperando di fare del seme cuori l'atout per la presa.
07
installare, montare
to set up, arrange, or fix something in a particular position or location
Transitive: to pitch sth somewhere
Esempi
The crew pitched the tent in a clearing near the river for their overnight camping trip.
L'equipaggio ha montato la tenda in una radura vicino al fiume per il loro viaggio in campeggio notturno.
He pitched the umbrella firmly into the sand to provide shade on the beach.
Ha piantato saldamente l'ombrellone nella sabbia per fornire ombra sulla spiaggia.
08
lanciare, fare 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
Esempi
He pitched the ball onto the green, aiming to land it softly near the pin.
Ha lanciato la palla sul green, mirando a farla atterrare dolcemente vicino alla bandierina.
She pitched her approach shot to the elevated green, trying to clear the bunker.
Ha lanciato il suo colpo di avvicinamento al green rialzato, cercando di superare il bunker.
09
lanciare, effettuare un lancio
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
Esempi
The pitcher wound up and pitched a fastball straight down the middle of the plate.
Il lanciatore si è preparato e ha lanciato una palla veloce dritta al centro del piatto.
He carefully studied the batter 's stance before pitching a curveball that broke sharply.
Ha studiato attentamente la posizione del battitore prima di lanciare una curva che si è spezzata bruscamente.
10
inclinare, pendere
to tilt or slope in a particular direction
Intransitive: to pitch | to pitch to a direction
Esempi
The hiking trail pitched steeply upward as it ascended the mountain.
Il sentiero escursionistico si inclinava ripidamente verso l'alto mentre saliva la montagna.
The deck of the ship pitched and rolled with the rough waves of the ocean.
Il ponte della nave si inclinò e rollò con le onde agitate dell'oceano.
11
promuovere, vendere
to actively promote or advertise a product, service, event, or idea
Transitive: to pitch a product or service
Esempi
The company pitched their new product through social media campaigns and television commercials.
L'azienda ha promosso il suo nuovo prodotto attraverso campagne sui social media e spot televisivi.
She pitched her upcoming book release with interviews on radio shows and podcasts.
Ha promosso l'uscita del suo prossimo libro con interviste su programmi radiofonici e podcast.
Pitch
01
piazzola
(in baseball) the action of throwing a ball by a pitcher toward the batter
Esempi
The pitcher delivers a fastball pitch.
He practices his curveball pitch before the game.
02
campo, terreno di gioco
a flat ground prepared and marked for playing particular sports, such as soccer
Dialect
British
British
Esempi
The players ran onto the pitch as the match began.
I giocatori sono corsi sul campo all'inizio della partita.
The soccer pitch was covered in grass and freshly marked.
Il campo da calcio era coperto d'erba e appena segnato.
03
intonazione
the degree of highness or lowness of a tone that is determined by the frequency of waves producing it
Esempi
She adjusted the pitch of her voice to match the melody of the song perfectly.
Ha regolato l'altezza della sua voce per adattarsi perfettamente alla melodia della canzone.
The violinist played a high pitch to create a sense of urgency in the piece.
Il violinista ha suonato un tono alto per creare un senso di urgenza nel brano.
04
the angle or slope of a surface relative to a horizontal plane
Esempi
The roof has a steep pitch.
They measure the pitch of the hillside.
05
piazzola
a presentation or argument intended to persuade or promote a product, idea, or service
Esempi
The entrepreneur delivers a pitch to investors.
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
Esempi
The fruit seller occupies a pitch at the market.
He chooses a pitch near the busy corner.
07
the act or manner of throwing an object
Esempi
The soldiers rehearse the pitch of grenades.
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
Esempi
He executes a pitch to land the ball near the hole.
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
Esempi
The ship experiences heavy pitch in rough seas.
Passengers struggle with the pitch of the boat.
10
any of several dark, tar-like substances obtained as residues from distillation or natural sources
Esempi
Workers apply pitch to seal the roof.
He spreads pitch to waterproof the boat.
Pitch
01
Pitch, Gioco di 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
Esempi
Let 's play a round of Pitch after dinner.
Facciamo un giro di Pitch dopo cena.
In Pitch, the goal is to score as many points as possible by winning tricks.
In Pitch, l'obiettivo è segnare più punti possibili vincendo le prese.
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