pitch

pitch [pɪt∫]

1. noun

   a. (British Sport) ( = ground) terrain m

• football/cricket pitch terrain m de football/de cricket

   b. ( = degree) he had worked himself up to such a pitch of indignation that ... il était parvenu à un tel degré d'indignation que ...

• tension has reached such a high pitch that ... la tension est telle que ...

   c. [of instrument, voice] ton m ; [of note, sound] hauteur f

   d. (British) [of trader] place f (habituelle)

   e. ( = argument) to make a pitch for sth plaider pour qch

   f. [of roof] degré m de pente

   g. ( = tar) poix f

2. transitive verb

   a. ( = throw) [+ ball, object] lancer

• to pitch sth over lancer qch par-dessus

• pitch it! (inf) (US) balance-le ! (inf)

• the incident pitched him into the political arena cet incident l'a propulsé dans l'arène politique

   b. [+ musical note] donner

• the speech must be pitched at the right level for the audience le ton du discours doit être adapté au public

   c. ( = set up) to pitch a tent dresser une tente

• to pitch camp établir un camp

3. intransitive verb

   a. he pitched forward as the bus stopped il a été projeté en avant quand l'autobus s'est arrêté

   b. [ship] tanguer

   c. (Baseball) lancer la balle

4. compounds

► pitch-black adjective

• it's pitch-black outside il fait noir comme dans un four dehors ► pitch blackness noun noir m complet

► pitch-and-putt noun pitch-and-putt m (jeu de golf limité à deux clubs)

► pitch-dark adjective

• it's pitch-dark il fait noir comme dans un four ► pitch invasion noun (British Sport) invasion f du terrain

• there was a pitch invasion les spectateurs ont envahi le terrain

► pitch for inseparable transitive verb

( = try and get) chercher à obtenir

► pitch in (inf) intransitive verb s'atteler au boulot (inf)

• they all pitched in to help him ils s'y sont tous mis pour l'aider

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[pɪtʃ] 1.

noun

1) Sport terrain m

football pitch — terrain de foot(ball)

2) (sound level) gen (of note, voice) hauteur f; Music ton m

absolute pitch —

perfect pitch — oreille f absolue

3) (degree) degré m; (highest point) comble m

excitement was at full pitch — l'excitation était à son comble

4) (sales talk) gen, Commerce boniment m

5) Construction, Nautical (tar) brai m

6) (for street trader) emplacement m

2.

transitive verb

1) (throw) jeter [object] (into dans); Sport lancer

to be pitched forward — [person] être projeté vers l'avant

2) (aim) adapter [campaign, speech] (at à); (set) fixer [price]

programme pitched at young people — émission qui vise un public jeune

the exam was pitched at a high level — l'examen a été ajusté à un haut niveau

3) Music [singer] trouver [note]; [player] donner [note]

to pitch one's voice higher/lower — hausser/baisser le ton de la voix

4) (erect) planter [tent]

to pitch camp — établir un camp

3.

intransitive verb

1) (be thrown) [rider, passenger] être projeté

to pitch and roll ou toss — Nautical tanguer

2) US (in baseball) lancer (la balle)

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Phrasal Verbs:

- pitch in

- pitch into

- pitch out

English-French dictionary. 2013.