pitch

pitch
pitch
A n
1 Sport terrain m ; football/rugby pitch terrain de foot(ball)/rugby ; on the pitch sur le terrain ;
2 (sound level) gen (of note, voice) also Phon hauteur f ; Mus ton m ; to give the pitch Mus donner le ton ; the pitch is too high/low Mus c'est trop haut/bas ; absolute pitch, perfect pitch oreille f absolue ;
3 (degree) degré m ; (highest point) comble m ; excitement was at its (highest) pitch ou was at full pitch l'excitation était à son comble ; a pitch of frustration had been reached on avait atteint le comble de la frustration ; the situation has reached such a pitch that la situation en est à un tel point que ;
4 (sales talk or argument) gen, Comm boniment m ; sales pitch boniment de vente ; to make ou give US a pitch for sth se prononcer pour [idea, proposal] ; faire des avances à [man, woman] ;
5 Constr, Naut (tar) brai m ;
6 GB (for street trader, entertainer) emplacement m ;
7 Naut (movement of boat) tangage m ;
8 Sport (bounce) lancement m ;
9 Constr (of roof) pente f ;
10 (in mountaineering) longueur f (de corde).
B vtr
1 (throw) jeter, balancer [object] (into dans) ; Sport lancer ; to pitch hay Agric jeter du foin avec une fourche ; the horse pitched her off le cheval l'a désarçonnée ; the carriage turned over and she was pitched out le wagon s'est renversé et elle a été éjectée ; the passengers were pitched forward les passagers ont été projetés vers l'avant ;
2 (aim, adjust) adapter [campaign, publicity, speech] (at à) ; (set) fixer [price] ; newspaper/programme pitched at young people journal/émission qui vise un public jeune ; the exam was pitched at a high level l'examen a été ajusté à un haut niveau ; to pitch one's ambitions too high placer ses ambitions trop haut ; to pitch sth a bit strong y aller trop fort avec qch ;
3 Mus [singer] trouver [note] ; [player] donner [note] ; to pitch one's voice higher/lower hausser/baisser le ton de la voix ; the song is pitched too high for me cette chanson est trop haute pour moi ;
4 (erect) planter [tent] ; to pitch camp établir un camp ;
5 to pitch sb a story sortir une histoire à qn ; to pitch sb an excuse débiter une excuse à qn.
C vi
1 gen (be thrown) [rider, passenger, cyclist] être projeté ;
2 Naut [boat] tanguer ; to pitch and roll ou toss tanguer ;
3 US (in baseball) lancer (la balle) ;
4 GB Sport [ball] rebondir.
Phrasal verbs
pitch in
1 (on job) (set to work) s'atteler à la tâche ; (join in) y mettre du sien ; (help) mettre la main à la pâte , donner un coup de main ; everyone pitched in with contributions tout le monde a apporté sa contribution ;
2 (start to eat) attaquer .
pitch into :
pitch into [sth] (attack) lit, fig attaquer [attacker, opponent, speaker] ; attaquer [work, meal] ;
pitch [sb] into (land in new situation) propulser [qn] dans [situation] ; the circumstances which pitched him into the political arena les circonstances qui l'ont propulsé dans l'arène politique ; the new director was pitched straight into an industrial dispute le nouveau directeur s'est retrouvé au beau milieu d'un conflit social.
pitch out :
pitch out [sb/sth], pitch [sb/sth] out éjecter [troublemaker] (from de), se débarrasser de [object].
pitch over culbuter.

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