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to pitch
01
lançar, arremessar
to throw something with a specific motion
Transitive: to pitch sth | to pitch sth somewhere
Exemplos
The baseball pitcher prepared to pitch the ball with precision.
O arremessador de beisebol se preparou para arremessar a bola com precisão.
In a game of horseshoes, players take turns trying to pitch the horseshoe onto a stake.
Em um jogo de ferraduras, os jogadores se revezam tentando lançar a ferradura em uma estaca.
02
arfar, balançar
to undergo a forward and backward motion, causing the front of a moving ship, aircraft, or vehicle to move up and down
Intransitive
Exemplos
The small boat pitched violently in the stormy seas.
O pequeno barco balançava violentamente nos mares tempestuosos.
As the airplane encountered turbulence, it began to pitch.
Quando o avião encontrou turbulência, começou a arfar.
03
cair abruptamente, mergulhar repentinamente
to fall or plunge forward abruptly, often involuntarily or unexpectedly
Intransitive: to pitch | to pitch somewhere
Exemplos
The plane pitched suddenly as it encountered turbulence.
O avião mergulhou repentinamente ao encontrar turbulência.
Startled by the loud noise, the cat pitched off the windowsill.
Assustado com o barulho alto, o gato caiu do parapeito da janela.
Exemplos
He pitched his voice to a low tone to convey seriousness during the presentation.
Ele ajustou sua voz para um tom baixo para transmitir seriedade durante a apresentação.
The singer pitched her performance to a higher key to match the song's melody.
A cantora ajustou sua performance para um tom mais alto para combinar com a melodia da música.
05
ajustar, definir
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
Exemplos
The coach pitched the training intensity to a higher level to prepare the team for the upcoming championship.
O treinador ajustou a intensidade do treino para um nível mais alto para preparar a equipe para o campeonato que se aproxima.
The teacher pitched the difficulty of the exam to challenge the students' understanding of the material.
O professor ajustou a dificuldade do exame para desafiar a compreensão do material pelos alunos.
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
Exemplos
In Bridge, the declarer pitched the spade suit, indicating it as the trump suit for the current hand.
No Bridge, o declarante pitchou o naipe de espadas, indicando-o como o naipe de trunfo para a mão atual.
She decided to pitch hearts, hoping to make the hearts suit the trump for the trick.
Ela decidiu jogar copas, esperando fazer do naipe de copas o trunfo para a jogada.
07
montar, instalar
to set up, arrange, or fix something in a particular position or location
Transitive: to pitch sth somewhere
Exemplos
The crew pitched the tent in a clearing near the river for their overnight camping trip.
A tripulação armou a barraca em uma clareira perto do rio para sua viagem de acampamento durante a noite.
He pitched the umbrella firmly into the sand to provide shade on the beach.
Ele fincou o guarda-chuva firmemente na areia para fornecer sombra na praia.
08
lançar, fazer um pitch
(in golf) to make a short, high-arching shot, typically played from closer distances to the hole
Transitive: to pitch the golf ball
Exemplos
He pitched the ball onto the green, aiming to land it softly near the pin.
Ele lançou a bola no green, visando pousá-la suavemente perto do pin.
She pitched her approach shot to the elevated green, trying to clear the bunker.
Ela lançou seu tiro de aproximação para o green elevado, tentando ultrapassar o bunker.
09
arremessar, realizar um arremesso
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
Exemplos
The pitcher wound up and pitched a fastball straight down the middle of the plate.
O arremessador se preparou e arremessou uma bola rápida direto no meio do prato.
He carefully studied the batter 's stance before pitching a curveball that broke sharply.
Ele estudou cuidadosamente a postura do batedor antes de lançar uma curva que quebrou bruscamente.
10
inclinar, arremessar
to tilt or slope in a particular direction
Intransitive: to pitch | to pitch to a direction
Exemplos
The hiking trail pitched steeply upward as it ascended the mountain.
A trilha de caminhada inclinava-se abruptamente para cima enquanto subia a montanha.
The deck of the ship pitched and rolled with the rough waves of the ocean.
O convés do navio inclinou e rolou com as ondas agitadas do oceano.
11
promover, vender
to actively promote or advertise a product, service, event, or idea
Transitive: to pitch a product or service
Exemplos
The company pitched their new product through social media campaigns and television commercials.
A empresa promoveu seu novo produto através de campanhas nas redes sociais e comerciais de televisão.
She pitched her upcoming book release with interviews on radio shows and podcasts.
Ela promoveu o lançamento do seu próximo livro com entrevistas em programas de rádio e podcasts.
Pitch
01
(in baseball) the action of throwing a ball by a pitcher toward the batter
Exemplos
The pitcher delivers a fastball pitch.
He practices his curveball pitch before the game.
02
campo, pitch
a flat ground prepared and marked for playing particular sports, such as soccer
Dialect
British
British
Exemplos
The players ran onto the pitch as the match began.
Os jogadores correram para o campo quando o jogo começou.
The soccer pitch was covered in grass and freshly marked.
O campo de futebol estava coberto de grama e recentemente marcado.
03
tom, altura
the degree of highness or lowness of a tone that is determined by the frequency of waves producing it
Exemplos
She adjusted the pitch of her voice to match the melody of the song perfectly.
Ela ajustou o tom de sua voz para combinar perfeitamente com a melodia da música.
The violinist played a high pitch to create a sense of urgency in the piece.
O violinista tocou um tom alto para criar uma sensação de urgência na peça.
04
the angle or slope of a surface relative to a horizontal plane
Exemplos
The roof has a steep pitch.
They measure the pitch of the hillside.
05
a presentation or argument intended to persuade or promote a product, idea, or service
Exemplos
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
Exemplos
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
Exemplos
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
Exemplos
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
Exemplos
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
Exemplos
Workers apply pitch to seal the roof.
He spreads pitch to waterproof the boat.
Pitch
01
Pitch, Jogo 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
Exemplos
Let 's play a round of Pitch after dinner.
Vamos jogar uma rodada de Pitch depois do jantar.
In Pitch, the goal is to score as many points as possible by winning tricks.
Em Pitch, o objetivo é marcar o máximo de pontos possível vencendo truques.
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